| master (n.) | a person in authority over people, a business, or an animal |
| meals (n.) | food eaten at one time; like lunch or supper |
| protection (n.) | stopping someone or something from being hurt; or keeping them safe |
| relative (n.) | somebody who belongs to the same family by birth or marriage |
| single-parent families (n.) | a group of people living together having only one parent; a mother or father not both |
| slave (n.) | a person who was forced to work for another person for no pay |
| social institution (n.) | any organization in society that works to socialize the people in it like; education, governments, families, and religions
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| stay-at-home mother (n.) | a mother of children who does not work outside of the home for money |
| straw mat (n.) | a piece of fabric made of straw to cover the floor or wipe shoes on |
| structure (n.) | a building, system or organization made up of many different parts |
| month-to-month (n.) | something that only lasts for one month and then needs to start again |
| lease (n.) | legal papers letting someone rent property from someone else |
| fireplace (n.) | an opening built into the wall of a room as a place to light a fire |
| studio (n.) | a one room apartment |
| leak (n.) | a hole or crack that lets liquid, gas, or light to get through |
| closet (n.) | a cabinet or room where clothes are stored |
| lease (n.) | legal papers letting someone rent property from someone else |
| decline (v.) | the number to go down; to become fewer or less |
| has “have” custody of | someone who has the legal right to make decisions and the job of raising a child |
| fix (v.) | repair, mend, or correct something |
| improve (v.) | to make something better |
| occur (v.) | to happen or take place |
| pushed aside (v.) | to move, or to force out of the way, or to one side |
| raise (v.) | to look after somebody like a parent while they are growing up |
| move (in/out) (v.) | to begin living in a place |