Puzzle Time!

I've been a lifelong subscriber to Reader's Digest and enjoy the RD Challenge at the back of each one. Some are easier than others but they are always a fun little thing I enjoy so I figured I would share it with you! It's a bit of word fun this month! Below are the instructions:

Each answer contains the consecutive letters US, and can follow the word before it and precede the one after it, to create a pair of familiar two-word phrases. In the example below, the answer BUS gives you SCHOOL BUS and BUS STOP.

Ex. SCHOOL BUS STOP

1. GOLD _US_ HOUR
2. STAR _US_ BUNNY
3. CHRISTMAS _ _ _US ROUND
4. SHORT _US_ BOX
5. HAIR _ _US_ FIRE
6. ELEVATOR _US_ _ HALL
7. PREGNANT _ _US_ BUTTON
8. ROSE _US_ WHACKER
9. GREEN _ _US_ ARREST
10. FLEA _ _ _ _US TENT
11. HONEY _US_ _ _ _ GAS
12. MONKEY _US_ _ _ _ _ CARD

I'll post the answers in a few days!
Have Fun!