Vocabulary

grandpa; granddad

to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet

poor; lame; ill-prepared

to fall behind; to drop out

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice

to think (only used to speak of others)

interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling

worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated

everything; all

family (doctor, etc.); (one's) regular (clinic)

thus

scab; crust

saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension

since some time ago; for quite a while; already

to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly

itch; itching; itchiness

bar; bolt (e.g. on door); latch

to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...

suddenly; with a jerk

to rattle; to be bumpy; to be shaky; to be unsteady

emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)

greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious

about; concerning; related to; -ish

(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; flinging (open); forcefully

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

screaming; squawking; squealing

to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp

to blindstitch

chuckle; giggle

to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn

to make someone eat

to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to serve (e.g. in a restaurant); to force to eat

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove)

lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer

deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard

to accompany; to follow

simmering; (boiling) gently

dead drunk

to respect