Vocabulary

alarm clock

graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale

bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane

musical world

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

fluke; chance; pure luck

distinction

innocence

to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate

running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching

going into mourning

lessening; diminishing; reducing

roaming; drifting about; wandering

facing (along) the harbor (harbour)

dilapidated house; deserted house

woodblock; (printing) block

off duty

sound of a gun; roar of cannon

sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage

unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; biscuit ware

to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to loosen

sensibility (artistic, moral); (good) taste; sentiment

sheltered work programs; sheltered work programmes; providing with work; giving employment

talk; chat

rambunctious kid; wild kid

industrial waste

harmony; concord; agreement; unity; union

exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness

place of scenic beauty; scenic spot; beauty spot

guidance; showing the way; guide

weak (market); bearish

large hole

losing without scoring; shutout; whitewash

standing statue; standing image

driftwood

stone statue

donor; benefactor; almsgiver

test drive; test ride; trial ride

nervous system