Vocabulary

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juice pressed from a bitter orange

gyroscope

gyroscope

in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic

with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment

spike-eared grass

(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs

declining; refusal; rejection; non-acceptance

to rustle; to make a rustling sound; to crinkle

clattering; rattling

with a bang (clash, bump)

look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of

squeak; creak

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth)

whirling; going round and round; rushing a person off his feet

jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines

turning around (once)

shaking violently

remarkably; noticeably

limp; listless; enervated; having no energy

around here; hereabouts

rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled

to receive permission

stiff; starchy

come, come; come; come now

sound of water

crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp

silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)

God bless me!; Good heavens!

being in shape; holding a dignified appearance

to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

straight; upright; erect

to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding

even that