Vocabulary

in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur

methamphetamine

to blow (one's nose)

vexed; irritated; fretful; in ill humour; in ill humor; in a temper

to sob; to be choked with tears

irresistibly; suddenly

tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt

creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling

what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare

coccyx; tailbone

mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric

to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

pocket

a minute and a half

to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer)

to have luck turn one's way; to have one's fortune change for the better

pushy; pushing; self-assertive

horizontally; flat

like a lord

to unfasten

(hinged) door

overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle

hook

to become animated; to liven up; to become active

cigarette; cigar

to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

to sit up

golden and shiny

metallic taste; taste of iron

Taurus (2nd zodiacal sign); the Bull

shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place

doormat

to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)

to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)

shawl

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

as if to say; as much as to say; as though