Vocabulary

(once) again

just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of

game; pastime; recreation; diversion

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

Canes Venatici (constellation); the Hunting dogs

kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree

snivel; nasal mucus; snot

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft

any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever

thistle (Cirsium spp.)

thicket; bush; grove; scrub

to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)

to find out; to discover; to locate

scarf; muffler

to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve

falling on one's backside; pratfall

to expect; to look for; to look forward to; to anticipate; to wait for

to become decrepit; to become senile

to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

to feel annoyed at

firearms; missile; projectile weapon

all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; the whole

to fold (one's) arms

to get chapped (of the skin); to chap

to stitch; to hem; to mend; to sew up; to darn

expertise; special skills

expertise; specialized knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge

husband

my husband

husband

husband

once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

packhorse driver

quadruplets

news

to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise

feldspar

laths of wood (trucking)

removable ramps for trucks