Vocabulary

frisking; frolicking; romping; merry play

sending word by

united into one

destruction; demolition; damage

thinking happily of

informing with respect; announcing respectfully

reproach; reprove; reprimand

sitting up in bed

adherence; sticking (to); fixation

delivery; grant; handing (a ticket) to (a person)

crying out; proclaiming

letting (a ball) pass; missed catch

resistance; opposition

having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of)

alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)

drying up; parching

explaining the meanings of old words

tunnelling (through); excavation; drilling; boring

guidance; leading (the way); taking point; conducting

collation; examining and comparing; checking (against the original text)

delivering from sin; succor; succour

swinging hard

appointment; promotion

decay; dilapidation

imploring with tears in one's eyes

rambling; sauntering; strolling

flickering; blinking

reprimanding (a person) personally; personal reproof

reading with appreciation; savouring (a book); enjoying

to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with; to be not so good as

stopping tightly; sealing hermetically

bathing (in cold water); showering

nodding; greeting (with eyes)

keeping quiet; taking no measures

following with one's eyes; gazing after

identifying a piece by touch

being adopted into the family of one's bride

studying two lessons

taking (score) the first two points of the game

acceptance; reception