Vocabulary

transferring (a convict to a different prison); escort

being reduced to poverty; living in poverty; coming down in the world; straitened (reduced) circumstances

shedding tears; lacrimation

cutting in two under train wheels

training; practice; drilling; cultivation; improvement

trolling; singing in a circular canon; round

leaving one's village

establishing oneself in life; success in life

recitation; singing

capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder

mention; reference to; touching upon

inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement

mature; experienced

catching fire (from next door); spreading fire

insult; affront; disgrace; indignity

reexamination; reinvestigation

dispatch; despatch; sending

rite of scattering flowers

listening quietly

beseeching; requesting (an audience)

establishment of a constitution

physical punishment; beating; smacking; spanking

washing; cleansing; cleaning; irrigation

keeping one's word

probing (into); digging (into); prying (into); scrutiny; poking one's nose into; poking around

getting slightly intoxicated and humming a tune

trampling down; trampling underfoot; treading on

using without permission; using information obtained in the course of one's duties

payment; defrayal; disbursement

consultation; conference

beckoning

moaning; groaning

hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching

scattering (in all directions)

admiration; praise; prizing; appreciation

decorating (a Buddhist statue or temple); adorning

completing a flight

desire; hope

passing one's time

invitation; bringing over