Vocabulary

dry-goods store

interval; break; rift (in clouds)

cloth scraps

to cut into

pieces; scraps

cannot completely ... (because it is excessive)

deep love

admonition; expostulation

entreaty; supplication

earnest persuasion; urging strongly

incisor (esp. in humans)

being enraged (indignant, impatient); gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast (in anger or regret)

ardent love

tangent line; tangential line

amputee

sectional drawing

(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane

ticket punch; ticket puncher

ticket seller

segment; slice; section; fragment

persistent argument

working hard; applying oneself; cultivating one's character (through hard work or study)

poor-quality; shoddy; crude

poor (tasting); low quality; bad situation

poor policy; poor plan; unwise measure

I; me

my book; my (humble) work; a little thing of mine

poor writing

to join; to piece together; to set (bones)

avenue of approach

affix

receipt; reception; acceptance

line of contact; no man's land

connective

connection

conjunction

connectivity

mixing business and golf

adhesive; glue

bond strength; adhesive strength; adhesive force