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35 the song the delight haughty
36 the recollec-
tion to walk to appease
37 to crumble
down apiece(ofwall) the ivy
38 a sly fellow mortgaged the fog
39 a pilot
the compétition to dread
40 a symptom unforeseen the hillock
41 the furze, gorse the heather
a swamp , morass
42 the priest at least
a shepherdess
43 to bind, tie
to run outinto. .
the woimd
44 an escutcheon to stammer uninhabited
45 to spoil, dis-
figure to reveal to guess
46 guilty
a foreigner,
stranger the choice
47 noisy a fit
to laugh at . .
a sample
48 the luxury
WORDS
a shade (of
colour) to be drowned a gesture to count to excuse, let off to enjoy s g.
an owl
a heap, pile
to be limited
to . .
to become rich greedy a meal
a helmet
a courtier
a slipper
narrow
entangled
the edge
the path
a bog, slough
an ash-tree
alive
the farm
an ear
the rushes
a willow
a tree-frog
athoughtless act
to rest, take rest
an ornament
pliancy, versa-
tihty cunning, sly a dart
to be tempted to . .
the key
to begin to . .
to quote unseemly, unbecoming
willingly
PHRASES
to be more and more astonished to wake up with a start to bear some one a grudge
to feel freed from, relie ved of
ail remorse it is getting late to have one' s revenge to spend a delightful evening to get to like some one to dig one' s hands into one' s
pockets outside his own house to recover one' s money to enjoy oneself at the expense
of some one to do sg. knowingly, wittingly to take one to unknown parts to be grateful to one for . .
to eat hardly anything across country to go alongside of the river to let one' s horse go at ran-
dom
to wander about at random with a scared look on his face to make fun of some one to run away as fast as possible not to leave a shadow of a doubt
in her mind to lash with a horsewhip to have every reason to think
that . .
the tokens of vanished splendeur to have the carriage of a queen an observant eye to strike the very heart
to undertake to do sg.
to be back, to have returned
to see many people (society)
it is ungracious of me to laugh
to be second to no one
let us talk about something else
into the bargain
Page woRDS the pomp poverty
49 weariness thin
slender, slim
50 his entreaties to ride
the title
51 the veil to roam
to carry away
52 tobe about to..
skilfully
a bow-net
53 a manoeuvre the skill
to begin by . .
54 sunk; dejected the weight speckled; cun-
ning
55 the cowardice to appreciate a means
to borrowfrom,.
56 a hyphen the System the mystery virtue
57 intoxicated the happiness to crackle ;
sparkle
58 hisghost,shade to answer lor . .
the hearth
59 briefly
a thornbush a gridiron the spur
60 to get rid of . .
poor, sorry
to forebode
61 an ill-mannered
person the regard to be due to . .
Words and
WORDS
to see again the marchioness to spare the statute -
labour, toil a thunderbolt,
blow to rob, to screen to steal away,
avoid the mouth to frisk about an eel
the frying-pan cleverness the prey tattered a reed
to pound, to break
more [adv. )
to derogate, to
dégrade one-
self
to mourn for
some one for ever
the diamond togum; topress
close a trick
to subdue, tame the box fascinatmg a vulture the bearing, carriage
the chance not at ail the disdain the fob, pocket a handful to jump
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PHRASES
to lose no time, to do sg.
to thank one for sg.
tufts of fair hair
to count on finding sg.
as soon as you wish
to take a man at his word
to be a little disappointed
to hide sg. under a bushel
to assume a cold and stiff attitude towards some one
to pay one' s respects to some one
to insist ail the more
to reach the climax
to reach one's end (purpose)
to get the better of some one
to set about it with great skill
to release one from sg.
to confess humbly one's defeat
to fail in ail one's duties
to waste the best years of one's life in idleness
to suspect one of having done sg.
to reply in a solemn tone
to live together like cats and dogs
a Connecting link between the
past and the future my way of thinking about it to be in power to laugh in one's sleeve to swear to remain true to her to have a thing at one's fingers'
ends
hke a Jack-in-the-box [place to remain dumbfounded in one's to introduce a man to some one to be on tenterhooks to swoop down on one's prey there is sg. brewing
to breathe more freely to make an allusion to sg.
to get off cheaply with a distracted look on her face
what does ail this mean?
what is he driving at ?
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62 the préjudice tainted ; over-
fond of feudalism
63 the chin the coaxing,
wheedHng
64 a toy
the nightmare sweet(ashoney)
65 a hurricane to let go
to seal
66 widowhood to grow old
to goad, incite
67 the suburb sufficiently an informer
68 the boar to scold to tarnish
69 the wages the saucepan fraudulently
70 rabbit-stew a goat local wine
71 to juggle away to strand, run
aground stupidity
72 to spare one solely
to lower
73 the stain, spot to humble one-
self
an escutcheon
74 the return desperate at first
a fillip
to swing, to totter
the tithe
proud look, arrogance
to pamper, to fondle
kind attentions
loyalty
to cheer up
the claw, talon
the floor
the cornice
the ceiling
to harass
the suspicion
a glove
to humble, checkmate any one
a flea
the mirror
the nightfall
a hedge
a warren
to lay (eggs)
a goose
a farm
the tablecloth
a cracker
a jackanapes,
fop worm-eaten to wheel about
(riding) gratitude to suspect to exclaim the spot, soil,
taint the debtor to worry, pester
to suggest
to get the better
of it the defeat
to be at bay
to treat one with the utmost
contempt to listen to ail without flinching
to run up to meet one to lay stress on each word
to throw doubt upon sg, pray, be seated [you ?
what on earth is the matter with to expérience a rebuff [tail to put a grain of sait on a bird's to perch on a branch pointblank, bluntly it hardly matters in the highest degree to have a seat in the Upper House
to struggle in vain not to hear
anything to send one about his business willy-nilly
to turn one out (dismiss)
a strong north wind was blowing
to boil sg.
to set a trap for rabbits
to lean on some one' s shoulder
where have we got to ?
to feel inclined to do sg.
to fail at the very end
to play a trick
like a spider watching a fly
to throw oneself on one' s prey
to sing some one' s praises [that . .
what distresses me is to think to recover one' s expenses to be anxious to keep them spotless
I only thought of the future of
your family to get weary of doing sg.
unless you wish to insuit me without omitting the smallest
détail
to give up one' s arms
Words and
Phrases ' 213
Page WORDS
75 misty
to make yoiing again, to revive
76 ahint, warning to get hold of . .
the rain
77 the rent, rental the purse
the fragments
78 the casters lead soldiers the adventure
79 the scaffold the he
an enclosure
80 a stirrup with impunity to scale
a sharper
81 the rout to foresee to snap up
82 to point (of a
dog) panting frantic
83 the anguish the features to dumfound
84 to plunge the destiny the remorse
85 the bond, tie trifles, idle talk an ambush, a
snare
86 a puzzle,
enigma biting, bitter
87 a wretch to rock the hill
the amazement
88 squint-eyed ;
suspicious
V/ORDS
to treat (with
food) a saddle-bag to enHven, cheer toundertaketo..
to raise again a packet of cards ail of a sudden to abound in ingénions to discourage todabble, splash the mud to refit {7iav. ) ;
touch up a simpleton to gnaw
to get out of
breath the halter
exhilarated a varlet, page the conqueror disordered,
ruffled the coat(of hair) a waterspout J of an hour to get up again charcoals a paving-stone a soap-bubble to burst a crater muddy, miry pale, ghastly
the woof, thread to weave a cudgel, club the safety;salvation
to agrée that . .
to warn [cal) the party (politi-
PHRASES
to talk about it at dessert to cast a disturbed look on the table
to do ail the talking
to give battle next day
to carry a position ( mil. )
to throw oneself at someone's feet
so as to arrive first
to turn sg. over in one's mind
to deliver an address
to be resolved to carry sg.through
to the end tofeel less sure thanever about sg.
to arouse some one's suspicion
about one sooner or later to play a part the neighing of the horses to have nothing more to lose it was a question of a regular
siège
to screen one's honour to go at fuU speed (riding) to enter the lists to be very nearly upset by one to ride 200 leagues at full speed with a bewildered look on his face
what do you mean by that ?
to put an end to sg.
to drive one mad
to pull one out of a gulf [one
to be engagèd (in a fight) with
to think that one is made fun of
like an unlicked cub, surly boor
to melt into tears
to palpitate like a sparrow in the
claw^s of a bird of prey to walk in big strides to take down the scaffolding to possess not a farthing to feel the scales fall from one's
eyes a week before a shameless knave to fall out of the frying-pan into
the fire
Page woRDs a wasps' nest a viper, adder
89 sumptuous crafty, knavish cunning, sly greedy
90 to shake.quiver to tremble
the soil
91 to soothe,
alleviate the storm, tempest
92 a bullet the skin
to furbish up
93 the interview the shares
94 amass (church) the wrong way,
side
95 with difficulty a shudder along
96 a nobody
a loaf (bread)
97 a mountebank,
humbug a scamp, blackguard
98 the curtain the muzzle ;
face the bar, rail
99 to stir a fan
a cushion
100 a wall
to bury (in the earth)
101 to raise from
the dead, revive
102 the husband
WORDS
a cut-throat a moth
broken down, infirm
prosperous behind [prep. ) heavy
to unchain, let
loose to lick to try, test to dust the ashes refrac tory the creditor to discharge, pay the part (in
acting) surprising to remember sg.
the manner, way to suspect one to be madly in
love a flunkey a juggler the vein the mask to half open a marten a frown a leap
distracted, dis-
mayed to take fire the moss a winding-sheet the tomb, grave
to bury
to bring back
smitten
to kneel down
PHRASES
to shout ' Lookout ! ' ; towarnone to associate with the nobility to sell one' s birthright for a
mess of pottage a pullet stuffed with truffles to be a match for one (in a
contest)
to have a bad time of it [feet to feel the soil shake under one' s what more can one wish ?
to meet some one' s wants what will become of you ?
to take in a newspaper to return to the charge two rifle-shots' distance from the railing
an outburst of joy and gratitude to givé one a lift
to be a little eccentric above everything
to caper like a kid
to take good care not to tell one
about it no good ; not worth having to fall into a snare in earnest, seriously to laugh louder than ever ni tell him what I think of him
to be hasty (hot-tempered) to disappear through the glassdoor
to look out (of a window) on the yard
nothing has been too great a
sacrifice for me to pad with wadding to play on one' s credulity the finish of workmanship the brilliancy of colours
to stretch one' s arms to heaven to swear not to come again
I do not deny it
Words and
Page WORDS
WORDS
a sunshade
a roar
to spin ; slip
an exile
away
the turkey
a small inn
dirty
a trap
to crumble down
a stag
a bundle (of
the horn
papers)
the bailiff
the amount
anunder-bailiff
to hoist (a flag)
the threshold
the steps (of
to pass by (of
stairs)
time)
a folding-door
to unscrew
the rut
préjudice ;
a wisp of straw,
suspicion
a firebrand
the pretender
to be scared
the buckler
the shpp
to pick up
to deceive one-
the siège
self tired, weary
balmy
a plane-tree
a maple-tree
a speech
to assume airs
the ankle
of import-
deaf
ance
plump,
to pout, sulk
chubby
a warning
the stuff
an exchange
oblivion
the flag
a blank
a charger
to catch a
the rancour,
glimpse of
spite
sulky, sullen
the hook (fish-
to knit one's
ing)
brow, to be
the approval
sullen
to shatter
to fly (of a flag)
the atmo-
a pike (fish)
sphère
to bend
a squirrel
the skin
one-eyed
the handling ;
a hindrance
wielding
the sudden
to sigh
change
to make use
the draught,
of . .
drink
to décide to . .
a sugar-plum
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PHRASES
to retrace one's steps
to stand kicking one's heels
to be the dupe
to acquaint one with sg.
to sleep peacefully
what does this mean ?
to arrest one
to lose sight of one
to tear one's hair
to be on the alert
a burnt child dreads the fire
ready to set the country ablaze to try to hide the faults of . .
sg. was wanting to his happiness to keep some one at a distance she would not listen to that to look with covetous eye on
some one's millions to go to bed early to walk at a slow pace to spread its tail (of a bird) ;
to strut (Jig.) without shame to approve of sg.
what was she aiming at ?
not to grasp (understand) very well to reach a purpose there is still time to do that to be faithful to the belief in the
past
a party ( polit. ) without a future to hope for nothing more here below
to try to deter one in the end, after ail
to listen to no one to go into mourning to take a part in s g.
to upset a throne
to run the risk of . .
to keep one long in suspense
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twisted ; wily
the net
a donkey
a mill
honey
a pill
the debtor
perfidious-
ness
the stage
the effusion
idle, slothful
a cell
a muséum
a hothouse
a painter
a sculptor
a mystery
to be dying to.
to relate, tell
the hinges
to elbow
to be standing
against
stupidity
sulldness
to tie together
the keeper of
the seals
to be glad
to . .
the noise
to undertake
to . .
to keep one's
Word
the interest
agriculture
the rage.
anger
to lower one-
self
WORDS
an angel to bless to scratch to display
the grasshopper the ant
gifted, endowed
with foresight but lately, not
long ago nowhere unnoticed to praise up
a (grand) car-
riage to bet the century birth to désert a leap the panel the talon to run over
to snatch, extract from . .
narrow, close to be sufficient
the care, worry to coraplain
to take counsel to contain oneself
to strut about a fool's bauble
to court, to fawn upon
to incense ; flatter
PHRASES
to reach one's aim be welcome !
money well invested there was nothing wanting but love
to have a good laugh over sg.
to swallow the cup without
wincing to invite one to the wedding to send one a wedding-card
to gain one's confidence (by un-
fair means) it is ail over to tell the truth
to draw up the list of invitations to make purchases to be fuU up
what do you mean to do ?
to attend the races
to meet one at a shooting-party
to stand aloof
you do not say so
to excuse oneself briefly
to cross the threshold
to walk round the garden
to ride at full speed to Paris to treat sg. as silly nonsense to have just done sg.
what can be more simple ?
to live under no delusion about
a thing to hear fine stories about it to misunderstand sg. , mistakesg.
to set about it in a strange
fashion
to do one justice
ambition is his ail and every-
thing to die for weariness it would have been better to
accept
Words and
Pag(
3 WORDS
WORDS
to order (at
the Steel
a shop)
deaf
the hilt
a shake of the
to yelp
hand
to untie, loosen
to jump, skip
to curse
the father-in-
to embroider
law
the swan
a silver waiter
to take one's
to draw (water,
fill ; to glut
etc.)
oneself
to whisper
to become ap-
the riot, up-
peased, to
roar
abate
a jewel-case
the lovving, roar
to stumble ;
the crash, roar
to fall
the belt
a sporting rifle
the saddle-
to besmear
bow
distracted
the figure
the threat
(number)
et OllCLV^llCi
the outside
to commit per-
thestool, foot-
jury
stool
an intruder
to shake
mad
the accession
to grope ; taste
a workman
to claim,
to frame in
demand
cheap
the hospital
to touch glasses
a weaver
a bumper
to send for
a cask, barrel
stealthily
a funeral pro-
cession
the fur
a field-mouse
a muff
a common
snake
grumbhng,
brisk, sprightly
peevish
Hvely, free
the furnace
a panther
hateful
astage-waggon
courtesy
a quarrel
a pin
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PHRASES
to foUow on the heels of one to be caught in one's own trap
to criticise one's dehvery to shout in a screaming voice to clap one's hands to give the finishing touch to a thing
without attaching the least importance to it to get back to the barracks
to answer in an undertone to give one a sound scolding
to be busy throwing the furniture
out of the Windows without firing a shot to have a good nose [fam. ) to be in a fine pickle
take this as a warning
to save from, shelter against
to be assembled in the drawingroom
to put back in its proper place to be ignorant of what is going on
what are y ou waiting for ?
to appear at the right moment
to have earned. sg. by the sweat
of one's brow to fight like lions to have a fainting fit to empty a glass at one draught to dress a wound
the least sad of the four to swallow bitter pills
to look surly
to get near the end of one's trials
to champ the bit (to fret oneself)
at nightfall
an unfailing source
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sharp-edged,
acute
forbearance
to revile, to
run down
a pigmy
a dwarf,
shrimp
to plait,
wrinkle
the sergeant
(police)
to dégrade
oneself
the furrovv
a puddle
covered with
mud
to teach
the sun-ray
the key-board
(of a piano)
to misjudge
one
the promise
the farmer
a straw-hat
to contract
the breath
exactness,
précision
to condescend
the extent
poverty
to deserve
WORDS
a haunt, a den
a mishap a vice (tool)
a jest, pun
to give tongue
(hunt); torant the misde-
meanour cabal, secret
meeting the rut to soak
incurable
for want of . .
a green arbour exquisite
the blade, shoot tares
to make up one' s mind to . .
poor, misérable
the bail, dance
the bride
the outburst, rush
the future
the préparations
the law
to share
the corner
at sunrise
PHRASES
to discuss a question over again
for the hundredth time sooner or later to wash one' s hands of it
as red as a cock's comb to put off the fulfilment of one' s duty
to jump into the saddle
to break the silence
capital punishment is abolished
to pay for one' s stubbornness to set one free
in pouring rain drenched to the skin
to take one' s studies up again the bleating of the herds return-
ing to the fold without his knowing it to tear out some weeds to behave like a man to make one' s way
it requires very little to be happy
along the hedges
to stop to listen to the noise
to look at each other stealthily
to be quick in taking alarm
that completed her anxiety
to reckon on doing sg.
to cast down one' s eyes
to throw one' s arms round some
one' s neck to take a wrong course
