P82 Whir of the Sun

sap

gradually weaken or destroy (a person's strength or power). "our energy is being sapped by bureaucrats and politicians"

stark

harsh, unrelieved, desolate; utterly complete; sheer. "he came running back in stark terror"

jagged

having rough, sharp points protruding. "the jagged edges gashed their fingers"

raspy

hoarse or harsh-sounding "his voice was raspy from days of non-stop campaigning"

Muriatic acid

hydrochloric acid "mop with water and little muriatic acid."

Martyr

kill (someone) because of their beliefs. "she was martyred for her faith"

slack

loose "My arms feel like slack rubber bands."

cryptically

mysteriously "She replied cryptically, I want to get married in a language I don't understand."

whinny

neigh like a horse (of a horse) make a gentle, high-pitched neigh. "the pony whinnied and tossed his head happily"

faux

not genuine; fake or false. "their faux concern for the well-being of the voters didn't fool many"

oneiric

of or relating to dreams梦的 "Could this be what Bachelard meant by the repose derived from deep oneiric experience"?

primo

of top quality or importance. "the primo team in the land" That Italian restaurant downtown serves primo pasta dishes.

buff

polish (something). "he buffed the glass until it gleamed"

pleasantries

polite conversations

taproot

primary root found in some plants that grows longer and thicker than other roots 直根

metabolic

relating to metabolism "Such flowers-jasmine, honeysuckle, gardenia-spell South, metabolic home, to my psyche."

undone

ruined 未完成

fleeing

running away

Tabouli

salad containing soaked bulgur, minced parsley and mint, diced tomatoes, olive oil, and lemon juice

plaintive

sounding sad and mournful哀怨 "Sister comes to greet me with a plaintive meow."

Italics

text that is slanted to the right

coral

the limestone skeleton of a tiny sea animal

sling

throw "He bends and slings olive prunings to a stack he's building for fires on cool nights."

reel

to feel unsteady or dizzy "I start to reel with the fumes and heat"

creaked

to make a squeaking sound "The whole house creaked and all the workers ran out."

repose

to rest be lying, situated, or kept in a particular place. "the diamond now reposes in the Louvre"

lapse

to slide, fall, sag "After a few pleasantries, we lapse into silence."

slosh

to splash "Water sloshes on the floor."

bluster

to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way "Benito arrives full of bluster."

gunky

unpleasantly sticky or messy粘稠的 "they began rinsing the gunky tar from the excavated soil"

crypto

加密货币 "The house, set in its landscape, always has been crypto-primo image land."

Liquidity

流动性 "Strange that glass which looks so solid retains a slow liquidity."

slide

"Keep this farm from sliding back into the steep slope it once was."

nonna

"a presiding spirit who centered this house."

exorbitant

(adj.) unreasonably high; excessive昂贵的 "the exorbitant price of tickets"

abide

(of a feeling or memory) continue without fading or being lost. "at least one memory will abide" 守候

pedestal

a base or support on which something stands加座

gloppy

Gooey;soft (of a thick wet substance) looking, tasting or feeling unpleasant.

Annunication

The announcement of the birth of Jesus that takes place when the angel Gabriel tells Mary that God has chosen her to be the Mother of the Lord.

Acanthus

a conventionalized representation of an acanthus leaf, used especially as a decoration for Corinthian column capitals. "we see a far-gone acanthus border around the top of the walls."

moulding

a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing "pseudo-moulding in the old houses."

foghorn

a device making a loud, deep sound as a warning to ships in fog. "I fall asleep foghorns out on the bay."

rifle

a gun with a grooved barrel that causes a bullet to spin through the air "The one-toothed homeless man, rifling though our recycle in for bottles and cans."

visor

a mask (in Shakespeare's time) "A clear visor to shield his eyes from flying rocks."

nuisance

a person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance. 讨厌的人 "I hope you're not going to make a nuisance of yourself"

premise

a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion. "if the premise is true, then the conclusion must be true"

banister

a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling a single upright at the side of a staircase. "I stuck my head between the banisters" 栏杆

lapis lazuli

a semiprecious blue stone "rare color from ground lapis lazuli broght from quarries in Afghanistan."

gabardine

a smooth, durable twill-woven cloth, typically of worsted or cotton "gabardine pants"

spurt

a sudden gushing stream. "a sudden spurt of blood gushed into her eyes"

onslaught

a violent attack 猛攻 a series of onslaughts on the citadel" "our first major onslaught of guests." "

vacillate

alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive. "I had for a time vacillated between teaching and journalism"

topiary

art of trimming shrubs 修剪的 "Pots of topiary."

bleary

blurred; dimmed "his bleary old blue eyes look at us sadly"

discreetly

cautiously "We pass Victorian houses discreetly shuttered and curtained."

desist

cease; abstain. "each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage"

flaky

crazy, slightly strange breaking or separating easily into small thin pieces. "she ate flaky rolls spread with cherry jam" 片状的

draught

current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid swallowed at a time "breathe in great draughts of the honeysuckle."

debacle

disaster "The construction debacle threw off her plans to come to Italy." a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco. "the economic debacle that became known as the Great Depression"

cantina

especially in a Spanish-speaking country or the southwestern US) a bar. (in Italy) a wine shop.

carafe

glass water bottle 玻璃水瓶 With each dinner, the patron receives a carafe of red or white wine.