
5. The Kimono
.pdfAnd All for Love…
The Kimono
by Herbert Ernest Bates
terrific (provide synonyms) |
to set sb’s heart on fire |
a suit of gauze/gauzy (adj.) |
wizened |
to stab |
pandemonium of terror |
to apply for a vacancy |
to faint |
to be on the short list |
voluptuous |
to bring up |
conscience-stricken |
the job was as good as settled |
reckless |
to tremble with excitement |
complacent |
fierce |
appointment |
to make up one’s mind |
a snobbish premium |
shattering |
to bump into each other |
filthy |
consent |
wretched (provide synonyms) |
to lodge |
a nut |
furnace |
swarthy |
scarcer |
stifling |
sublimity |
uneasiness |
‘What’s eating you?’ |
loose |
to sponge on sb |
counter-flap |
a till |
queer |
antagonism |
a maze |
estrangement |
tangled |
irrevocably |
maddening |
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passionate veiled hint |
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flattered |
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to charge |
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to wander about |
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a prim skirt |
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pungent |
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an odour |
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to pout |
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sulky |
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a bodice |
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to fancy |
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to do sb. good |
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stifling |
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limply |
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