Vocabulary in Dark Matter by Michelle Paver

rag about sth

to tease, mock, scold or gripe

sahib

master, friend, companion (historical context of colonialism)

bile

A substance produced by the liver that breaks up fat particles; żółć

sodden

(adj.) soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, drunk

grope

to search blindly; to feel with your hands

mantelpiece

The shelf above a fireplace

scupper

drainage

ghastly

horrible; frightful, dreadful

promontory

(n.) a high point of land extending into water; cypel

varsity

university sports team

mizzle

mist + drizzle or to disappear suddenly

tar

a dark, sticky substance that forms when stuff burns; smoła

gull mew

high pitched gull call

poring over

studying with great attention

to cadge

blag, obtain for free, beg

falter

hesitate, stagger, wobble

scrupulous

being ethical or meticulous

cairn

a heap of stones marking some special site

subdued

quieted and brought under control