the invisible man

Cuff

startled

to feel a quick shock.

Grievance

a complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly

to covet an opportunity

to strongly want something that belongs to another person

To make off

To run away fast

Elated

Happy

Vicar

Poker

Кочерга

Door is ajar

To rap at

To knock

Garment

A piece of clothing

Cellar

To impel

to make someone feel that they must do something:

Apprentice

person who learns a job by working directly under an expert

Repulse

refusal, rejection (old-fashioned)

To venture the opinion

to risk saying something that might be criticised

Interrogation

Asking someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information

Forging iron

Tray

To straggle

to move or spread untidily and in small numbers

Wedge

Inn

a small hotel, usually in the countryside

Wits

Intelligence and the ability to think quickly

to rout

to defeat an opponent completely

Dawnward

Moving to a lower position

Inclination

A small downward movement

To twine

To wrap round an object

Damp

Water in the air with unpleasant effects

Promiscuous

Having a lot of sexual partners

Peewit

Tremulous

Shaking slightly

Tangible

Able to be shown or touched

Curate

Vicar’s helper

Qualms

=doubts

Roundabout

Pungent

Smelling or tasting very strong and sharp

Whitewash

Побелка

Furtive

Secretly and dishonestly

Larceny

=theft(specialised)