Lord of the Flies - Chapter 2

tirade

a long angry speech criticizing someone or something

slant

to slope, diagonal (sich neigen)

smart

sharp stinging pain (das Brennen)

hum

to make a low continuous sound (das Brummen)

fetch

pick up, collect (etw. holen)

blot out

to cover or hide something completely (verdecken)

warp

twisted, bend (gekrümmt)

perpendicular

Forming right angles, vertical

bore

to drill a hole (bohren)

beastie

beast

exasperation

annoying or irritating very much (Verzweiflung)

thread

an idea that connects the different parts of something

smirk

to smile, grin

caress

to touch someone or something gently in a pleasant way, pet, stroke (streicheln)

swathe

a long strip of land

errant

behaving in a bad way

martyred

showing pain so that people will be sympathetic towards you

ebullient

full of confidence or energy; cheerful

caps of maintenance

caps bearing a school badge

tug at

to pull hard

limb

a large branch of a tree

on a limb

in a position where you have no support from other people

stagger

to walk in an uncontrolled way

blurt out

to say something suddenly and without thinking about the effect it will have, usually because you are nervous or excited (herausplatzen)

mind out

be careful; watch out

officious

overenthusiastic

grope

feel sth that you cannot see by feeling with your hands (tasten)

leeward

facing the same direction that the wind is blowing

windward

facing the direction from which the wind is coming

crinkle

to form a lot of thin folds or lines

a fat lot

a fat chance (very little; no possibility)

altos

the boys who sing in the vocal range between tenor and soprano

trebles

the boys who sing the highest part in musical harmony

recrimination

a statement accusing someone who has criticized you

tumult

an uproar, a state in which your thoughts or feelings are confused

festoon

to decorate

wisp

a small, thin piece of grass, hair

outcrop

a rock, or a group of rocks, that sticks up out of the ground

caper

to run or jump around happily

cock an/your ear

to listen very carefully

pall

smoke, dust, or cloud that covers an area and makes it darker (Rauchwolke)

pinch

to steal