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self-possessed
having or showing control of one's feelings, behavior, composed;poised.
duly
in a due manner; properly; fittingly
discounting
to leave out of account; disregard
moping
to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy; sulk; brood.
rectory
parsonage; preacher's home
pursued
to carry on or continue (a course of action, a train of thought, an inquiry, studies, etc.)
engulfed
to swallow up ; submerge
treacherous
unstable or insecure, as footing
bog
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
moor
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath,common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath
falteringly
to utter hesitatingly or brokenly
dreadful
extremely bad, unpleasant, or ugly
bound
to move by leaps; leap; jump; spring
bustled
to move or act with a great show of energy;hustled
whirl
to drive, send, or carry along with great or dizzying rapidity
rattled on
to talk rapidly; chatter
scarcity
insufficiency or shortness of supply
ghastly
causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful
laboured under(British)
to exist or try to live under a situation or idea
infirmities
a physical weakness or ailment
hoarse
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky
chanted
vocals of any monotonous song
imminent
likely to occur at any moment; impending
pariah
any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided, outcast
speciality (British)
performing or performed in a manner that is unusual or not customary for a type of act, especially a performance involving dexterity or ingenuity
"to get on my nerves" (British)
idiomatic expression: It means that something is very annoying and is driving me mad
