The Cost of Careless Living (Eng-Eng)

quaver shake slightly

phlegm mucus; slimy liquid in your nose and throat

disobey refuse to follow instructions, defy

stiff (here) high, steep

penalty (here) fine, charge

vast enormous, extensive

tangle untidy/confused mass, jumble

bonfire large open-air fire, blaze

on the instant (archaic) instantly, immediately

cup (here) hold

mere simple

conduct arrange, carry out

sway move slowly and rhythmically from side to side

envelop enclose, surround (completely)

finicky requiring or showing great attention to detail

annihilate destroy

expendable disposable, of little importance

throttle choke, strangle

wax (literary) grow, become larger

teeming crowded, full

infinitesimal (formal) tiny

disproportion (formal) imbalance

resilient hardy, strong

sheathed over covered, encased

coil curl, twist

save (here, formal) but, except for

talon claw

remit (here) pay back, settle

wrench pull hard, yank

fount (literary) fountain, spring

gush flood, spurt

gauze thin transparent fabric

valve tap, regulator

mooring place where something is fixed or tied

fumble move your hands around clumsily

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