Born in Fire

Alla Inga Spara

• befit (formal) be suitable for
• edifying (formal) instructive, enlightening
• interject (formal) interrupt, cut in
• appellation (formal) name, title
• gainfully (formal) profitable, useful
• folly (formal) stupidity
• ruminatively (formal) thinking deeply
• wing * (here) additional (protrouding) part of a building
• granted * (here) admittedly, I admit...
• riot (here) dazzling display
• prompt * (here) encourage, urge - (exact on time)
• heartily (here) extremely, thoroughly
• revolve around (here) focus on
• retire * (here) go to bed
• shell (here) remove (peas) from the pod
• quarters (here) room/house where a servant lives
• will (here) strength of character
• being (here) the most essential part of a person's character
• court (here) the place where a king/queen lives
• severe * (here) very plain in style
• mean (here, literary) poor and dirty
• court (here - dated) go out with, date someone you hope to marry) - uppvakta någon
• nurse (here - dated) nanny
• full of oneself * (informal) arrogant, boastful
• shifty * (informal) looking dishonest
• warcraft (knowledge and skill in) the art of war
• wondrous (literary) exciting, marvellous
• behold (beheld, beheld) (literary) look, see
• custard apple a large yellow tropical fruit (or the tree that bears it)
• a wealth of a lot of
• meager * AmE sp. not enough, too little
• Sanskrit ancient language of India
• resentment * anger, bitterness
• compound area enclosed by fences or walls
• grounds * area of land belonging to a large house or other building
• bristle with be full of
• hem bottom edge of a piece of clothing/cloth - fåll
• ghee butter used in Indian cooking
• cunning clever in achieving things
• jasmine climbing plant with sweet-smelling flowers
• intricate * complex, detailed
• sacrificial * connected with sacrifices(=killing something and offering it to a god)
• accurate * correct, precise
• pocked covered with small holes
• filigree delicate patterns made from wire
• corrode * destroy or damage slowly (especially metals)
• perserverance determination, grit
• unpronounceable difficult to pronounce (uttala)
• studded dotted, spotted
• fulfil * do what you must do
• buttock * either side of a person's buttom
• effusiveness enthusiastic expression of emotions
• makings * essential qualities
• extravagant * exaggerated, elaborate
• unbending * fixed, rigid
• stone slab flat thick piece of stone
• indulgent * generous, kind
• avenge * get revenge for harm caused to a loved one
• relent * give in
• dejection gloom, depressed
• assembly group of people gathered together
• celestial heavenly, divine
• garbled incomprehensible, confused
• fierce * intense
• shawl large poece of material worn by women over the shoulders or head
• mausoleum large tomb
• bounds * limits, boundaries
• yearning * longing, desire
• slit long narrow opening
• smack one's lips * make a loud noice with your mouth show enjoyment of food
• prophesy make a prophecy about something
• puff out make bigger by filling with air (chest, face)
• sputter Make small popping/explosive sounds
• goblet metal or glass cup
• flit move quickly and lightly
• hold one's tounge * not speak, keep quiet
• Vishnu one of the main gods of Hinduism
• squint partly close your eyes to see more clearly; have eyes that look in different directions
• socket * part of something that another part fits into ( electric socket)
• shield * Protect
• rejection * refusal, dismissal (of someone)
• bodily relating to the body
• vengeance * revenge
• gabble say something quickly and unclearly
• snort (at) show displeasure by breathing heavily through the nose
• dexerity skill, cleverness
• tamarind small acid fruit with sticky brown skin
• sentry soldier who guards a place
• monstrosity * something large and ugly
• prophecy * statement about what will happen in the future
• fortress * strong building used to defend against an attack
• incense substance that is aromatic when burned (often in religious ceremonies)
• Ganga The river Ganges
• the latter * the second of two things mentioned
• Brahman the spiritual source of the universe (according to ancient Indian scipture)
• gaunt * thin and bony
• apprentice * trainee, someone learning a trade
• veer * turn, swing
• loop * twist, wind
• chapati type of flat Indian bread
• fatherly * typical of a king, loving father
• flickery unsteady
• pickle * vegetables or fruit preserved in vinegar
• sorely very much, extremely
• hatred * very strong dislike
• meticulous * very thorough, detailed
• heroine * woman with heroic qualities
• offspring * your child/children, baby/babies

Alla Inga Spara