| A | B |
|---|
| shells | bombs |
| sorrow | sadness |
| grown-ups | adults |
| Emergency Clinic | place to go for emergency medical attention |
| nag | someone who asks for something again and again |
| disappointed | sad because you expected something different |
| were beside ourselves | were very worried |
| I've got a lump in my throat | I feel like crying |
| knot in my tummy | bad feeling about something |
| madhouse | a place where everyone seems crazy |
| tearing our hair out | feeling very worried |
| dismembered bodies | bodies with no arms or legs |
| the "kids" | Zlata's slang for the politicians |
| outwit | be more clever than someone; trick |
| wind up | end up; finally be |
| colleagues | people you work with |
| expelled | forced to leave |
| berserk | crazy |
| walking my feet off | walking a lot |
| Czerny, Bach, Mozart, and Chopin | composers who wrote piano music |
| I'll give it my all | I'll do my best |
| for ages | for a long time |
| the shortage of | not enough |
| back to earth | not dreaming; in reality |
| scattered | in many different places |
| latter | the second of two things mentioned |
| wrinkles | lines in the face |
