| A | B |
|---|
| pitched a fit | get visibaly upset, make a scene |
| slum | poverty and inferior living conditions |
| give two hoots | to care about something |
| depict | represent in words, picture or sculpture; describe |
| countrified | Lacking sophistication, having the characteristics of country life |
| clopping | A sharp hollow sound, as of a horse's hoof striking pavement |
| cherry bomb | A red, ball-shaped firecracker that explodes with a loud bang |
| smithereens | Fragments or splintered pieces; bits |
| rap "on the door" | To hit sharply and swiftly; strike |
| whimpered | To complain, cry or sob with soft intermittent sounds; whine |
| smother | To suffocate (another),To deprive (a fire) of oxygen |
| galoot | especially a clumsy or uncouth person |
| flitting | To move quickly from one location to another |
| nudge | A gentle push |
| off on a "jaunt" | A short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; an outing |
| coincidence | A sequence of events that although accidental seems to have been planned or arranged. |
| clothesline | A cord, rope, or wire on which clothes may be hung to dry or air. |
| shock | To strike with great surprise and emotional disturbance |
| shriek | A shrill, often frantic cry. |
| fatback | The strip of fat from the upper part of a side of pork, usually dried and salt-cured. |
| hearty | providing abundant nourishment (describes a large meal) |
| settee | A small or medium-sized sofa |
| some plot was "afoot" | In the process of being carried out; astir |
| dodge | To avoid by moving or shifting quickly aside. |
| manure-caked | covered with animal feces |
| skin "skin to the church" | To pass (hurry) with little time to spare |
| itchy trigger finger | tempted to shoot |
| tambourine | A percussion instrument consisting of a small drumhead with jingling disks fitted into the rim |
| dwell | To live as a resident; reside. |
| reform school | correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders |
| temptation | the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid |
