grope vi.暗中摸，摸索;探索，搜寻vt.摸索

heave v.(用力)举，提，拉;扔;拖;呕吐n.举起

herb n.药草，(调味用的)香草，草本植物

hierarchy n.等级制度;统治集团，领导层

hike n.徒步旅行;增加vi.徒步旅行vt.提高

passerby n.过路人，路人

pilgrim n.最初的移民(P大写，指1620由欧洲移居美国的清教徒)

plea n.(法律)抗辩;请求，恳求，托词，口实

skull n.头盖骨，颅骨

slaughter n.屠杀，屠宰 vt.屠杀，宰杀

slot n.狭缝;空位vt.放入狭缝中;把…纳入

sneak vi.偷偷地走，溜vt.偷偷地做(或拿、吃)

sneeze vi.打喷嚏，发喷嚏声n.喷嚏

agitate 搅动(液体等) The machine agitated the mixture.

alarm 惊恐，忧虑 The bandits scattered in alarm.

sort 种类，类别 He is not the ～ of man to do such a cruel thing

sound 健康的，健全的，完好的 a ～body in a ～ mind

sour 酸的，酸味的 ～pickles

alert 警惕的，留神的 In our reading we should always be alert for new usages.

alien 外国的 adjust to an alien culture

allege 断言，宣称 The newspaper alleges the mayor’s guilt.

allocate 分配，分派，把...拨给 allocate funds for new projects

sniff vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻，蔑视

soar vi.(指鸟等)高飞，翱翔;飞涨;高耸

sociable a.好交际的，友好的，合群的

solidarity n.团结;休戚相关

surge vi.(如浪潮般)汹涌;奔腾 n.(感情等的)洋溢

susceptible a.过敏的，敏感的;易动感情的，易受感动的

tangle n.纠缠;缠结;混乱 v.(使)缠绕;变乱

temperament n.气质，性格，性情;资质

tropic n.回归线;[the T-s]热带地区

tumour/tumor n.(肿)瘤，肿块

amateur (艺术，科学等的)业余爱好者 an amateur golfer

ambition (对名利等的)强烈欲望，野心 His political ambitions still burn.

amend 修改，修订 amend the spelling in sb.’s paper

administrate 掌管，料理...的事务 In many Japanese homes, the funds are administrated by the wife.