Roald Dahl--George's Marvellous Medicine chapter ...

walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

annoying and making you lose patience

a plant with large, green leaves and a long, white root that has a strong sharp taste

to pry something open

enticing; irresistible 迷人的

an ugly old woman, esp. an unpleasant or cruel one

to stop; to put on hold

wormlike fly larva

vicious; cruel

a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior