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

vicious; cruel

to pry something open

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

to stop; to put on hold

a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior

the small, round, dark red root of a plant, eaten cooked as a vegetable, especially cold in salads

stiff or fixed; not able to be bent or moved

walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

annoying and making you lose patience

wormlike fly larva

a short line written or drawn in an irregular, curving way

enticing; irresistible 迷人的

Used to express surprise or delightby golly==oh my god

(n.) a small hole made by a sharp object; (v.) to make such a hole, pierce

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