1. to trade: intercanviar

2. skull: crani

3. to burst into flame: esclatar en flames

4. namely: concretament

5. quirky: peculiar

6. bloodletting: sagnia

7. to yearn: anhelar

8. understated: discret

9. booze: beguda alcohòlica

10. to struggle mightily: lluitar amb força

11. salt-of-the-earth: tros de pa (persona)

12. to come upon: trobar per casualitat

13. to quote: citar

14. laborer: obrer

15. to woo: atreure / cortejar

16. to pimp out: xulejar (prostitució)

17. mute: mut

18. to drown: ofegar-se

19. to demur: objectar

20. naked/nude: nu

EXERCISE 1

Find the following words in the glossary.

1. alcohol (colloquial)

2. part of skeleton protecting brain

3. to exchange

4. can’t speak

5. to win the heart of

EXERCISE 2

Complete these sentences adapted from the text with the correct preposition.

1. Cage works _______for two hours at the gym every day.

2. Green enjoyed hanging _______ with the actor.

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 1:

1. booze / 2. skull / 3. to trade / 4. mute / 5. to woo

EXERCISE 2:

1. out / 2. out