Mom crooned to us. Told us stories. Laid down the law.
p17
Laid down the law.
* croon
(달래듯이) 잔잔한 목소리로 말하다
* lay down the law.
강압적으로 지시하다(명령하다)
Boss was small but mean, with a distinctive sharp-sounding bark. She could outmaneuver any of us to the best spot for dining.
p20
* outmaneuver
~을 책략으로 앞지르다, ~을 노련하게 앞서다
Poked my nose in and got a swat and hiss from a grouch raccoon.
p27
* swat
벌레를 찰싹 때려잡음 / 파리채 =flyswatter
For two years, I lived at that seedy old place that was part mall, part circus, and all crummy.
p29
* seedy
(사람, 장소등이) 허름한, 퇴폐적인 : a seedy nightclub 퇴폐적인 나이트클럽
- seediness n. 허름함, 퇴폐적임
* crummy
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