his bark is much worse than his bite 刀子嘴豆腐心
panto 【英】圣诞节的童话剧
get one's back up 使某人生气
turn up 可以作名词，意料之外的事
ration book 配给券，英国在战后初期使用，此时期阿婆作品中频繁出现
divine 神的，神授的，天才的，（口）极好的，占卜预言，神学家
                 People used to believe in the divine right of kings. 过去人们相信君权神授。
         How can you divine the truth by mere guesswork? 你仅凭猜测怎么能发现真相?
bang on 【英】【口】没完没了重复某事; 唠叨不停
tighten our belts 勒紧裤腰带过日子（英国居然也有这种说法诶）
keep ur suppositions to urself（责怪的口气）你不要瞎猜
rally 重新振作；政治集会
fate plays cruel trick 造化弄人
bonkers 英俚，疯狂的
prance 腾跃，欢跃，昂首走。片中用prance about代指跳舞
buzz off 俚，匆忙离开
lark 俚，嬉闹
get one's hand on 揍，打
drift 主旨
shut himself away 把自己孤立起来
bark up the wrong tree 找错目标
levelheaded 头脑冷静的 keep a level head
    Whore=streetwalker are women who are making a living at it.
    Strumpet, trollop,are old-fashioned words for a woman with loose morals, but not necessarily a professional.
    Broad is just a disrespectful word for a woman. It's not necessarily too bad of a word. It's pretty mild.
sleuth 查案，警犬
flat broke / stony broke穷的响当当
touchy易怒的;难以取悦的,敏感的,过敏的,棘手的
pigeon 诈骗；傻瓜，易受骗的人
up to one's eye in = busy doing ~in debt 债台高筑
out of the blue 意外的
smashing （口）极好的
a shot in the dark 瞎猜中的
got an eye on sb 看上某人
disarming 使人松弛愉快的
          I felt angry, but her smile disarmed me.
serve sb. right 给某人应得的报应
a mind like a sink/sewer = a person has a "dirty mind = they think nasty, salacious or crude thoughts
frightly 吃惊的
chute 斜槽 children sliding down a water chute