Kôr
a fictitious lost city in Africa; it is the setting in Andrew Lang's poem "She" (a response to H. Rider Haggard's novel "She"), which is referenced in the short story
black-out
the attempt of concealing all light, e.g. by covering windows, to prevent enemy bombers from acquiring their targets from the air
(air) warden
a local civilian officer who supervises defensive measures against air raids during a war
divan
a long, low sofa without a back or arms; it is usually placed against a wall
fix up
arrange a date
squashed
squeezed into a cramped space
wireless
radio
exonerate
absolve someone from blame
off the air
no longer receiving radio broadcasts
Have you got a screw loose?
Are you crazy?
