The Homecoming

The Homecoming Glossary

remorseless

without regret

maelstrom

a powerful whirlpool

conscientious objector

person who for reasons of conscience objects to serving in the armed forces.

bedridden

held to bed due to sickness

crippled

unable to walk properly

invalids

a person who is physically weak due to disability or illness

idle

lazy

sod

an obnoxious person.

rotten

to be a bad person

ally

to combine or unite

reserved

restrained

whim

impulse

fancy

to have a liking for

poke

to "poke around" is to observe, investigate, or look around

daft

silly, foolish, crazy

envisage

imagine

peckish

hungry

uncouth

clumsy, rude, awkward

mangle

machine for ironing laundry by passing it between heated rollers

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