A Wish in the Dark

1. a sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement,page 175
4. talk in a rapid, excited, and often incomprehensible way,page 160
5. very worried and upset,page 155
7. showing or feeling embarrassment from shame or a lack of self-confidence, page 170
8. (of a place) full of activity, page 173
9. a beam forming part of the internal framework of a roof,page 163

1. sink, subside, or bulge downwards under weight or pressure or through lack of strength,page 180
2. a set of beliefs or aims which guide someone's actions,page 182
3. refusal to accept any standard short of perfection,page 185
4. with rough, sharp points protruding,page 168
6. (of food) make a hissing sound when frying or cooking,page 150