Chapter 1

Question 1

Have seen very little of someone

Answer 1

Vu très rarement (rencontré rarement ces derniers temps)

Question 2

Interest aroused in smne by smthg

Answer 2

L’intérêt porté par qlq sur qlq chose

= Spark, give rise to

Question 3

Subsided

Answer 3

Atténué

Question 4

Widow

Answer 4

Veuf / veuve

Question 5

To be purchased by

Answer 5

Être acheté par

Question 6

To have the whip hand

Answer 6

Avoir la main sur / le plus de pouvoir

Question 7

Barrister

Answer 7

Sorte d’avocat

Question 8

A bounder man

Answer 8

Behaves as an unkind and selfish man
(= goujat)

Question 9

A factotum

Answer 9

A person having many diverse activities

Question 10

A country lane

Answer 10

A narrow road in the countryside, can acts as secondary vehicular network in some cities

Question 11

A fellow

Answer 11

An informal way to say “boy”/”man”.
Or, in a society, a privileged member that got recognition for his high-quality work

Question 12

To grow like house afire

Answer 12

Grow very fastly

Question 13

Shrewd

Answer 13

Doing something in a clever way

Question 14

To be drawn to something

Answer 14

Strongly attracted to something, in an inexplicable way

Question 15

Overwrought

Answer 15

In a state of being upset

Question 16

Staunch

Answer 16

Always loyal in supporting someone