leac oighirice liomóidlemon ag diúlsucking bodhairedeafness béasamanners gránnahorrible cumhachtpower mo leithéidsethe likes of me docharharm múrshower caiteover fás maithgood growth ag feadaílwhistling sáite amachstuck out stróeffort leidclue bodhraithedeafened gleonoise oibleagáideachtobligingness cothrom na Féinnefair play dúnárasachreticent cantalpetulance aisteachasqueerness, strangeness ar fheabhasexcellently a chur as a riochtto distort sádh amach an cloigeann údthat head was stuck out an iarraidh seothis time coiscéimstep filltefolded muinchillesleeve plaitbald patch burlaí bána gruaigewhite trusses of hair malaíbrows ag sméideadh a chloiginnnodding his head gach re soicindevery second second in ard a chinnas loud as he could ríforearm clúmhachdown (on face) smigchin dallamullóg a chur ormto hoodwink me nár thug mé neamhaird airthat I didn't ignore him ar feadh na síoraíochtafor an eternity bearnagap tuillteearned meangadhsmile clamhsáncomplaint luaigh séhe mentioned bréanfoul tá fíorbhrón ormI'm really sorry múiscnausea slisínslice chinn mé arI decided a chur díomto give up tioncharinfluence á tochasbeing scratched go gontaconcisely eachtra gadaíochtatheft incident trealamh lofarotten equipment ag geonaílwhimpering croitheadh uafásachterrible shaking samhlaighimagine a scáthhis shadow leata chomh móropen so wide macallaecho boinnsoles ag coisíochtpacing ag comhaireamh na gcoiscéimeannacounting the steps óltachdrunk dheasaighadjusted mo bhaithisthe top of my head luasc siarrocked backwards sálaheels glanbhearrthaclean-shaven olldoirdbasses bhreac mé na sonraí cuíI wrote down the appropriate details ceann dúbáiltea double bhain searradh asam féinI stretched myself shéid séhe blew á spreagadhencouraging him á thionlacanaccompanying him clingireachttinkling cantaireachtchanting grágaílcroaking, braying dalltavery drunk ag éalúescaping go séimhgently a chonúisyou useless person an oiread fuadair faoi teitheadhtrying to flee so quickly bailigh leat mar singet lost then mallachtaícurses líomhaintíallegations mhaslaigh éI insulted him barántas gabhálaarrest warrant ionchúiseamh poiblípublic prosecution cillíncell luaithreadáinashtrays stóltastools go ngéillfeadh sé gach rud domuntil he would surrender everything to me pleotafool sciotaíl searbhasachsarcastic tittering uirlisíinstruments píopaí lonrachashining pipes tiubhthick tanaíthin boghabow sreangáinstrings béicílyelling búireachroaring leis an imeacht thar fóir seofor this going overboard bródpride uabhararrogance i mbarr mo réimeat my peak a admháilto admit ní raibh neart agam airI couldn't help it iomrascálaíwrestler togha a

Tá cóipeanna den leabhar le buachan i gcomórtas mhí Mheán Fómhair *Beo!* Gluais • Glossary á fhoilsiúbeing published gnó turasóireachtatourism business músclaítear fiosracht na mnáthe woman's curiousity is awakened ailt nuachtáinnewspaper articles faillcliff seilbhpossession contúirtídangers bagairtíthreats creathán fuachtaa cold shudder fainicwarning foláireamhnotice, warning deireadh a haistir saoilthe end of her life's journey go fuarchúiseachindifferently buillí croíheartbeats anáil an tsonaisthe breath of happiness seargthawithered iachallcompulsion fíricífacts breacthawritten down rianmark d'aon ghnódeliberately blúire páipéirpiece of paper luaitementioned tarraiceándrawer stán síshe stared imlíneoutline scáilshadow gortcultivated field cruthanna dubhablack shapes ag corraí go bogmoving gently sceacha aitinnfurze bushes céadfaísenses ar tinneallon edge doircheachtdarkness ina glaicin her hand leiceanncheek á shlíocadhstroking it pollairí a sróineher nostrils b'in mar a shamhlaíodh sí iadthat's how she used to imagine them istoícheat night ina comhluadarin her company folamhempty dul i dtaithí arget used to cuachta go clutharnestled comfortably fál cosantaprotective fence fothramnoise gíoscáncreaking ag tnúth lelooking forward to brat teolaíwarm covering an tsíorgheonaílthe continuous droning ag dul thar bráidpassing by cloig rabhaidhalarms sianaílwhining otharchairr ag scréachaílambulances screeching pléascáinexplosives gleo cogaíochtathe noise of war ar fud na comharsanachtaall over the neighbourhood éalúto escape amhrasdoubt easpa fuaimelack of noise tranglamclutter ina sámhchodladhsleeping soundly cliotaráilclattering macalla a coiscéime féinthe echo of her own footstep pluidblanket ag siosarnachrustling a fallaing oícheher night gown taobh leisbeside it sciathánwing dallógblind duibheblackness crónánhumming leataopen an bunalt údthat original article carnánpile béicscream ag stánadh isteach uirthistaring in at her ag faire uirthilooking at her á slogadhswallowing her spléachadhglance sceonmharterrifying trí choiscéimthree steps scréachscream rith sé léiit occured to her cur síos ceartproper description ag tochailt isteach intidigging into her tanaíthin camcrooked go tostachsilently ag fairelooking ar diúitéon duty Ag baint lán na súl aisti.

Gluais • Glossary carógblack-haired woman airdheed míchinniúintill fate caidéisinquisitiveness frigháireslight smile ní shamhlófáyou wouldn't imagine cár go cluaisgrin to the ears go réchúiseachin a laidback way geolánfan glinnclear, distinct a dhallfadh thúwhich would blind you ceirdtrade an rud ar dheacra greim a fháil airthe thing that was difficult to get hold of súimínsip fiosrúinvestigating ar a thóirlooking for him geoindrone, hum boladh a allais féin chuigethe smell of his own sweat coming to him cuideachtacompany leigheassolution díbholaíochdeodarant ceist oidhreachtaquestion of inheritance os cionn cláirlaid out (dead) uisce reoiteiced water a thuairimseanhis opinion prochógahovels drochfháistinebad prophecy buagift tairbhebenefit ar nós cuma liomindifferently a shúile sáite i ngile na cathrach amuighhis eyes staring at the whiteness of the city outside marfachdeadly ag dul don éag mar cháchgoing the way of all flesh beathalivelihood bean feasafortune-teller go frimhagúilmockingly ag ceilt na seanscéine uirthihiding the old terror from her beag beann ar bhrothallindifferent to heat anamsoul an dea-scéalthe good news an drochscéalthe bad news á pholladhstabbing him a ghéaga leata faoi chosa an domhainhis legs open under the feet of the world

Agus tharla insan áit sin go ndearna Balor a chuid géag uachtaracha a leathadh agus a chuid géag íochtaracha a leathadh agus dhírigh aire na beirte ar leithead a leata.

Tá a shúile léirithe mar logaill dhorcha agus an béal scréachach leata mar fholús dubh gan deireadh.