1) diadem: a crown, worn especially as a sign of royal power

2) on sober reflection: after some serious thought

3) saunter: to walk in a slow relaxed way

4) festoon: to decorate sb/sth with flowers, coloured paper, etc.,

often as a part of celebration

5) fecund: fertile

6) drapery: fabric or clothing hanging in loose folds

7) to cut a swathe through sth: to pass through a particular area

destroying a large part of it

8) ecstatic: very happy and enthusiastic

9) elated: very happy over sth

10) bower: a pleasant place in the shade under trees or climbing

plants in a wood or garden

11) vista: a beautiful view

12) subservient: less important than sth else

13) paragon: a perfect example of sth

14) paradigm: a typical example or pattern of sth

15) all told: with all people, etc. counted and included

16) hard-line: (of a person) having very fixed beliefs and being
unlikely or unwilling to change them

17) allegation: a public statement that is made without proof,

accusing sb for doing something wrong or illegal

18) unequivocal: expressing your opinion or intention very clearly and

firmly

19) rattle the sabre: threaten war

20) down to the ground: completely, thoroughly

21) down the wind: at the direction of the wind

22) salubrious: health-giving

23) Aaron’s Serpent: that which is powerful enough to overcome and neutralise
all rivals.

24) Abderitan: foolish.

25) (to) Bark at the moon: to labour in vain.

26) Go to blazes!: an euphuism for “Go to hell!”

27) (to) Blow the Buck’s horn: to profit oneself nothing.

28) Calico: a cotton cloth.

29) Mundane Egg: the egg from which the world was hatched according to the
Phoenician, Egyptian, Hindu, and Japanese theologies.

30) The right hand of Jove: lightening.

31) (to) Go west: to die (Gaelic idiom).

32) Days marked with a white stone: happy days

33) Dunce: stupid.