| Question | Answer |
| gyre
turning and turning in the widening gyre | virvel, krets |
| wily
was a wily craftsman | illistig, lömsk |
| harmattan
in the harmattan | torr, sandmättad nordostligvind (endast i västafrika) |
| severe
a very severe look | sträng, hård |
| springs
to walk on springs | gå på fjädrar |
| improvident
was lazy and improvident | slösaktig, vårdslös |
| gourds
he immediately bought gourds of palm-wine | kurbits, kalebass (växt som används till flaskor) |
| folly
he saw the folly of not eating | dåraktighet, galenskap |
| stoop
he was tall but very thin and had a slight stoop | lutning, böjning |
| leisurely
sailing leisurely against the blue sky | utan brådska, i lugn och ro |
| beamed
and his face beamed | sken upp |
| intricate
he could her in his mind's ear the blood-stirring and intricate rhythms | invecklande |
| string
It was called a string | snöre |
| sinister
and more sinister than the anger | olycksbådande |
| foolhardy
and if anybody was so foolhardy | dumdristig |
| imperious
as the proud and imperious emissary of war | övermodig, högdragen |
| emissary | sändebud |
| idleness | lathet |
| bitterly
wept bitterly | bittert |
| dogged
they came when misfortune dogged their steps | envis, en som inte släpper taget |
| shrine
into the shrine | helgonagrav |
