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Reunion by John Cheever


flesh the soft substance of the body, covering the bones

doom inevitable destruction or ruin, fate, especially a tragic or ruinous one.

rankness the attribute of having a strong offensive smell

hail to call to sb to attract their attention

boisterous noisy and full of energy

Beefeater a famous English gin

gibson a dry martini garnished with a small pickled onion.

cross-question to question closely

stirrup one of the metal rings that hang on each side of a horse's saddle to support the rider's foot

snappy lively, quick

impudent rude

come off it! used to disagree with sb, rudely

patronage financial support

get a rise out of sb to make sb react in an angry way by saying sth that you know will annoy them