Displacement Stories of Identity and Belonging. Andrea Levy

to rummage through sth to make a thorough search through sth, to examine sth minutely

chipped here: damaged, not cut straight

fringe [frɪndʒ] (BE) front section of a person’s hair (Pony)

lie (BE) here: shape

to tingle to feel a prickling, thrilling sensation

froth here: foamed milk (e.g. in a cappuccino)

to be obliged to sb to owe sth to sb, to be in sb’s debt

Croydon large suburban town to the south of London

mildewed here: damp and mouldy

bone china type of fine porcelain

to leer [ˈlɪə] to cast threatening or frightening sidelong glances at sb

to slump to slouch, to assume a comfortable position

to yank (inf) to pull hard, to drag

benevolence [bɪˈnev^ələnts] kindness

Good Samaritan (from a story in the Bible) sb who shows mercy and kindness to another less fortunate person

to scrounge (inf) to actively seek money or food from any available source (and be unwilling to pay or work for it) (schnorren)

to quiver [ˈkwɪvə] to tremble, shake

poached [pəʊtʃt] cooked delicately and carefully over water (pochiert)

to frown to pull one’s eyebrows together in concentration, displeasure or mistrust

Velcro Klettverschluss

revolving doors three or four doors rotating around a vertical axis within a cylindrical space (Drehtür)