readily to accept good advice

difficult to move even one step

be moved by what one sees

keep close to

be taken by surprise

cursory(in a hurry; heels over head)

be rollock naked

twinned

so miserable that one cannot bear seeing it

range upon range of mountains(undulating mountains)

help sb.'s to fulfill his wish

a treaty signed under coercion(humiliating treaty of peace)

the matin bells and vesper drums--daily call to religious life

publicity(cut a smart figure)

say fine-sounding things( use high-flown words)

sing a tune opposite to that of (harp on a discordant tune)

dismiss(boot out)

flog a dead horse(rehash)

a very ugly person(a freak of nature)

big mouth(loquacious woman)