[單字] The Reader – Chapter One

hepatitis : inflammation of the liver (肝炎)
queasy : causing nausea (使人嘔吐的)
sensation : a mental process (as seeing, hearing, or smelling) resulting from the immediate external stimulation of a sense organ often as distinguished from a conscious awareness of the sensory process (感覺)
clench : close (sth) tightly or press (two things) firmly together (緊閉)
lean against : 斜靠
assault : a violent physical or verbal attack (襲擊)
seize : to take hold of (抓住)
pail : bucket (桶)
tap / faucet : 水龍頭
sluice down : 洩洪, 衝洗