courteous, 彬彬有礼的
get sth. across, 清楚地表达
salve, 慰藉;抚平 | to salve one's conscience
thrash, 彻底打击;抽打
correspondence, 信件,通信往来
mortified, 极其羞愧,窘迫的
butty, 疯疯癫癫的,傻里傻气的
forte, 强项,特长
envoy, 使者,特使
fortuitously, 偶然地,巧合地
coincide, 同时发生;相符
heady, 令人振奋的;头脑发热的 | the heady news of victory