Gafa

• imeachtaí an scéil


  events of the story
• uirlisí

  implements
• steallaire


  syringe
• easpa cumarsáide


  lack of communicaton
• ina luí ar leac an dorais

  lying on the doorstep
• gan aithne gan urlabhra

  unconcious
• marcanna ar a sciathán

  marks on his arm
• andúlleach drugaí


  drug addict
• ionad comhairle


  advisory centre
• da réir a cheile

  gradually
• fear lamh deise


  right hand man
• cuireann sé i gcéill

  he pretends
• caidreamh náireach


  affair
• airgead seachtainúil

  weekly keep
• níos doimhne san andúileachas

  deeper into addiction
• torthaí na meancóg


  the results of his mistakes
• ródhaileog


  overdose
• meadaíonn an fhadhb


  the problem increases
• buaicphointe


  climax
• ar fheabhas agus is feidir leí

  as best she can
• feictear tost


  silence is seen
• sciúirse na ndrugaí


  the scourge of drugs
• an ndriochiompar a chlúdú suas

  to cover their bad behaviour
• sáite sa stíl beatha


  stuck in the lifestyle
• gníomhaí míchuí 


  innapropriate actions
• réadúil agus sochreidte


  realist and believable
• craiceann na firinne


  the skin of truth
• imeallaithe ina teach féin


  isolated in her own house
• tuigimid an cás


  we feel her pain
• lucht meirleachais


  the outlaws
• umar dorcha na handuile

  dark pit of addiction
• tá a saol ina chíor thuathail


  her life is a mess
• faoi ghreim go daingean ag heroin


  hooked on heroin
• snathaid


  needle
• Leathnaíonn súile Eithne i logaill a cinn

  Eithne's eyes widen in the sockets of her head
• ag ealú on réalachas


  escape from reality
• easaontas


  disagreement
• pléascann Eoin amach ag gáire


  eoin burst out laughing
• comhartha eile


  another sign
• tá teannas i bhfeidhm ar an léitheoir ag an bpointe seo

  tension is felt by the reader at this point