| queror, -ī, questus sum | complain |
| dē, prep, with abl. | down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of |
| turba, -ae f. | crowd |
| castrēnsis, -e | of the camp, military |
| negōtium, -ī, n. | business, matter; task, trouble, difficulty |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| tamquam (adv., conj.) | as, just as; as if |
| summus, -a, -um | uppermost, highest, greatest |
| ōtium, -ī n. | leisure, rest; peace, quiet |
| perfruor, -fruī, -frūctus sum | enjoy to the full (+ abl.) |
| lūsus, -ūs m. | play, game, sport |
| ineptiae, -ārum f. pl. | silliness, absurdities, trifles, nonsense |
| noster, -tra, -trum | our |
| legō, legere, lēgī, lēctus | choose, pick out; read |
| amō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | love |
| flāgitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | demand urgently |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| similis, -e | like, similar (vērī similis: likely) |
| condō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | put together, found; store away |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| mediocriter (adv.) | moderately (nōn mediocriter: greatly) |
| incitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | stir up, provoke |
| incipiō, -ere, incēpī, inceptum | begin |
| enim, conj. | for |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| genus, generis, n. | kind, nature |
| studium, -ī, n. | eagerness, zeal; study, pursuit |
| sōlum (adv.); solum, -ī n. | only (nōn sōlum … sed etiam: not only … but also); ground, soil |
| oblectātiō, -ōnis f. | delight, amusement, entertainment |
| vērum (conj.) | but, but in fact; nōn modo ... vērum etiam: not only ... but also |
| etiam, adv. | and now, also, too, even |
| glōria, -ae, f. | glory |
| petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus | seek, ask; attack |
| post, adv. | after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind |
| iūdicium, -ī n. | trial, court; judgment |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| vir, virī, m. | man |
| ērudītus, -a, -um | learned, educated, cultivated |
| gravis, -e | heavy; severe, grievous, serious |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.) | over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning |
| iste, ista, istud, dem. pron. | that of yours, that |
| vērus, -a, -um | true; rē vērā, in truth, in fact |
| nunc, adv. | now |
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| āctus, -ūs m. | proceeding, course of action, procedure |
| modicē (adv.) | moderately, with restraint; slightly |
| sed, conj. | but |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| distringō, -ere, -strīnxī, -strictus | stretch apart; keep busy, distract |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| fīniō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus | bound, limit; end |
| aliquis, -quid, indef. pron. | someone, any one, something, anything, some, any |
| īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron. | the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| benignus, -a, -um | kind, friendly, generous |
| sinus, -ūs, m. | bosom, lap |
| mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus | send |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| passerculus, -ī m. | little sparrow |
| columbulus, -ī m. | little dove |
| inter, prep, with acc. | among, between |
| aquila, -ae f. | eagle; the eagle standard of a legion |
| vester, -tra, -trum | your |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| penna, -ae f. | feather; (pl.) wings |
| sī, conj. | if |
| placeō, -ēre, placuī, placitum (+ dat.) | please (placuit eī: he decided) |
| tantum, adv. | so much or far, only |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| contineō, -tinēre, -tinuī, -tentus | hold together, keep within, shut up in; bound |
| cavea, -ae f. | seating area of a theatre; the spectators; cage, enclosure |
| nīdus, -ī m. | nest |
| cūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | take care of; (+ gerundive) have something done |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |