achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
drunkenness; intoxication
sobering up; method of sobering up
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
how long; how far; how much
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
evening; night; nighttime
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to become frayed; to become loose
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
truth is stranger than fiction
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
passion; temper; irritability
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
in person; personally; (do) oneself
the same as something was reputed to be
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest