twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to head home; to leave for home
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to be entwined; to be involved
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
supervised; under surveillance
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
sobering up; method of sobering up
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
square; formal; prim; stuffy
now that; since; so long as; because
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
according to plan; as planned; on target
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to compose; to put together
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental