habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
leaving everything up to someone else
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
confused; inconsistent; incoherent; patchy
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
sparsely eating; having a small appetite
merits; distinguished services
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
(someone else's) child; child; kid
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
national defence; national defense
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
newly appointed; inaugural
free time; time at leisure
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
building addition or extension; an annex
partly open; in half bloom
to kick out; to cut back (on spending)
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)