deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
perversity; cantankerous; eccentric
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
national character; regional character
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
depression; low spirits; dejection
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
at the last moment; this late in the game
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
open; spacious; extensive
study; library; den; home office; reading room
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
handbook; instruction book; manual
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)