eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
similar figures (in geometry)
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
demolition contractor; wrecker; scrapyard; junkyard; auto wrecker
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
that is to say; so that means
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description