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; person who raised a matter
wild wavy hair; "sauvage" hairdo
at this point; at this 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
open; spacious; extensive
study; library; den; home office; reading room
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
handbook; instruction book; manual
meal eaten without doing any work; unearned food; (fig.) living idly
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
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)
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
move; movement; movement (of data); transfer; (data) migration
without permission; without notice
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
successor; replacement; second wife
to knock down; to knock off
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
former (incumbent); predecessor
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless