المفردات

· commonly used or practiced; usual

his accustomed thoroughness

· become taut or tauter

Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly

· to remove

he shed his image as a pushy boss

· provide physical relief, as from pain

This pill will relieve your headaches

· engaged in as a pastime

an amateur painter

· emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

bubbling champagne

· not carefully or expertly made

managed to make a crude splint

· a movement downward

the rise and fall of the tides

· an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)

an habitue of the racetrack

· characterized by enmity or ill will

a hostile nation

· highly educated; having extensive information or understanding

knowing instructors

· a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

he provided a liaison with the guerrillas

· cause to suffer a blight

Too much rain may blight the garden with mold

· easily or conveniently transported

a portable television set

· blessed with privileges

the privileged few

· gather, as of natural products

harvest the grapes

· (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay

· of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled

man is a voluntary agent

· an authoritative person who divines the future

· grow bald; lose hair on one's head

He is balding already

· as a matter of instinct

he instinctively grabbed the knife

· having no meaning or direction or purpose

a meaningless endeavor

· be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities

The room abounded with screaming children

· relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics

esthetic values