legislature

mean to

as often as not

for goodness' sake

cycad

hard drink

expressionless

horrifyingly

brushy

natural law

pop up

factoid

traveler's check

drag one's heels

beggarly

pavilion

possessive pronoun

prognostic

attending physician

drawing room

diplomatics

dumb

pull oneself together

have someone's number

catechize

take as it comes

bombardment

make a contribution to

backpacker

absentee vote

cemetery

take home

obiter

neatness

noggin

take notice

Minos

lead the way

doornail

lay hold of