A SUDDEN CLEVER IDEA	BRAINWAVE
EXTREMELY CAREFULLY; WITH GREAT ATTENTION TO DETAIL	METICULOUSLY
A DEEP BOTTOMLESS HOLE	ABYSS
BEHAVING TOWARDS SOMEONE AS IF ONE WERE BETTER OR MORE IMPORTANT THAN THEM	PATRONISING
LONG, HARD WORK	TOIL / DRUDGERY
TOOK PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHOUT NEEDING PAYMENT OR PERMISSION (E.G. FOR MILITARY PURPOSES)	COMMANDEERED
TOOK HOLD OF EAGERLY, QUICKLY OR FORCEFULLY	SEIZED
THE STEP OF A LADDER	RUNG
THE PERSON OR CHARCTER AFTER WHOM SOMETHING IS NAMED	EPONYMOUS
UNTIL THAT TIME	HITHERTO
BEHAVED IN A NOISY, THREATENING WAY, ESP. IN ORDER TO GET SOMEONE TO DO WHAT ONE WANTED	HECTORED
WALKED SLOWLY, ESP. WITH DIFFICULTY AND GREAT EFFORT	PLODDED
PRODUCING A SHARP FEELING OF SADNESS OR PITY	POIGNANT
EXTREMELY BAD	WRETCHED
LARGE AREA (E.G. OF GRASS OR CROPS)	SWATHE
REMAINING IN EXISTENCE, ESP. IN SPITE OF DIFFICULTIES	ENDURING
SENSE OF SHAME OR DISHONOUR	IGNOMINY
REGARDED SOMETHING WITH THE FEELING THAT IT IS WORTHLESS	DISDAINED
BAFFLED; UNABLE TO REPLY	STUMPED
STUBBORN; REFUSE TO CHANGE ONE'S BELIEFS OR FEELINGS	OBDURATE