a detective

big and strong; muscular

investigate the contents of; a collection of odd items

persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up

to tear to pieces; split violently apart

no longer active; gone out of use

to exist widely, be in general use; to get someone to do something by urging

sure to happen, unavoidable

to make good, replace

(n.) courage in the face of hardship or danger; (v.) to make a grating sound

to be thrifty; to be extremely sparing with; to give little attention or effort to

so amazed that one is unable to speak, bewildered

to give a false or misleading account of; to twist out of shape

(n.) a humorous or ridiculous imitation; (v.) to make fun of something by imitating it

an easy pace

having sudden and temporary brilliance

deliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property

fixed deeply and firmly; forming a part of the inmost being

an object surviving from an earlier time