-tranquil:calmness "The drop of a head as she bent over her sewing was curiously tranquil."
-placid:quiet "Her skin for this was her sixth month with child-had acquired a wonderful translucent quality, the mouth was soft, and the eyes, with her new placid look...darker than before."
-punctually:precise "When the clock said ten minutes to five,she began to listen,and a few moments later,punctually as always,she heard...in the lock.
-luxuriate:delight "She loved to luxuriate in the presence of this man,and to feel-almost as a sunbather...alone together.
-parcel:a liquid "She put the parcel down on the table and went through into the living room,and when she saw...rather a shock."
-precinct:a space that has boundaries "She know them both-she know nearly all the man at that precinct-and she fell...kneeling by the body."
-congealed:solidfy "Noonan discovered a small patch of congealed blood on the dead man's head."
-premises:a proposition an argument is based on "The murderer may have taken it with him,but on the other hand he may have thrown it away or hidden it somewhere on the premises.
-spanner:a wrench "Would she mind having a look around to see if anything was missing-a very big spanner,for example,or a heavy metal vase.
-exasperated:to irritate "The four men searching the rooms seemed to be growing weary,a trifle exasperated.
-sergeant:an officer "When the segeant returned the second time,she looked at him with her large,dark tearful eyes."
-sledgehammer:a tool "The doc says his skull was smashed all to pieces just like from a sledgehammer.
-blissful:happy "For her,this was always a blissful time of day."