Unmanned by the dark

He was not accustomed to being made light of

He took it for acquiescence (reluctant acceptance)
he had found his vantage point under a sentinel tree
rueful (apologetic) smile
dread coiled within her as a snake

sybaritic
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sybaritic
(sb-rtk)
adj.
1. Devoted to or marked by pleasure and luxury.
2. Sybaritic Of or relating to Sybaris or its people.
Life on board here becomes sybaritically simple

Avoid meaningless modifiers

bonus a bonus is something that is more than what was expected
/ fact a fact is something that is true
gift a gift isnt paid for by the person receiving it, so its free
haven a haven is a place of protection
history history is past events
planning planning is the act of making a plan
proximity proximity is the state of being near
scrutinise to scrutinise is to examine something carefully
surprise a surprise is unexpected
together to combine is to bring together
warning a warning is something that tells of possible danger or trouble

Reduce phrases
because of the fact that/ due to the fact that because
brought up raised
find out determine, investigate
give a definition define
give consideration to/ take into account consider
grow in size grow
in reference to about, regarding
in the event of/that if
make a contribution contribute
made a decision decided
make contact with contact
on a daily basis daily
put up with tolerate
united as one united
with regards to regarding, concerning
 Prefer active voice to passive voice
All the puppies were fed by you You fed all the puppies
Even if you dont know who fed all the puppies:
All the puppies were fed Someone fed all the puppies

Remove words like very and extremely and find a better word
The dog ran very quickly across the oval The dog sprinted across the oval
Your dog is extremely cute! Your dog is adorable!

at the end of your tether

C2 MAINLYUK US USUALLY at the end of your rope having nostrength or patience left:By six o'clock after
a busy day I'm at the end of my tether.

rule the roost

phrase of rule
1. 1.
be in complete control.
"in this particular society men rule the roost and women have a low status and
few rights"

titillating
ttlet/
adjective
1. arousing mild sexual excitement or interest; salacious.
"she let slip titillating details about her clients"

Profligate, as a noun or as an adjective, implies recklessly wasting your money on extravagant

luxury. Profligate behavior is a lot of fun, but you'll regret it later when you get your charge card bill.
Any time someone behaves in a reckless, amoral, or wasteful way, they are engaging
in profligate behavior.