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true to form/ˌtruː tə ˈfɔːrm/ /ˌtruː tuː ˈfɔːrm/
According to one's nature; as expected.

wont/wɒnt/ /woʊnt/
One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.

wayward/ˈweɪwɚd/
Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray

slackening/ˈslækənɪŋ/ /ˈslæknɪŋ/
The act by which something slackens; loss of speed, tautness, etc.

deviation/diviˈeɪʃən/
The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road

handiest/ˈhændiɪst/ /ˈhɛndiɪst/
Physically violent; tending to use one's fists.

spirals/ˈspaɪrəlz/
A self-sustaining process with a lot of momentum involved, so it is difficult to accelerate or stop it at once.

tell/tɛl/
A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogation), that reveals information that the person exhibiting the behavior is attempting to withhold.

fissiparous/fɪˈsɪpəɹəs/
Factious, tending to break into pieces

obscurant/ɒbˈskjʊəɹənt/ /ɑbˈskjəɹənt/
Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.