editor (in publishing, etc.)
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
definite decision; final decision
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
black lustre; black luster
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
uncool man; dork; geek; dweeb; nerd
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
blank email (e.g. for signing up to an email list)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
narrow; thin (sized); slender