gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
journal; magazine; periodical
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
general public; the masses
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
catching someone's attention by winking and tugging at their sleeve
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
well-bred; of good upbringing
gesture; gesticulation; motion
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
order; command; directions; instructions
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
calamity; misfortune; disaster
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious