mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
morning star; Venus; preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
idea; design; motif; conception; intention
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
in the same way as; just like
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
actor; actress; player; performer
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
last chapter (book, etc.)
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
change; transition; vicissitudes
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
leisure; leisure time; spare time