to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
measuring instrument; instrumentation
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
on the cheap side; comparatively cheap; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a lower score
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to pour; to add (liquid); to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to light (a fire); to burn