vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
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
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
(made of) stone; stone-built
pressure; oppression; suppression
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
complicated and mysterious
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
central part; heart (of a city)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
duty; function; office; mission; task
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
contraband (goods); prohibited goods
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
imperfect product (sold at a discounted price); defect merchandise
to palm off; to force a sale
receiver's shop; pawnshop which knowingly buys stolen goods
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
members; member; constituent
to hide; to conceal oneself
well-known; noted; celebrated
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to look around; to survey
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
of tender years; very young
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery