magician; conjurer; illusionist
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
half-finished (cigarette); half-smoked
vanity case; cosmetics case
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
lidded; covered; container with a lid
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
estrangement; neglect; alienation; casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
gluttony; satiation; engorgement
obedience; submission; resignation
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
black rotary-dial telephone