outsiders
A pair of nippers for turning a key in a keyhole from the outside.
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outskirts
The area surrounding a city or town; suburb.
overlapping
That overlaps something else
paced
Having a (particular) pace
pagan
Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions.
planetary
Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion of planets.
playboy
A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.
porcelain
A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.
programmer
One who writes computer programs.
promoter
One who promotes.
psalm
A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.
psychiatry
The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.
pursuant
That pursues.
recycled
That has been through a recycling process.
repetitive
Happening many times in a similar way; containing repetition; repeating.
reversal
The state of being reversed.
rue
To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.
Saturdays
On Saturday; each Saturday.
savvy
Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.
scanner
One who scans.
schizophrenia
A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions.
scratching
The act or sound of something being scratched.
seriousness
The state or quality of being serious.
sparkling
Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light.
Stafford
A Staffordshire bull terrier.
submitting
submissive
subsidy
Financial support or assistance, such as a grant.
superficial
Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.
sweaty
Covered in sweat.
tailored
Adjusted by a tailor, fitted.
taps
A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo; the signal is sometimes also given during the funeral of a soldier.
thinner
A liquid substance used to thin the consistency of another liquid.
tipping
The practice of leaving a tip (gratuity).
topping
Wonderful.
tracing
The reproduction of an image made by copying it through translucent paper.
upstream
In a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid (typically water); upriver.
vapor
something that lacks substance or reality
veronica
The image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this.
vow
A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order.
waitress
A female attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, café, or similar.
walnut
A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans.
waterfront
The land alongside a body of water.
A message sent via WhatsApp.
Winchester
A Winchester rifle, typically a lever-action repeater.
witty
Clever; amusingly ingenious.
woven
Fabricated by weaving.
zack
Sixpence.
acquaintance
A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship.
ambush
The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack or kill by surprise.
amelia
The congenital absence of one or more limbs.
amend
To make better; improve.
arranging
Arrangement.
arrogance
The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.
Aussie
Australian.
baptism
A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.
blond
Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
blur
To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.
boogie
A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril cavity.
booker
One who makes a reservation.
bowel
A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
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