To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen; to secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.

a solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after smelting from raw ore or alloying from constituents.

tall, slim; (of a person) rather ungraceful or awkward.

To move (a liquid or liquid-filled vessel) in a circular motion.

A larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.

concise and meaningful.

Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy.

a group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.

comparative form of slick: more slick; slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.

Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.

simple past tense and past participle of infuse; to steep in a liquid, so as to extract the soluble constituents (usually medicinal or herbal).

present participle of inch

a dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse.

to exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.

A gentle push.

Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.

to bring something out of shape, to misshape.

a written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner.

A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.

The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).