next to the last

an airship or hot-air balloon, especially one that is tethered

to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax

excess; overabundance

absurd or nonsensical talk or ideas

a style of Japanese film and television animation, typically aimed at adults as well as children

having a background sprinkled with representations of flowers, as certain tapestries or pieces of glasswork

with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward

having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd

tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental

pertaining to dancing

(in the Roman Catholic Church) officiate as bishop, especially at Mass

a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity

neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping

a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner