misdirected
botched, bungled, butchered, fumbled, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-contrived, ill-devised, ill-done, ill-executed, ill-managed, impolitic, misconducted, misguided, misinformed,
convexity - arching, belly, boss, bump, circularity, colophon, concavity, convolution, crookedness, curvature, curving, dent, dint, excrescence, fingerprint,
show how - account for, catechize, civilize, clarify, clear up, crack, decipher, demonstrate, demythologize, direct, edify, educate, elucidate, enlighten, exemplify,
gaming house - casino, crib, flat, gambling house, hell, joint, pool room ,
play dumb - bosom, classify, conceal, file and forget, hold out on, keep, keep back, keep between us, keep buttoned up, keep close, keep dark, keep from, keep in ignorance, keep mum, keep quiet,
gilt-edged - divine, exquisite, glorious, golden, heavenly, immense, magnificent, marvellous, sensational, splendid, sterling, super, superb, superfine, terrific,
harrow - afflict, agonize, ail, badger, bait, bedevil, bite, bloody, burn, chafe, claw, cog, comb, convulse, crag,
meal ticket - angel, backer, patron, sponsor, supporter ,
impulsively - abruptly, at half cock, bang, capriciously, chaotically, dash, erratically, every which way, hastily, head first, head over heels, headlong, heels over head, helter-skelter, higgledy-piggledy,
interdicted - foul, illegal, pale, taboo, unlawful, unmentionable ,
the present time - newness, now, times, today ,
show how - account for, catechize, civilize, clarify, clear up, crack, decipher, demonstrate, demythologize, direct, edify, educate, elucidate, enlighten, exemplify,
gaming house - casino, crib, flat, gambling house, hell, joint, pool room ,
play dumb - bosom, classify, conceal, file and forget, hold out on, keep, keep back, keep between us, keep buttoned up, keep close, keep dark, keep from, keep in ignorance, keep mum, keep quiet,
gilt-edged - divine, exquisite, glorious, golden, heavenly, immense, magnificent, marvellous, sensational, splendid, sterling, super, superb, superfine, terrific,
harrow - afflict, agonize, ail, badger, bait, bedevil, bite, bloody, burn, chafe, claw, cog, comb, convulse, crag,
meal ticket - angel, backer, patron, sponsor, supporter ,
impulsively - abruptly, at half cock, bang, capriciously, chaotically, dash, erratically, every which way, hastily, head first, head over heels, headlong, heels over head, helter-skelter, higgledy-piggledy,
interdicted - foul, illegal, pale, taboo, unlawful, unmentionable ,
the present time - newness, now, times, today ,

