navigable	that can be navigated
namesake	a person who has the same name
onrush	a strong forward rush or flow
nondescript	without any characteristical features
quizzical	surprising and demanding some answer
offhand	without looking it up
nonplussed	confused, puzzled
peckish	hungry
to offload	to get rid of sth by passing it to sb else
offset	compensated
ingoings	the money that is paid to your bank account
outgoings	the money that you spend
piecemeal	piece by piece
peerless	superior to all the others
pockmark	any hollow mark left on the skin after some infection
nippy	chilly
noncommital	not showing what he really thinks
to pontificate	to speak as if you were the only one who has a right opinion
plainspoken	frank
pitfall	a trap
preparatory	preparing for sth, introductory
preparedness	a state of being prepared
praiseworthy	deserving praise
to pussyfoot around	to wonder/ to risk without thinking of consequences
threadbare	weary and thin
to give sb the runaround	to treat sb in a deceitful, evasive manner
socialite	a person that attends many parties
stopgap	sb/sth that acts as a temporary substitute
spitter	saliva
shoehorn	a device that helps to put shoes on
to run on a shoestring	to have little money to spend