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    Hawker

    A thing on which a bird alights or roosts, typically a branch or a horizontal rod or bar in a birdcage
    A lot of rain in a short time.
    A person's emotional state or the atmosphere of a place as communicated to and felt by others
    A person who travels around selling goods, typically advertising them by shouting
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    Mesmerizing

    Being unable to feel something, physically or emotionally.
    Devoutly religious
    Sudden and unexpected, often in an unpleasant way
    To hold one's attention in an almost magnetic way
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    Cajole

    Splash with a sticky or viscous liquid
    Extend out, over, or beyond the main body or line of something
    Crush (a hard or brittle foodstuff) with the teeth, making a loud but muffled grinding sound
    Persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery
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    Spellbound

    To hold one's complete attention, as if in a spell
    Delicately small and pretty
    Sedate, respectable, and unadventurous
    Affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important
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    Wheedle

    (of a bright light) blind (a person) temporarily
    Employ endearments or flattery to persuade someone to do something or give one something
    To become swollen with fluid or gas.
    To step on something with force.
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    Beckon

    To literally or figuratively gesture with the hand or head to encourage someone to come nearer or to follow
    Wave or swing or cause to wave or swing wildly
    (of a person or animal) hold on tightly to
    Form small creases or wrinkles in the surface of something, especially the skin of the face as the result of a facial expression
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    Seductive

    Moving slowly and showing little enthusiasm or effort
    Slightly wet
    Hidden or secret
    Very tempting
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    Lure

    Coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance
    To come close together in a group
    Imitate (something) while exaggerating its characteristic features for comic effect
    Tempt (a person or an animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward.
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    Beguile

    (of a bright light) blind (a person) temporarily
    To charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way.
    Wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort
    To cause something to catch fire or become inflamed.
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    Ploy

    A dull, heavy sound, such as that made by an object falling to the ground
    The fat of sea mammals, but sometimes also referring to the extra weight of a person
    A cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage
    A man who is concerned with his clothes and appearance in an affected and excessive way; a dandy
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