Bat:

A small animal like a mouse with wings that flies around at night ➔         fruit bat

A religious ceremony held when a Jewish girl reaches the age of 13 and is considered an adult in her religion [↪ bar mitzvah]

               

Spleen:

An organ near your stomach that controls the quality of your blood

Anger, especially unreasonable or unfair anger:

Obviously you're annoyed, but that doesn't give you the right to              vent       your       spleen  on me (=get angry with me).

Conger eel:

A large fish that looks like a snake

               

Totter:

 To walk or move unsteadily from side to side as if you are going to fall over:

Lorimar swayed a little, tottered, and fell.

If a political system or organization totters, it becomes less strong and is likely to stop working

               

Potion:

A drink intended to have a special or magical effect on the person who drinks it, or which is intended to poison them:

A magic potion

A love potion

A medicine, especially one that seems strange or old-fashioned

Scarlet:

Bright red

If you go scarlet, your face becomes red, usually because you are embarrassed or angry [= blush]

Swarthy:

Someone who is swarthy has dark skin:

A small, swarthy man

A swarthy complexion

Heed:

To pay attention to someone's advice or warning:

If she had only  heeded                my          warnings, none of this would have happened.

                               

                               

Beware:

Used to warn someone to be careful because something is dangerous

Beware of          

Beware of the dog!

Marble:

A type of hard rock that becomes smooth when it is polished, and is used for making buildings, statues

The columns were of white marble.

A marble statue

Counter:

The place where you pay or are served in a shop, bank, restaurant etc:

He wondered if the girl behind the counter recognized him.

Ledger:

A book in which a business, bank etc records how much money it receives and spends

               

Scale:

The size or level of something, or the amount that something is happening

Scale of               

We had underestimated the scale of the problem.

Scatter:

If someone scatters a lot of things, or if they scatter, they are thrown or dropped over a wide area in an irregular way

               

Glowing:

A report etc that is full of praise:

I've had glowing reports from Neil about your work.

               

Crammed:

Completely full of things or people [= packed]:

The guide is crammed full of useful information.

The streets were crammed with people.