Meaning of "not conspicuously tall" What is the meaning of "not conspicuously tall"? Is it "tall, but not too much" or "not tall"? P.S. It is a quote from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: "He was not conspicuously tall, his features were striking but not conspicuously handsome."

"Notoriety" is only "famous for bad"? I found the following dialog in comic: -Excuse me, do we pay the bill up front or will you bring it to the table? -Oh heavens! Pish posh! To serve the gentry has been an honor, ma'am! The notoriety alone is so valuable that to charge you would be a crime. It is more like "notoriety" means "famous for good" in the context of the whole comic , can it be?

What does "have the air of somebody" mean? "I've known a few mighty strategists, and she sure has the air of one." I don't quite understand what "has the air of one" means.

Is there a difference between "continue" and "continue on"? In particular, I'm interested about sentence "I will continue on" from song "I Will Continue (Silverlay's Theme)", but perhaps it does not make sense without the context (comic). As I understand it, it means that the character will continue to exist or do smth.

Two (or more) meanings of "choked" I read the following dialogue in the comics: A: But I almost choked. D: No need to dig out the old jokes. In comments to the comic they write that it should be "suffocated", not "choked". I guess this is a pun (dirty?), so I found other meanings of "choked" in Google. One of them is "girl that gets fatalitized". When I search for "fatalitized", Google again gives out the definitions of the word "choked". I also found dirty jokes with "choked", but I didn't understand meaning of the jokes. So what are the meanings of these words?

What does «A.D.U.I.» mean? I read the comic and I found this: «Favoutite drink: Strawberry margaritas A.D.U.I.: 4 Type of drunk: Accident prone and flirtatious» And such notes with «Favoutite drink», «A.D.U.I.» and "«Type of drunk» are for different people. So, what does «A.D.U.I.» mean?Just now I noticed a note from below. Average drinks until intoxicated. How to close this question?

Is "pony" used as plural word? If I want to say plural of "pony", can I just say "pony" or only "ponies"?

"shooer" and "I'm not exactly known for my jokes" Part of dialogue: -What? Are you joking? -I'm not exactly known for my jokes, Vibrant! You didn't make me the shooer for my abilty to incite giggles. What does "I'm not exactly known for my jokes" and "shooer" mean? I guess that "I'm not exactly known for my jokes" means that she is not sure if she is joking. If I'm wrong, correct me.

What is "manning shops"? Full sentence is «That's odd, this temple used to have plenty of humans manning shops and tending gardens, but now it's almost empty.».