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ashtray

1

abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!

1

to be given up; to be discontinued

1

a short while ago; already

3

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

1

effect; efficacy; validity; potency

7

exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular

1

to keep balance

1

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

4

being lost for words

2

powerful; strong

4

equilibrium; balance

2

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

2

uncertain; vague; ambiguous

1

perception; sensation; awareness

2

to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer

1

unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic

2

use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

2

talk about divorce or separation

2

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

2

hindsight-based opinion

1

imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

1

these

5

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

1

how can (one) do something

1

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

16

contemplation; meditation

2

jinx; omen (can be a good omen)

1

to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)

1

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

1

chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

1

mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

2

change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest

1

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

3

rule of thumb

1

answer; solution

1

to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer

2

nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country

3

item; something that one "just has to have"

5

to be hesitant; to feel timid

2

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

all times and places; all ages and countries

1

devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

2

holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)

1

peach (Prunus persica)

1

originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

2

to contract (a disease); to suffer from

1

patient

1

toxin; poisonous substance

1