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clear solution; clean decision

2

had better ...; may as well ...

1

detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright

3

privately; with outsiders barred; en famille

1

epidemiology; the study of epidemics

1

low frequency

1

exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable

1

the intellectual class

1

black joke; black comedy; morbid humor

1

private talk; confidential talk; secret talk

1

creating patterns in human flesh through scarification

1

ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)

1

cautery; cauterization

2

body art

1

to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby

1

smith; blacksmith

1

herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous

1

Sentinel

1

gatekeeper (in suicide prevention); person who prevents others from committing suicide (by noticing they are depressed and talking to them about it, etc.); gatekeeper (in media, networking, etc.)

1

ultimatum

1

dressing up

1

perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual

1

to carry a plan forward

1

to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

2

act of self-advertisement; publicity stunt

1

(whole) group

1

binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money

1

piece placed to block opponent's check; interposed piece

2

identification tag

1

foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land

2

ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest

1

sigh (of admiration or lamentation)

1

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

1

roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file

1

angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)

1

decorative lights; illumination

2

intonation

1

cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking

1

once in a lifetime; once in one's life

1

to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)

1

to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up

2

sampling

2

composer

2

musician; bandsman

1

selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf

2

sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)

1

product past its prime; TV show, video game, etc. that has jumped the shark

1

sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing

1

hatchet

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white light; corona

1