clear solution; clean decision
had better ...; may as well ...
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
creating patterns in human flesh through scarification
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
useless; worthless; half-man (esp. upper body); (arch.) half day (e.g. when working)
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
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.)
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
act of self-advertisement; publicity stunt
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
piece placed to block opponent's check; interposed piece
identification tag; dog tag
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
decorative lights; illumination
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
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
sampling; taking a sample; sampling; distributing free samples
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
to become strained (of a relationship); to become discordant; to become unfriendly; to become awkward; to go sour
thing that is past its prime; thing that is no longer popular or relevant; thing that has become obsolete
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing