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first thing in the morning

2

assurance; guarantee

1

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

2

crisis prevention; crisis avoidance

1

shin; shank; lower leg

1

written request

1

returning home; going home; coming home; getting home

1

memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child

1

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)

1

graduate school

1

location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is

1

probity check; background investigation

1

aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

to mark a correct answer with a circle

1

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

1

blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

1

cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do

1

taking (a picture or video) secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret (video) recording; filming without someone's knowledge

1

lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward

1

to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel

1

personal identification number; PIN; password number

2

complete change; about-face

1

to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed

1

to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)

1

switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering

1

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

1

to spend time (on doing something)

2

cousin (younger female)

1

visit to a grave

1

large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive

1

uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless

1

tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab

6

terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)

1

invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)

1

one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior

1

slacks

1

leather shoes; leather boots

1

tool; implement

3

belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone

3

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

1

street clothes

1

young person; youth; young

1

interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)

1

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

1

wig

1

to wear glasses; to put on glasses

1