Foreign Words, Local Life
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Firm in your purpose
Show your feelings
Paid to do a job
Comes in last place
Sound of hesitating
Mailed it off
Coin's flip side
Unreturnable serve
Clip you can replay
Vital body force
KGB's ancestor
Fixes stuck doors
Love in bloom
Bracelet trinket
Pages from an author
Royal word for I
Sumo grand event
Old word for you
Cars for coffins
Praise to the skies
1938 battle river
To eat in Maori
Backyard floor
Home of the Derby
Battle on the front
Agency born in 1971
Hindi term for bear
Aramaic for father
Gooey stuff for glue
Sheep or memory chip
Cool and trendy
Tavern with beds
Itchy skin from cold
Pregnancy ends
Key to Mensa
Pokémon hit of 2016
Latin word for water
Belief all is one
Foreign Words, Local Life — Solution
August 31, 2026 · 12×11 · Normal
Firm in your purpose
Show your feelings
Paid to do a job
W
Comes in last place
Sound of hesitating
Mailed it off
Coin's flip side
S
Unreturnable serve
A
Clip you can replay
V
R
E
S
O
L
U
T
E
Vital body force
KGB's ancestor
C
H
I
Fixes stuck doors
M
Love in bloom
Bracelet trinket
R
O
M
A
N
C
E
Pages from an author
D
L
O
C
K
S
M
I
T
H
Royal word for I
Sumo grand event
W
E
Old word for you
Cars for coffins
T
H
E
E
Praise to the skies
L
1938 battle river
E
B
R
O
H
E
A
R
S
E
S
To eat in Maori
Backyard floor
K
A
I
Home of the Derby
Battle on the front
Agency born in 1971
R
Hindi term for bear
Aramaic for father
X
Gooey stuff for glue
P
A
S
T
E
C
O
M
B
A
T
Sheep or memory chip
A
Cool and trendy
Tavern with beds
H
I
P
Itchy skin from cold
S
Pregnancy ends
Key to Mensa
A
B
O
R
T
I
O
N
S
C
H
I
L
B
L
A
I
N
Pokémon hit of 2016
G
O
Latin word for water
A
Q
U
A
Belief all is one
M
O
N
I
S
M
Foreign Words, Local Life — The notes
August 31, 2026 · 12×11 · Normal
- RESOLUTEFirm in your purposeResolute describes someone determined and firm in purpose, showing no hesitation about their decision.
- EMOTEShow your feelingsTo emote is to express emotion outwardly. In video games, an emote is also a small animation your character performs to show feeling.
- WORKERPaid to do a jobA worker is anyone employed to do a job, from factory hands to office staff.
- LOSESComes in last placeFrom "lose": someone loses when they come in behind everyone else, whether in a race, a game, or an argument.
- UMMSound of hesitatingUmm is a filler sound people make while thinking of what to say next, showing hesitation in speech.
- SENTMailed it offPast tense of "send": something sent has been dispatched or mailed to its destination.
- TAILSCoin's flip sideTails is the reverse side of a coin, opposite "heads", used to call coin flips.
- ACEUnreturnable serveAn ace is a serve in tennis so fast or well-placed that the opponent can't even touch it.
- VIDEOClip you can replayA video is a recording of moving images, often with sound, that can be watched and replayed.
- CHIVital body forceChi (or qi) is the vital energy believed in Chinese philosophy and medicine to flow through the body.
- CHEKAKGB's ancestorThe Cheka was the Soviet secret police founded by Lenin in 1917, the forerunner of the KGB.
- LOCKSMITHFixes stuck doorsA locksmith is a craftsperson who makes, repairs, and opens locks and keys.
- ROMANCELove in bloomA romance is a love story or a romantic relationship, often full of passion and affection.
- CHARMBracelet trinketA charm is a small trinket worn on a bracelet or necklace, often believed to bring luck.
- WRITINGSPages from an authorWritings are the works produced by an author, whether books, essays, letters, or articles.
- WERoyal word for I"We" is the plural first-person pronoun. Used by monarchs, it's known as the "royal we", as in "we are not amused".
- BASHOSumo grand eventA basho is one of the six annual grand sumo tournaments held in Japan.
- THEEOld word for youThee is the archaic form of "you", once used in everyday English and still heard in old prayers and vows.
- HEARSESCars for coffinsHearses are the vehicles that carry a coffin to a funeral, traditionally black.
- EXTOLPraise to the skiesTo extol is to praise something enthusiastically and at length.
- EBRO1938 battle riverThe Ebro is a major river in northeastern Spain, site of the pivotal 1938 Battle of the Ebro during the Spanish Civil War.
- KAITo eat in MaoriKai is the Maori word for food, and can also be used as a verb meaning "to eat".
- PATIOBackyard floorA patio is a paved outdoor area next to a house, often used for dining or relaxing.
- EPSOMHome of the DerbyEpsom is an English town famous for its racecourse, home to the Epsom Derby since 1780.
- COMBATBattle on the frontCombat is armed fighting between opposing forces, whether in war or a martial arts match.
- OSHAAgency born in 1971OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, began operating in the US in 1971 to protect workers.
- BALUHindi term for bearBalu (or bhalu) is the Hindi word for bear, and the origin of Baloo, the bear in Kipling's Jungle Book.
- ABBAAramaic for fatherAbba is Aramaic for "father", used affectionately, as in the New Testament phrase "Abba, Father".
- PASTEGooey stuff for gluePaste is a thick, sticky substance, like the glue used for crafts or the paste in toothpaste.
- RAMSheep or memory chipA ram is a male sheep. RAM is also the memory chips inside a computer that store data temporarily.
- HIPCool and trendyHip means fashionably cool and up to date, besides being the joint between the leg and pelvis.
- INNTavern with bedsAn inn is a small hotel or tavern, traditionally offering food, drink, and a bed for travelers.
- CHILBLAINItchy skin from coldA chilblain is a small, itchy, painful swelling on the skin caused by exposure to cold and poor circulation.
- ABORTIONSPregnancy endsAn abortion is the ending of a pregnancy before it reaches full term.
- IQKey to MensaIQ, or intelligence quotient, is a score from a standardized test; a high one is required to join Mensa.
- GOPokémon hit of 2016"Go" means to move or start, and gave its name to "Pokémon Go", the 2016 mobile game craze.
- AQUALatin word for waterAqua is Latin for water, and also names the pale blue-green color between blue and green.
- MONISMBelief all is oneMonism is the philosophical view that everything in reality is ultimately made of one substance or principle.