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sachem collapse: a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief); a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)

hobbyist collapse: a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure

sage collapse: aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc; a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom; any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb; of the grey-green color of sage leaves; having wisdom that comes with age and experience

multitude collapse: the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"; a large gathering of people

much collapse: a great amount or extent; "they did much for humanity"; (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely; "much the same thing happened every time"; "practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god"; very; "he was much annoyed"; to a great degree or extent; "she's much better now"; frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much"

afford collapse: be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"; afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"; have the financial means to do something or buy something; "We can't afford to send our children to college"; "Can you afford this car?"

important person collapse: a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events

governess collapse: a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)

value collapse: relative darkness or lightness of a color; "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe; the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"; a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds"; an ideal accepted by some individual or group; "he has old-fashioned values"; the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else; "he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices"; (music) the relative duration of a musical note; fix or determine the value of; assign a value to; "value the jewelry and art work in the estate"

fee collapse: an interest in land capable of being inherited; a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services

largeness collapse: the property of having a relatively great size; large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness; "the might have repercussions of unimaginable largeness"; "the very extensiveness of his power was a temptation to abuse it"

painstakingly collapse: in a fastidious and painstaking manner; "it is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling"

crusade collapse: any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims; go on a crusade; fight a holy war; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"

keyboard collapse: holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung; device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like

repletion collapse: eating until excessively full; the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more

unspectacular collapse: not spectacular; "an unspectacular but necessary task"

purr collapse: a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat; indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats

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