Working Words
Sounds gruesome, but it's actually a person who recruits candidates for top-level jobs
Headhunter
One of its anthems includes the lyrics, "iwi Maori, pakeha, rupeke katoa"
New Zealand
It's often said that this is "the best medicine"--it's fun to share, adds joy to life & it relieves stress
Laughter
The grouper is in the same family as not only the sea types of this fish but the reef & sand ones too
Sea Bass
As a verb it's to help a baby go to sleep; as a noun, it's a pause of any kind
Lull
A good manager knows how to do this 8-letter word, transfer responsibility for specific tasks to their employees
delegate
Again the U.K.'s anthem, "God Save The King" says, "send him victorious... &" this splendid word that rhymes with victorious
Glorious
Doing this before bed can help you sleep better; try the bridge or legs up the wall poses
Yoga
The largest grouper in the Atlantic Ocean is appropriately called by this name, like a biblical Gath guy
Goliath
A recipe in "200 Years of New Orleans Cooking" says to be this "with the seasoning"
Liberal
Referring to writers & others who are self-employed & work job to job, it was first used of mercenary knights
Freelance
Rabindranath Tagore wrote the anthems of these 2 countries, one independent since 1947, one since 1971
India and Bangladesh
You're advised to brush your teeth & floss daily because of a link between heart disease & this 11-letter type of gum disease
Periodontal disease
For dinner in Sao Tome & Principe you may be served grouper, com camarão, with these crustaceans
Shrimp
Ace to five & deuce to seven are types of this 5-card draw poker game
lowball
It's the controversial cost-saving practice of subcontracting services once done in-house to a third party
outsourcing
This anthem was made official in a decree of July 14, 1795
The Marseillaise
Short on time but want to get in a good workout? Some people enjoy this form of exercise, HIIT for short, but don't overdo it
High intensity interval training
As its name suggests the Nassau grouper swims around these islands where you'd find Nassau
Bahamas
I'm gonna make a 4 "A" to the fridge, flop on the couch & be this adjective for lazy or without enthusiasm
lackadaisical
It's the 2-word Latin phrase meaning a particular way of doing something, work-wise or criminally related
Modus Operandi
The music of Germany's anthem was composed by this Austrian for the 1797 birthday of the Holy Roman Emperor
Haydn
Plain & simple, give someone a hug; it releases these feel-good hormones, named in part for a narcotic
endorphins
Many groupers are protogynous these, meaning they change from female to male as they age
Hermaphrodites
An Internet aesthetic focuses on these spaces, eerie, transitional places like empty hotel hallways
liminal spaces