Word: deeps
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Story. Still waters run deep -a quiet pool contains, unseen by the casual observer, a whole society of strange and opposite creatures, thrown together by chance or nature, fiercely loving and hating. So Eamor, an English country house, where life in general seemed to move as calmly and placidly as a still day in August, proved the focus and battleground for a certain group of di- verse, opposed personalities, related by accidental ties of blood or fate. The secret, incessant clash of these personalities, now and then flaring out into active conflict as abrupt as the glitter of lightning, serves...
...with a compass as their sole guide. Crossing Arizona in the morning and flying low to get their bearings anew, they piloted their Fokker T-2 in a country of forests, ravines and canyons, treacherous air currents, and at one point flew most dangerously between the walls of a deep canyon. Yet they pronounced their flight " humdrum," and landed in perfect condition-except for hearing slightly affected by the continuous roar of the motor...
...that he had been conditioned the first half year of his Freshman year and so barred from football. But the book has action--that's its main asset. And it does succeed in portraying one side of Harvard life. Also it is a good study of character without being "deep". Altogether, it's quite worth reading...
...same for her own people, along with a tangible evidence of her gratitude. Although there have been spats and misapprehensions between the two nations in the course of the past century, manifestations like this serve to eradicate rash judgements of the hour and show in its proper light the deep esteem which France and the United States have for each other...
...polished puppets; they are artists chosen for their ability "to synchronize their own feelings with those of the role." They are asked to portray only those characters whose experiences in some way resemble their own. Indeed, the nearest English equivalent to the Russian wording for acting is the phrase "deep feelings...