Word: kicked
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Dance. Neither in steps nor in body motions does the Brazilian samba bear any relation to the Cuban rumba or the fast-fading conga. Whereas the distinctive feature of the rumba is undulating hip movements, of the conga a one-two-three-kick rhythm, basis of the samba is a springy, knee-action rise & fall-a motion heretofore found mainly on ski slopes. The samba's one ironclad rule: a knee-bend on every beat. A ballroomful of bobbing samba dancers suggests a gay polka, but the bobs in the samba are downs & ups, not ups & downs. The weight...
Singapore's fall was a kick in the stomach to Burma. If the Jap can keep to his schedule, his next stops are Sumatra and Java, Rangoon and the Burma Road. Had Singapore's collapse been delayed for perhaps another fortnight, a warmer reception might have been prepared for the Japs in Rangoon...
...There was that damned hyena . . . this intoxicated harridan, waiting for the first person to come out," she explained later. "It was too bad it was me." Miss Thompson, awaiting her cab, started on her sidewalk neighbor: "My good woman. . . ." The blonde rejoined with a kick to the stomach, got a push in the face. The blonde bit Miss Thompson's right index finger, jumped in a cab and scooted away...
...grinned, joked, washed up and wandered outside to line up before the pay window. A passing workman gave the last Chevrolet an affectionate kick in the rear-as it might be a farmer slapping an old horse. They knew that a chapter in their lives was over. Some current of emotion-half-abashed, selfconscious, a sentiment that seemed a little ridiculous when dedicated to inanimate machinery-moved through the crowd, finding its outlet in the horseplay, the offhand talk, the what-the-hells with which American workmen cover up what they feel...
...When they attack," radioed Jacoby, "they occasionally set off firecrackers and even beat drums to kick up a rumpus. They are clever in taking advantage of terrain and are eternally busy trying to filter into the U.S. positions. Sometimes their snipers work their way through. They show a marked preference for U.S. officers...