Word: lick
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Iraq could begin to erode the public's faith in the President's honesty, it could also do something equally damaging: resurrect the public's pre-9/11 doubts about his competence. Not so long ago, voters seemed to believe that Bush's success in war meant he could lick any problem, from the economy to healthcare reform. But here's the flip side: qualms about his management of postwar Iraq could turn into doubts about all his policies. By nearly 2 to 1, Americans still say the issues closest to home will matter most when they cast their vote...
...real drama lies in whether Craig and Raina will have sex. Self-conscious, filled with associations of sex with abuse and punishment - hellish flames lick the background as he puts on his pajamas - Craig feels deeply conflicted. Thompson does a wonderful job of recreating the chemistry between the nurturing Raina and the lonely Craig. You can feel that special, adolescent magnetism that comes from two alienated teenagers. In a key moment, Raina gives Craig a crazy-quilt blanket that she made. In return she asks him to paint a mural on her bedroom wall. In Raina, Craig finds his muse...
...drink?' He'd always rest his briefcase on the table below the mirror in the foyer...and say, 'Better make it a double.'" Burroughs would uncap one of his father's liquor bottles, upend it with his hand pressed over the top, then recap it and lick his palm...
...independent markets sell it by the kilo. "When I first started, I figured I would eat it myself if no one else wanted any," says Ackler, who looks more like a surfer than a Mister Softee. But considering the popularity of his artisan ices, Ackler won't need to lick the bowl clean himself for a long time to come...
...Bush government the only answer can be to lick its wounds and withdraw. It may be optimistic to think that the world will forgive Bush if he replaces Rumsfeld with a better-disciplined Secretary of Defense. However, it is an absolute certainty that other nations will forgive the American people if they lead regime change by example...