Word: liven
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...similar fashion, Stallone throws in some gratuitous gore. He inflicts upon us the sight of blood and mucus dripping from Freddy the Thumper's nose during an arm-wrestling match with Victor. He had to do something to liven up the long and boring scene, but this does not work...
...points. Then we successfully onsides kick the ball, recover it, and drive forty yards before Hodakowski catches a touchdown pass after pitching the ball to Ralph Polillio. That's not really the way it happened, I just thought I'd add a little multiflex to liven things...
...wonderful to see Olivier this often these days, and it almost doesn't matter that the movies are so bad. If only he could liven up every dumb thriller or grace every little comedy. And if only he could go back to the stage too, and do Lear and Prospero and any new, good play that comes along. Screw Hitler--let's clone Oliver...
...kibbutzniks try to liven up the mood a bit by telling jokes and bawdy stories. But the humor falls short, turning black and morbid. "If we're killed, at least we won't have to do kitchen duty anymore," one volunteer cracks. In the background we hear the distant but continuous sound of the Palestinian rockets...
...Daniel J. Clinton, Thomas W. Danehy, Leonard J. Russell and Walter J. Sullivan have all been on the Council for a number of years. They oppose controls on vacant housing and bans on condominium conversion. They believe Cambridge Convention has blown these issues out of proportion in order to liven up an otherwise dull campaign. They clearly represent a constituency other than the students and professionals of the Harvard Square area...