Word: tilling
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...this suggested a turning point. The change which might be, which so much of the world wanted, was this: that the war, every step of which had up till now been chosen by Adolf Hitler, might no longer be his war; that it might now become the property of those who had been pushed around for so long...
...good shot at a German, found his gas tank near the wing root, fired into it and into the front of his cockpit till his plane started to smoke and he rolled over on a wing and headed for the ground in flames...
...employ two systems. First, wait till the sun comes out, then pull forth the bayonet and shake it over the head so the Italians can see the gleams. Then put the bayonet on the rifle. Second, gather shoulders-to-shoulders, take a deep breath and together shout: 'Aera! Aera!' " Aera means "wind...
...things grow tense in Japan, somebody often takes a shot at a political big shot. Five of the 18 Premiers Japan has had since World War I were assassinated; a sixth, Admiral Keisuke Okada, saved his life in the Army revolt of 1936 by hiding in a steel vault till he nearly smothered, disguising himself and mourning at his own funeral (TIME, March 9, 1936). Last week things were tense in Japan and the big shot-at was horse-toothed Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, 75, onetime Premier and currently Vice Premier and Minister without Portfolio in the Cabinet of Prince Fumimaro...
...recess meant at least a full month's delay before any action would be taken on the price bill. Moreover, the committee's two-week needling of Leon & bill made clear that there were further delays ahead. Members would return with enough questions to last till Christmas. Only thing likely to hasten them: a price rise so steep that the entire nation yelled in pain. Then a law might be too late...