fur-flying
A situation with intense argument or conflict
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herald
A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
homeland
The country that one regards as home.
ing
A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river; water meadow.
internationally
In an international manner.
Iraqi
Of, from, or pertaining to Iraq, or the Iraqi people.
kane
A Polynesian or Maori man.
licensing
A giving of license to do something; sanction.
limiting
A limitation.
locker
A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store personal possessions for public use, such as in schools, railway stations, place of work, gyms, sports centers.
mainland
The continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula.
marking
The action of marking.
meditation
A devotional exercise of, or leading to, contemplation.
messenger
One who brings messages.
metals
The rail tracks owned by a company or organisation; a rail network.
Norwegian
A person of a North Germanic ethnic group native to Scandinavia, comprising the ethnic majority of Norway.
open-eyed
fully aware and alert
pencil
A paintbrush.
philosophical
Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
pipes
A single pipe organ.
plasma
A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons.
plea
An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.
punish
To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).
purse
A small bag for carrying money.
quarterback
An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
ref
To referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game.
relieved
Experiencing or exhibiting relief; freed from stress or discomfort.
reservation
The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
rhetoric
The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
rushing
A rapid surging motion.
salvation
The process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell).
secular
Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
sensitivity
The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.
shit-stir
to cause trouble or provoke conflict
sixteen
The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.
sovereign
Exercising power of rule.
specifications
A set of requirements defining an exact description of an object or a process.
spouse
A person in a marriage or marital relationship.
supervisor
A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.
synthetic
Of, or relating to synthesis.
tense
The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
terrifying
Frightening or intimidating.
Toyota
A car of the brand Toyota
tracked
Mounted on tracks.
troy
Of, or relating to, troy weight.
vegan
Not containing animal products (meat, eggs, milk, leather, etc) or inherently involving animal use.
waking
Occurring during wakefulness.
Walmart
To shop at Walmart.
wang
To batter; to clobber; to conk.
wilderness
Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.
adviser
One who advises.
aggregate
A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.
anatomy
The science that deals with the form and structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
automobile
A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load.
bare-bones
Lacking extra features or luxuries
cement
A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete.
chess
A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
citing
Citation.
composite
Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
consequently
As a result or consequence of something; subsequently.
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