A few things to note: 1) Tokyo smells like North Carolina. Everybody smokes. 2) Pedestrian traffic flows on the left, just like street traffic. 3) Cyclists who ride on the sidewalks expect pedestrians, even those from distant lands, to understand item #2. 4) On escalators, standers stand on the left, walkers walk on the...
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Scores of them. Acres. A few excerpts: Congratulations on Outstanding Achievement: There is no doubt that your recent achievements will be spoken of for some time to come and that the admiration for your accomplishments is felt by all of us within the industry as well as the general public. Refusal of Request for...
Heist From the OED: heist (_____). slang (orig. U.S.). A hold-up, a robbery; also attrib. and Comb. Also as v., to hold up, rob, steal. So ‘heister, a robber, a hijacker; a shoplifter. Cf. hist v.2 2, hoist v. 6 and n. 5. 1927 Dialect...
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