Word: quiver
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...only ’cause it’d be full. And that’s never hurt anyone. Right?”I didn’t believe me. There was no way he did. And yet it was all his polite face could do not to quiver at the thought of refusing me. I could see it grinding through his head—how to serve the employer of his daughter if his employer’s daughter was disobeying his employer.Ezekiel! I can’t go back there alone!Stop it. Stop it, you coward...
...called Obama's victory a "triumph of the American story, a testament to hard work, optimism and faith in the enduring promise of our nation." Obama's team has been quick to praise the Administration for its commitment to continuity at a moment when enemies crouch and markets quiver...
...race, we English concentrators pause to issue our own call to our Ec-favoring brethren. “Ponder your futures!” we cry. “Are you in it for the Rolexes and the squash club membership? Or does the homo economicus make your heart quiver with rapture? The time has come to choose! Given the state of the economy, you probably won’t be making six figures anyway. You might as well study what you love. So if you don’t lie awake at night dreaming of ways to maximize your...
Indeed, Musharraf's options are few. Since stepping out of his military uniform last November, and being shorn of his parliamentary base in February, his authority has sharply diminished. But there is one arrow he can still reach for in his fast-emptying quiver: the power to dissolve parliament. Described as "the nuclear option," it would plunge Pakistan into a fresh phase of deep uncertainty and could even lead to unrest in the streets as each half of the coalition maneuvered to win full control of Parliament. However, a new election is likely to further empty parliament of Musharraf...
...McCain's "It's Time For Action" tour of America's "forgotten places." But for all the imagery clearly designed to undermine negative stereotypes of insensitive, fat-cat Republican candidates, McCain didn't stray from his conservative principles, offering policy prescriptions that were largely drawn from the small-government quiver...