a hint of desperation
1desperation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ pure, sheer ▪ quiet ▪ growing, increasing ▪ We realized with a sense of growing desperation that nobody knew we were in there …
21812 Overture — The 1812 Overture, complete with cannon fire, performed at the 2005 Classical Spectacular in Melbourne, Australia. The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E flat major, Op. 49,[1] popularly known as the 1812 Overture or the Overture of 1812 is an… …
3Antono Refa — Babylon5 character name=Lord Antono Refa race=Centauri affiliation=Centauri Republic planet=Centauri Prime start=The Geometry of Shadows finish=And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place portrayer=William ForwardLord Antono Refa is a fictional… …
4Harvey Mansfield — Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr. (born 1932) is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1962. He has held Guggenheim and NEH Fellowships and has been a Fellow at the National Humanities Center;… …
5Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode) — Infobox Television episode Title=Angel Series=Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season=1 Episode=7 Airdate=April 14 1997 Production=4V07 Writer=David Greenwalt Director=Scott Brazil Episode list=List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes Prev=The Pack Next …
6literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
7international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
8straw — n. tube 1) (to drink) through a straw 2) (misc.) to decide smt. by drawing straws (also fig.) misc. 3) a straw in the wind ( a hint of smt. to come ); to clutch at straws ( to try in desperation ); the last straw, or: the straw that broke the… …
9List of Samurai Shodown characters — This is a list of characters appearing in the Samurai Shodown series. Characters included into the list are characters exclusive to the fighting games and not the spin offs or mobile games. Contents 1 3D series characters 2 Characters 2.1 Shiro… …
10France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
