to cause a stir; to have repercussions; to generate controversy
The Satanic Verses (novel by Salman Rushdie)
Hitoshi Igarashi (1947.6.10-1991.7.11; translator of the Satanic Verses)
fatwa; legal pronouncement in Islam, issued by a religious law specialist on a specific issue
one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
censorship; inspection; examination
award ceremony; prize-giving
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
Auckland (New Zealand); Oakland
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
police violence; police brutality
free (of charge); gratuitous
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
temple (building); temple (on side of head); temple (on a pair of glasses); arm
coordinator; coordinating role
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
unprecedented; record-breaking
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
transcendence; transcendency
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite