rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
leaving everything up to someone else
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
exploding in flames; erupting in flames
great laughter; burst of laughter
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
ejection (of spent shell casings)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
American Civil War (1861-1865)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
ancestor; forefather; foremother
northern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Union Army during the American Civil War)
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
to capture; to seize; to plunder
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)