torrent

Argentinacoach Diego Maradona may have been

one of the greatest - and most controversial

- figures ever to grace the game,

but he was banned from Friday' s ceremony as punishment

for a torrent of abuse he unleashed at journalists

after his team qualified.

redundant

"It will be up to Davis to figure out if a kid

is not practicing hard or making redundant mistakes,

then maybe he deserves to sit on his butt," Davidson said.

rotary

Last month I gave my grandmother a push-button

cordless telephone for her 90th birthday,

thinking it would encourage her to

retire her old rotary dial phone.

stroll

I' m just back from a stroll

over to the HarperCollins building,

where I handed over almost 400 pages

of marked-up Myth of the Rational Market manuscript.

torment

His seismographically delicate face

and eyes conveyed his inner struggles and torment.

Clift was selective over his roles.

Some admired at his fortune

tornado

Even if you are on the lookout, tornadoes, blizzards,

 hurricanes and floods are dangerous.

But when storms sweep up suddenly,

perhaps in the middle of the night

tortuous

In its own complex and tortuous history, Germany,

like Russia, has veered between Western

and Eastern orientations politically, culturally,

and intellectually.

shorthand

A: Secretary Lee, take the notes in shorthand

at the meeting.

B: Done.