Events ("What?")

unauthorized absence

unauthorized military absence

 

cast

the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel

 

careen

pitching dangerously to one side

 

escape

the discharge of a fluid from some container

 

body English

a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction

 

permutation

an event in which one thing is substituted for another

 

Battle of Wake Island

in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines

 

hijinks

noisy and mischievous merrymaking

 

yodeling

singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto

 

speedup

the act of accelerating; increasing the speed

 

byplay

incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect

 

clonus

convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations

 

sea change

a profound transformation

 

rehearsal

(psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory

 

hurry

the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

 

boxing

fighting with the fists

 

welfare work

an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society

 

population

the act of populating (causing to live in a place)

 

transfer

transferring ownership

 

skirl

the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe