…an English rock group known almost as much for destroying their instruments on stage as for the songs of guitarist Pete Townshend (b.1945). They had hits with songs such as ‘My Generation’ (1965) and recorded Townshend’s rock opera Tommy in 1969…
…an English rock group known almost as much for destroying their instruments on stage as for the songs of guitarist Pete Townshend (b.1945). They had hits with songs such as ‘My Generation’ (1965) and recorded Townshend’s rock opera Tommy in 1969…
…an agency of the United Nations, established in 1948 to promote health and control communicable diseases. It assists in the efforts of member governments, and pursues biomedical research through some 500 collaborating research centres throughout the world. Its headquarters are in Geneva…
…used to refer to someone (or something) known to the hearer without specifying their identity…
…women with both the means and free time to meet socially for lunch in expensive restaurants…
…make it clear that it is oneself who is in charge…
…delay or vacillation may have unfortunate or disastrous consequences…
…what right or authority do I (or you, he, etc.) have to do something…
…a story or play about a murder in which the identity of the murderer is not revealed until the end…
…used as a mild reproof, especially to a child, for impolite use of the pronoun she rather than a person’s name…
…don’t rejoice too soon, in case your delight at your own good fortune is premature…
…self-satisfied, having achieved one’s objective…
…the person who provides the money for something has the right to determine how it’s spent…
…test the popularity of a new idea or proposal…
…those who commit violent acts must expect to suffer violence themselves…
…there’s no point trying to reason with someone who does not want to listen to reason…
…you shouldn’t criticize others when you have similar faults of your own…
…a person who has dealings with a dangerous or wily person should be cautious…
