…a locally produced variety show performed annually by members of the Scout and Guide Association…
…a group of convicts chained together while working outside the prison…
…a body of men employed to enlist men forcibly into service in the army or navy…
…the British name for a militant Zionist group that campaigned in Palestine during the 1940s for the creation of a Jewish state. Founded by Avraham Stern (1907–42) as an offshoot of Irgun, the group assassinated the British Minister for the Middle East, Lord Moyne, and Count Bernadotte, the UN mediator for Palestine…
…a crew of railroad workers responsible for maintaining a particular section of track…
…(in China) a group of four associates, including Mao Zedong’s wife, involved in implementing the Cultural Revolution. They were among the groups competing for power on Mao’s death in 1976, but were arrested and imprisoned…
…a movable plank, typically with cleats nailed on it, used by passengers to board or disembark from a ship or boat…
…even the most careful planning doesn’t necessarily ensure success…
