to make an appointment / to invite / approximately / pact / treaty / to economize / to restrict / to reduce (a fraction) / concise
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Marilyn Monroe is on a date with a silk worm in front of the elevator. Marilyn wants to show the silk worm around, and so she carries him around on a little silver spoon.
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Hamlet (h) and Neanderthal Man (人) are taking part in a calligraphy competition in the anthill's bathroom (an4). Each of them has exactly one minute to write a Chinese character, with the minute being measured by an alarm clock (早). Hamlet has a big advantage though: he might use a proper writing brush (翰) while Neanderthal Man only has an ordinary feather (羽). As Neanderthal Man notices he is going to loose he is so angry that he crushes the alarm clock with a huge cross (十).
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Hamlet (h) and Neanderthal Man (人) are taking part in a calligraphy competition in the anthill's bathroom (an4). Each of them has exactly one minute to write a Chinese character, with the minute being measured by an alarm clock (早). Hamlet has a big advantage though: he might use a proper writing brush (翰) while Neanderthal Man only has an ordinary feather (羽). As Neanderthal Man notices he is going to loose he is so angry that he crushes the alarm clock with a huge cross (十).
John Hawkins (1532-1595), British seaman involved in sea war with Spain / Johns Hopkins (1795-1873), American entrepreneur, abolitionist and philanthropist