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Proverbially, "to pour" this "on troubled waters" means to calm a volatile situation
oil
Don't be fooled--that's not rice but a dish made with this similar-looking pasta
orzo
Originating in Black communities, this lively dance swept the nation after appearing in the musical "Runnin' Wild"
the Charleston
If your commanding officer shouts "10-hut!", it's an altered form of this word, the opposite of "at ease"
attention
"My Country, 'Tis Of Thee" calls the U.S. "land of" their "pride"
pilgrims'
weather.com traces this cliché to the tendency of foul weather systems to suck in warm, moist air, leaving an area dry & quiet--for now
the calm before the storm
Local pol Johnny Rosenblatt was instrumental in making this Midwest city the new home of the College World Series in 1950
Omaha
The cold-blooded murder of 7 members of a rival gang in Chicago gained infamy as this holiday bloodletting
the St. Valentine's Day Massacre
It's the term for close-range combat between 2 aerial opponents; "Top Gun" is ruff--sorry, rife--with exciting ones
dogfight
Pride Rock is the scene of a joyous occasion in this 1994 film
The Lion King
The first chapter of this man's Bible book says, "so they took" him, "and cast him... into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging"
Jonah
After his death his lyre was placed in the heavens as a constellation
Orpheus
Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford & Douglas Fairbanks combined forces & formed this film company
United Artists
Britain had a Royal Horse one of these units, which used indirect fire, to provide mobile support to its cavalry units
Artillery
The annual celebration known as Pride Month commemorates these riots that took place in Greenwich Village
the Stonewall Riots
The hills around it can funnel storms into its placid waters; a popular art subject is Christ calming it
the Sea of Galilee
One of the earliest known pyramids of the Americas was the Great Pyramid of La Venta in Mexico, built by this ancient people
the Olmec
I cannot tell a lie--this bridge was dedicated on October 24, 1931
the George Washington Bridge
The Iraq War that began in 2003 brought this initialism for a homemade bomb into common usage
IED
Rubens, like other artists, depicted this mythological figure showing pride in his reflection
Narcissus
Word for a listless feeling or a region of calm winds; Byron wrote, "I saw her in" these; "for the wind was light and baffling"
the doldrums
Latin for "something said in passing", it's a remark made by a judge that has no legal bearing on a case
obiter dictum
Many places on this river, such as Louisville, Kentucky, experienced their worst-ever flooding in 1937
the Ohio River
The lowest rank held by commissioned naval officers, it's the rank conferred upon graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy
ensign
One of the seven deadly sins, pride is also known by this term, a compound word
vainglory