NEW YORK CITIES' NICKNAMES
This nickname for New York City was used by Washington Irving; Bruce Wayne put it before "City"
Gotham
This religion spread in southeast Asia with the help of the king of Malacca, who converted around 1430 & became a sultan
Islam
A dog command, or to make someone feel better via medicine
heel/heal
Wheezing is a common symptom of this lung disorder; a global initiative brings awareness of it annually on the first Tuesday in May
Asthma
Adjective for school activities held outside of class & after regular hours
extracurricular
Poughkeepsie is "The Queen City of" this river
the Hudson
Before the Industrial Revolution, people worked from home in what's called this kind of house industry
cottage
Stop the car, or smash to bits
brake/break
Motrin is a brand of this nonsteroidal anthiflammatory drug used to treat fever & muscle aches
ibuprofen
It's the act of a country taking state control of what had been a privately owned industry
nationalization
Slowly I turned... to this "Honeymoon Capital of the World"
Niagara Falls
Mao said, "Never forget" this Marxist "struggle"; 2 years after he died, China kind of got amnesia & moved toward capitalism
The class struggle
To favor one position over another, or released an exasperated sound
side/sighed
Estrogen alone or along with progesterone is what menopausal women get as this therapy, HRT for short
hormone replacement therapy
It's the act of a country taking state control of what had been a privately owned industry
flirtatiousness
Second only to New York City in population, this western port is the "Nickel City"
Buffalo
Developed in Germany in the 1450s, this information technology next moved on to Italy
Printing
To twist hair, or made a sound like a donkey
braid/brayed
The bone marrow doesn't produce enough blood cells in the aplastic type of this disease
anemia
The condition of 2 people so different by nature that they are not able to work or live together harmoniously
incompatibility
Sharing its name with a European capital, it was known as "Copper City" for its production of that meta
Rome
Despite a Soviet blockade, this operation brought food to a war-ravaged city in 1948 to the delight of the kids
The Berlin Airlift
Join a gathering, or deliver justice
to meet/mete
Whether you get a DT vaccine or a TD vaccine, you are being protected from tetanus & this infectious disease
Diptheria
This adverb means nevertheless or in spite of; it doesn't mean fully seated
notwithstanding