Topics: Famous Americans: Amy Tan; Americans with Disabilities Act; to take convincing, full-fledged, dude Words: descent to fight to give (someone) the silent treatment promise life-changing event expectation act disability to enact discrimination accessibility wheelchair elevator ramp...

Topics: American Cities: Chicago; The Star-Spangled Banner; just versus only versus mere; to kick butt Words: windy magnificent skyscraper public transportation system gangster Prohibition league anthem dawn twilight patriotic mere to kick butt أكثر...

Topics: Ask an American: Tattoos; to cover up, talk versus say versus speak, pronouncing certain consonants in the middle of words Words: buzz tattoo parlor tough guys broken heart to commemorate new born angst to put out there to hop in/into intricate to cover up to speak to say to talk...

Topics: D.B. Cooper; the Underground Railroad; extend versus expand; God forbid; brown-bag lunch Words: to hijack threat unsolved mystery flight attendant bomb parachute in exchange for frayed unconvinced slave to escape to be sympathetic toward to extend to expand God forbid brown-bag lunch...

Topics: Naming Rights; Famous Americans: Cesar Chavez; Why Americans have middle names; future perfect tense; American versus U.S. as an adjective Words: naming rights donation connotations deal civil rights leaders migrant farm worker charismatic to protest pesticide boycott to fast legacy...

Topics: U.S. Mint; how auctions work; cache versus cash; listen to versus listen for Words: mint coins circulation worn out to melt down to deface pennies auction high-end antique bid cash cache cachet to listen to to listen for أكثر...

Topics: Brown v. Board of Education; yearbooks in American schools; indeed; none of them is/are; down to the wire Words: case party landmark decision inferior to rule to enroll to desegregate yearbook keepsake peers hairdos autograph indeed none of them is/are down to the wire أكثر...

Topics: Ask an American: underage drinking; to chalk (something) up to; fluke; quite; ain’t; domino effect and chain reaction Words: access consistency rebellious binge drinking DUI DWI assault date rape to model sexually transmitted disease unintended addiction go ahead to lower to chalk up...

Topics: American Cities: Detroit; wills, living wills, and advance healthcare directives; solution and solve vs. resolution and resolve; family vs. household Words: waterfront property synonymous unemployment rate to cross racial lines last will and testament beneficiaries minor trust assets...

Topics: Alternative energy; Monticello; criticize versus chastise versus chasten; please inform versus please be informed; to denominate Words: alternative nonrenewable resources environmentally friendly documentary political spectrum to advocate for estate on display to waste plantation...

Topics: Famous Americans: Weird Al Yankovic; Alcoholics Anonymous; figure out versus realize; kind of; noun + --ee and --er Words: weird parody to make light of relevant alcoholic addicted anonymous to break an addiction sober support group to abstain mentor to figure out kind of أكثر...

Topics: America's Most Wanted; buying a first home; similar to but distinct from; on the side; a fair extent Words: wanted criminals to reenact tip resources grants down payment mortgage tax credits to shop around for real estate agent to make an offer similar distinct on the side a fair extent...

Topics: Ask an American: forecasting the future; offhand; off the top of one’s head; out with the old, in with the new; using “more” versus “-er” to form the comparative Words: desalination shortage nanotechnology to associate (something) with (something) water-stressed to thrive ideally...

Topics: Famous Americans: Barack Obama; presidential inaugurations; common versus ordinary versus normal; darling and dear; full-fledged Words: president-elect prestigious achievement remarkable race relations public speaker campaign optimistic inauguration oath address parade common ordinary...

Topics: The song Amazing Grace; specialty cable/satellite channels; to slay, to kill, to murder, to slaughter; I love it versus I’m loving it; dollar versus buck Words: amazing grace sin verse wretch channel cable satellite specialty cartoon package to slay to kill to murder to slaughter I...

Topics: Appalachia; family arrangements in the U.S.; pain, ache, and sore; diehard; fruitcake Words: folk music coal mine isolated poverty hillbilly family arrangement nuclear family extended family generation empty-nester DINK label pain ache sore diehard (or die-hard) fruitcake أكثر...

Topics: The Innocence Project; Craigslist; percent versus percentage; the “in” crowd/place; to swear in Words: innocence criminal convicted to exonerate DNA testing evidence classified ad personals carpool resource to swear by “in” to swear in أكثر...

Topics: Ask an American: living in a tiny home; volume versus issue versus version Words: first and foremost to free up housework to come in to speak to (something) to wonder excess to shift to downsize china thought process global warming fluorescent rethinking volume issue version أكثر...

Topics: Famous Americans: Sacagawea; NASCAR racing; to take its toll (on someone); you are/is; whatever versus whatsoever Words: to leave your mark on (something) expedition uncharted territory trapper to negotiate racetrack ratings to sanction series prize money trophy collision to take its...

Topics: Anti-miscegenation laws; Silicon Valley and the Research Triangle; freeway, highway, and expressway; to sport; dosey doe Words: miscegenation to frown upon interracial marriage slavery to abolish to repeal high-tech headquarters venture capitalist triangle to recruit affordable housing...