gang
With Chicago’s antiloitering law struck down,
California is a model for how to fight street gangs.
hang
Certificates of appreciation from various police unions
hang next to windows that look out on ground zero.
amaze
The Japanese spoke perfect Korean— I was really amazed.
gaze
There is a permissible time that you can hold a person’s gaze
without being intimate, rude, or aggressive.
broom
He was a klutz, dropping his animals
and chasing them around the lab with a broom.
brook
Hearing those remarks while stumping in Ohio,
Obama was plainly intent on showing that he will brook no such treatment.
whistle
Nesmith kept shouting, blowing his whistle to
stop the excited players.