- America - the United States of America
- band-aid - any adhesive bandage, regardless of brand
- bar - licensed attorneys of a jurisdiction
- body - a person or persons
- boots on the ground - soldiers
- brass - brass instrument section of an orchestra
- brass - military officers
- bread - food in general (ex: "put bread on the table")
- Broadway - NYC theatrical productions
- bubbly - champagne
- butt - one's whole body (ex: "get your butt out the door")
- Capitol Hill - congress
- cement - concrete
- china - Chinese ceramic/porcelain pieces
- coke - carbonated drinks, regardless of brand
- Congress - the US House of Representatives
- crown - monarchs
- ears/eyes - attention (ex: "lend me your ears")
- Europe - the European Union
- Fort Knox - an impenetrable place
- the good book - the Bible
- gun - shooter; mercenary (ex: hired gun)
- hand - assistance (ex: "give me a hand")
- hand - a person (ex: "asked for her hand")
- Hollywood - US film industry
- Houston - NASA command center
- internet - world wide web
- ivories - piano
- jet - jet-propelled aircraft
- John Hancock - signature
- keg - a keg of beer
- the kitchen - chef or staff of a restaurant
- Kleenex - tissues, regardless of brand
- Korea - either North or South Korea
- Kremlin - Russian presidential administration
- Langley - the CIA
- mortal - human
- Motown - R&B music
- Nashville - country music industry
- Pearl Harbor - the bombing of Pearl Harbor Naval Base
- pen - the written word (ex: "the pen is mightier...")
- pigskin - football
- the pill - birth control pills
- sails - a ship
- Silicon Valley - the US tech industry
- skin - self/life (ex: "save your skin")
- soul - a person or persons
- stick - manual transmission
- strings - stringed instruments
- suits - businessmen or execs
- sword - military strength
- threads - clothing
- tin - a container made of tin
- tongue - language or dialect
- the Vatican - the Holy See
- Vietnam - the Vietnam War
- Wall Street - the US financial sector
- Washington - the US government
- Watergate - political scandal involving Richard Nixon
- Westminster - Parliament of the UK
- wheels - a car
- White House - President of the US & his/her staff
oct 25 2016 ∞
nov 5 2016 +