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Neighborhoods on the west side of Wharton were evacuated as the waters of the Colorado River rose to alarming heights. —US News May 30, 2015

* (61) SINCE WE HAVE GRANTED ALL THESE THINGS for God, for the better ordering of our kingdom, and to allay the discord that has arisen between us and our barons, and since we desire that they shall be enjoyed in their entirety, with lasting strength, for ever, we give and grant to the barons the following security:

* (42) In future it shall be lawful for any man to leave and return to our kingdom unharmed and without fear, by land or water, preserving his allegiance to us, except in time of war, for some short period, for the common benefit of the realm.

anodyne is like anesthetic

...which the offence was declared to us or to him, the four barons shall refer the matter to the rest of the twenty-five barons, who may distrain upon and assail us in every way possible, with the support of the whole community of the land, by seizing our castles, lands, possessions, or anything else saving only our own person...

We talk ourselves out of making changes or even contemplating changes, because of our aversion to change. —Forbes Mar 22, 2015

complicity charges could get complicated complicity complicated

We will not seek to procure from anyone, either by our own efforts or those of a third party, anything by which any part of these concessions or liberties might be revoked or diminished.

curs usually start curfews

(9) Neither we nor our officials will seize any land or rent in payment of a debt, so long as the debtor has movable goods sufficient to discharge the debt.

“Her face was beaming, she had such a good time there. “Delight is a great way to learn.” —New York Times May 30, 2015

the problems are defined in the denouement defined denouement

(20) For a trivial offence, a free man shall be fined only in proportion to the degree of his offence, and for a serious offence correspondingly, but not so heavily as to deprive him of his livelihood.

I bet you could uncover a lot of dirt about someone if you held a dirk to their face dirk-dirt

* (61) SINCE WE HAVE GRANTED ALL THESE THINGS for God, for the better ordering of our kingdom, and to allay the discord that has arisen between us and our barons, and since we desire that they shall be enjoyed in their entirety, with lasting strength, for ever, we give and grant to the barons the following security:

Lately he’s been been vocal about his distaste for online gambling and desire for the federal government to ban it. —Washington Times Oct 1, 2014

By making each shopping trip more pleasant, you’re also less likely to dread shopping in the future. —Forbes Jun 1, 2015

(22) A fine imposed upon the lay property of a clerk in holy orders shall be assessed upon the same principles, without reference to the value of his ecclesiastical benefice.

“I’m particularly interested in glamor, but I’m also interested in despair and unhappiness, consumer culture—a modern version of ennui.”

In "Tangled", Eugene needed improvement too. eugenic eugene

KNOW THAT BEFORE GOD, for the health of our soul and those of our ancestors and heirs, to the honour of God, the exaltation of the holy Church, and the better ordering of our kingdom, at the advice of our reverend fathers Stephen, archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England, and cardinal of...

Nothing shall be removed until the whole debt is paid, when the residue shall be given over to the executors to carry out the dead man’s will.

I hope my emotive language portrays my absolute exhilaration which I am feeling at this point in time, because I am really, really, really, pleased! —BBC Jan 15, 2015

“I’m hoping to reignite that sense of exuberance – that sense of joy through expression.” —New York Times Mar 12, 2015

(4) The guardian of the land of an heir who is under age shall take from it only reasonable revenues, customary dues, and feudal services.

I’m sure you can recognize the tone of my frustration and I summed up my moment of fury as follows... —Forbes Mar 31, 2015

If you’re in need of a little more glee, here are six research-backed “better mood foods” to build into your eating repertoire. —Time May 9, 2015

It shall be given gratis, and not refused.

KNOW THAT BEFORE GOD, for the health of our soul and those of our ancestors and heirs, to the honour of God, the exaltation of the holy Church, and the better ordering of our kingdom, at the advice of our reverend fathers Stephen, archbishop of Canterbury,...

Instead, he wanted to ban what he called “sleepy-time nightmares,” radio shows that excited children with scenes of horror, bloodshed, or suspense. —Salon May 31, 2015

makes sense that hypnosis is hypnagogic. you are getting sleepy, sleepy,.....zzzzz..... hypnagogic-hypnosis

a hypochondriac sure has a hyper imagination. hypochondriac hyper

(36) In future nothing shall be paid or accepted for the issue of a writ of inquisition of life or limbs.

He was suddenly their worst enemy and the focal point of their ire. —New York Times Apr 30, 2015

* (10) If anyone who has borrowed a sum of money from Jews dies before the debt has been repaid, his heir shall pay no interest on the debt for so long as he remains under age, irrespective of whom he holds his lands.

*(48) All evil customs relating to forests and warrens, foresters, warreners, sheriffs and their servants, or river-banks and their wardens, are at once to be investigated in every county by twelve sworn knights of the county, and within forty days of their enquiry the evil customs are to be abolished completely and irrevocably.

When you gibber on a ship, you might jibe while pacing on an important topic(for you) while your audience snoozes(jibe is boring).

* (12) No 'scutage' or 'aid' may be levied in our kingdom without its general consent, unless it is for the ransom of our person, to make our eldest son a knight, and (once) to marry our eldest daughter.

Almond's book, "Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto," is an extended essay on why his football fandom has evolved into loathing for the sport. —Los Angeles Times Aug 29, 2014

a lode has a load of valuable materials

Lincoln’s longtime law partner William Herndon observed about Lincoln, “Gloom and sadness were his predominant state,” and “His melancholy dripped from him as he walked.” —Salon Jan 21, 2015

if the celebrity party list does not include you, the bouncer might occlude you. include-occlude

if you are orotund, you have a rotund ego

...Jocelin bishop of Bath and Glastonbury, Hugh bishop of Lincoln, Walter bishop of Worcester, William bishop of Coventry, Benedict bishop of Rochester, Master Pandulf subdeacon and member of the papal household, Brother Aymeric master of the knighthood of the Temple in England, William Marshal earl of Pembroke, William earl of Salisbury, William earl of Warren, William earl of Arundel,...

just like the peregrine falcon, who wanders in search of food, most likely a pigeon.

+ (1) FIRST, THAT WE HAVE GRANTED TO GOD, and by this present charter have confirmed for us and our heirs in perpetuity, that the English Church shall be free, and shall have its rights undiminished, and its liberties unimpaired.

(5) For so long as a guardian has guardianship of such land, he shall maintain the houses, parks, fish preserves, ponds, mills, and everything else pertaining to it, from the revenues of the land itself.

it is poignant that I cannot find a similar word for this

We will not seek to procure from anyone, either by our own efforts or those of a third party, anything by which any part of these concessions or liberties might be revoked or diminished.

If we have given the guardianship of the land to a sheriff, or to any person answerable to us for the revenues, and he commits destruction or damage, we will exact compensation from him, and the land shall be entrusted to two worthy and prudent men of the same 'fee', who shall be answerable to us for the revenues, or to the person to whom we have assigned them.

When I examine my rage at those for whom summertime living is easy, a lot of it is based on jealousy. —The Guardian May 29, 2015

When you are recumbent, you relax.

I really don't know if a word with an alike spelling and meaning exists, but I'll keep sniffing.

If we, our chief justice, our officials, or any of our servants offend in any respect against any man, or transgress any of the articles of the peace or of this security, and the offence is made known to four of the said twenty-five barons, they shall come to us - or in our absence from the kingdom to the chief justice - to declare it and claim immediate redress.

* (55) All fines that have been given to us unjustly and against the law of the land, and all fines that we have exacted unjustly, shall be entirely remitted or the matter decided by a majority judgment of the twenty-five barons referred to below in the clause for securing the peace (§61) together with Stephen, archbishop of Canterbury, if he can be present, and such others as he wishes to bring with him.

On our return from the Crusade, or if we abandon it, we will at once render justice in full.

* (53) We shall have similar respite in rendering justice in connexion with forests that are to be disafforested, or to remain forests, when these were first afforested by our father Henry or our brother Richard; with the guardianship of lands in another person's 'fee', when we have hitherto had this by virtue of a 'fee' held of us for knight's service by a third party; and with abbeys founded in another person's 'fee', in which the lord of the 'fee' claims to own a right.

In cases, however, where a man was deprived or dispossessed of something without the lawful judgment of his equals by our father King Henry or our brother King Richard, and it remains in our hands or is held by others under our warranty, we shall have respite for the period commonly allowed to Crusaders, unless a lawsuit had been begun, or an enquiry had been made at our order, before we took the Cross as a Crusader.

retro dress-dress from the past retro active- also has something to do with the past

...those of our ancestors and heirs, to the honour of God, the exaltation of the holy Church, and the better ordering of our kingdom, at the advice of our reverend fathers Stephen, archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England, and cardinal of the holy Roman Church, Henry archbishop of Dublin, William bishop of London, Peter bishop of Winchester, Jocelin...

“Words can scarcely express our revulsion at this horrifying act of violence,” he declared. —Time May 16, 2015

roll roil remarkably similar.

Living means we will inevitably experience sorrow and disappointment. —Time May 22, 2015

(19) If any assizes cannot be taken on the day of the county court, as many knights and freeholders shall afterwards remain behind, of those who have attended the court, as will suffice for the administration of justice, having regard to the volume of business to be done.

(46) All barons who have founded abbeys, and have charters of English kings or ancient tenure as evidence of this, may have guardianship of them when there is no abbot, as is their due.

* (25) Every county, hundred, wapentake, and tithing shall remain at its ancient rent, without increase, except the royal demesne manors.

If we, our chief justice, our officials, or any of our servants offend in any respect against any man, or transgress any of the articles of the peace or of this security, and the offence is made known to four of the said twenty-five barons, they shall come to us - or in our absence from the kingdom to the chief justice - to declare it and claim immediate redress.

Every big change in my life was full of trepidation. —New York Times Apr 29, 2015

every time you get hit by one, it probably sounds like "trunch!"

Any man who so desires may take an oath to obey the commands of the twenty-five barons for the achievement of these ends, and to join with them in assailing us to the utmost of his power.

(3) But if the heir of such a person is under age and a ward, when he comes of age he shall have his inheritance without 'relief' or fine.

The money saved won’t solve all our financial woes, but it will solve some—and could save lives doing so. —Time May 22, 2015

Yet we continue to expend our emotional and political wrath on topics that are forgotten to the annals of history within a week. —Washington Times Apr 27, 2015