Vocabulary

first letter; first letters; initial

to tower above; to stand out

cephalopod

head-butting; head-butt

sack; carry-all bag

heavy-headed; haughty

headnote; heading; superscription; recitals

brain drain; outflow of talent

parietal bone

keeping the head cool and feet warm

cranium; skull

dogfight; dogfighting

bullfighter; matador

bullring

brave leader

one's life under medical treatment; (means and time spent) fighting against an illness

invested capital

to give by tossing or throwing

(love) letter tossed into a home

catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet

distressed goods

being at a loss

angle of projection or incidence

to throw a person down

jetsam; jettisoned cargo

contributor (e.g. to a newspaper); correspondent

hotel guest

polling or voting district

election day

ballot paper; voting paper

voter

voter turnout

negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible

throwing spear; javelin

projection (drawing)

(method of) projection

(method of) projection

projector

reader's column; letters-to-the-editor column

lasso; lariat