In forgiving an injury be somewhat ceremonious, lest your magnanimity be construed as indifference.

Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.

Confidante: One entrusted by A with the secrets of B confided to herself by C.

A system of pitfalls thoughtfully prepared for the feet for the self-made man, along the path by which he advances to distinction.

IMPALE, v.t. In popular usage, to pierce with any weapon which remains fixed in the wound . . . . properly, to put to death by thrusting an upright sharp stake into the body, the victim being left in a sitting position.

Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from a man who did not particularly care to trace his own.

PUSH, n. One of the two things mainly conducive to success, especially in politics. The other is Pull.