after getting drunk and falling asleep or pissing off some bar keep
retrieve- to get back; recover
2. They would be arrested and imprisoned with a growing number of the
belligerent clans bosses on an island off the Southern Somali Coast city of
Kismayo
imprisoned- to put or keep in prison; jail
3. They were bulky and had a mouth piece and were connected by a long black
cord to a plug on the ceiling
bulky- having great bulk; large; massive
4. œthey were a formidable sum of men and machines
formidable- causing fear or dread
5. following this strike were eight of the elongated troop carrying
blackhawks
elongated- lengthened; stretched
6.Bristling with the grenades and ammo
bristling- to become stiff and erect, like bristles
7. The very heart of Habr Gidr territory in Central Mogadishu and warlord
Adids stronghold
stronghold- a place having strong defenses; fortified place
8. few remaining clusters of intact large buildings
clusters- a number of things of the same sort gathered together or growing
together
9. Hundreds of thousands of clan members lived in this labyrinth of irregular
dirt streets and cactus-lined paths
labyrinth- a structure containing and intricate network of winding passages hard
to follow without losing one’s way
10. Bayonets, night vision goggles
bayonets- a detachable, daggerlike blade put on the muzzle end of a rifle, for
hand-to-hand fighting
11. Eversmann fiddled with it for a moment as the last of his men leaped
out
fiddled- to tamper or tinker
12. he felt terribly vulnerable
vulnerable- that can be wounded or physically injured
13. but as he roped in, he inadvertently clasped the connecting wire
against the rope
inadvertently- not attentive or observant; heedless
14. but his own perceptions had slowed
perceptions- the act of perceiving or the ability to perceive; mental grasp of
objects, qualities
15. The walls and imparted a rusty tint
imparted- to give a share or portion of; give