Word expert James Rogers says the word "it" in the saying can mean any and all difficulties.

VOA: special.2010.11.21

They say the word "trick" can mean a shortened and effective way to express complex findings.

VOA: special.2010.01.19

One story is that the word was used to mean poor farmers or uneducated people.

VOA: special.2009.08.09

Today,many groups use the word to mean a life-threatening emergency.

VOA: special.2010.04.18

The word itself came to mean death and destruction.

VOA: special.2009.09.03

"For instance,using the word 'preclude' to mean 'precede.' Yeah,it sounds like 'precede,' but it means 'prevent.' And yet 'preclude' is not a particularly erudite term.

VOA: standard.2010.01.16

The word 'souvenir' comes from a Latin word that mean's to bring to mind.

VOA: standard.2010.02.17

"I met a blonde man and he said, 'That's a very interesting word.' And I said, 'What word is that?' And he said, 'Kiviuq!' And I said,' What do you mean?' And he said, 'We have a word just like that.' And I said, 'Where are you from?' And he said,'Finland,' Canada's Northern House exhibit is open throughout the Games.

VOA: standard.2010.02.19