In the US Senate, a filibuster can be voted to an end with 60 votes. So, if one party has 60 seats, they, in theory, could end any filibuster by the minority party.

Funny, I have a BA in Film, and this seems a little baffling to me. I'm thinking that as texture is to touch, they are using it to mean how the sight and sound of film feel to someone.

Welcome to the forum. I believe that they are saying that Austria has already tried this solution, which purges the economy of problems.

Anna Nicole Smith was somewhat known for having a weight problem. The sentence is saying that there is so much "dirt" that even she would have enough food from that large of a luau pit.

I would use it literally if you are talking about a location. Figuratively, it's used to say something is happening soon. "Valentine's day is just around the corner."

I would need more context, but if Cop2 thinks that Turpin is a killer, then yes, kill someone. Seal the deal means to make a deal official.

"See the thorn twist in your side" A thorn is a sharp object. If a thorn is twisted, it will do more damage. So, the imagery of the lyric is to say that something is causing her a lot of pain.

Speaking from an AmE standpoint: Use 1.266 trillion. Thousands aren't standardly used in the beginning of a number. (Use the higher suffix, trillion instead of billion.) 236,200,000,000 is 236.2 billion These are the easiest ways to write a

I would imagine that it means the same as "mercurial": 1 : having qualities of eloquence, ingenuity, or thievishness attributed to the god Mercury or to the influence of the planet Mercury 2 : characterized by rapid and unpredictable

Yes, "writing" can be used for both. For just music, you can use "scoring" or "writing a score".