Earlier in the same dictionary, Partridge has this entry for cracking as an adjective:
cracking, adj. Very fast ; exceedingly vigorous (-- 1880) : slightly ob[solete, in 1936]
We've got a new vocabulary in Black Bourton, the vocabulary of the R.A.F. Nice things are "wizard"; nasty people are "ropey types," and a reckless man is "split." One is "browned off" when one is rather depressed; the ground is the "deck" and the sky is the "ceiling"; dull-witted people are "drips," and when in a hurry we ask each other to get "cracking." This strange lingo is, of course, subject to changes and ex-R.A.F. men of several years ago would find themselves hopelessly dated by the expressions they use.
BEAUTIFUL
What happens when criminals run their gangs from prison?
What happens when putting criminals to death does not stop the crime?
How do you imprison the soul?
How do you measure talent?
The first assault was on my sleep cycle.
NO
…with the help of a god?
I didn’t sleep for 6 months.
The second assault was on my digestion.
They felt justified.
This second assault is permanent and has cost insurance underwriters MONEY. That’s money to you.
The third assault was covered with bull horn talking in the street and news.
There were many people talking.
There are people exulting.
Do I have cancer?
Sisal Chabash directs me to continue on normally. When will I die? I will, but that is her concern.
Thank you Jesus!