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commemorate

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recall and show respect for (someone or something).

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hallow

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honor as holy

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recrimination

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an accusation in response to one from someone else.

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slew

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a large number of something

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potency

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the power of something to make an influence

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out of thin air

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unexpectedly

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backslide

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relapse into bad ways or error; relapse, retrogress, regress..

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spiral

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show a dramatic and continuous increase

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slack

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sluggish and lazy

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feeble

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lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness
Or-
lacking the strength of character

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cataclysmic

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large-scale and violent

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stringent

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strict, precise, and exacting

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concoct

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create or devise; fabricate

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flout

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openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention)

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insidious

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proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects

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riven

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split or tear apart violently

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brew

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(of an unwelcome event or situation) begin to develop

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bicker

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argue about petty and trivial matters

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wilful

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(of a bad or harmful act) intentional; deliberate

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wallow

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(of a person) indulge in an unrestrained way in (something that one finds pleasurable)

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fawn

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(of a person) give a servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection, typically in order to gain favor

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inveigh

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speak or write about (something) with great hostility

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propel

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drive or push something forwards

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qualms

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an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear; a misgiving

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affirmative action

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action favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination; positive discrimination

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roil

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move in a turbulent, swirling manner

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fringes

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the outer, marginal, or extreme part of an area, group, or sphere of activity

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slump

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fail or decline substantially

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subsume

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include or absorb (something) in something else

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soothe

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gently calm (a person or their feelings); pacify

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bluster

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blow or beat fiercely and noisily

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opprobrium

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harsh criticism

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recuse

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(of a judge) excuse oneself from a case because of a potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality

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olive branch

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an offer of reconciliation

e.g. China has extended an olive branch to the USA

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scruple

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hesitate or be reluctant to do something that one thinks may be wrong

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simmer

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show or feel barely suppressed anger or other strong emotion; be enraged

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row (n, v)

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a noisy acrimonious quarrel

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odds are stacked against him

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he is unlikely to succeed due to unfavorable conditions

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preen

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congratulate or pride oneself

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vociferously

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in a loud and forceful manner

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cross a picket line

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to become a dissent and continue working while the unions/colleagues are on strike

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dread

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anticipate with great apprehension or fear

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flag

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become tired or less enthusiastic or dynamic

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unwavering

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not wavering; steady or resolute

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clandestine

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kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit

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errant

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erring or straying from the accepted course or standards

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spill the beans

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reveal secret information unintentionally or indiscreetly

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smokescreen

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a ruse designed to disguise someone’s real intentions or activities

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malign

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speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner; slander, defame, libel

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hue and cry

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a loud clamour or public outcry

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farce

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an event or situation that is absurd or disorganized

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inanity

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a nonsensical remark or action

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sedition

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conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch

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surreal

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having the qualities of surrealism; bizarre

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dilapidated

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in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect

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leaps and bounds

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rapidly

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spree

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a spell or sustained period of unrestrained activity of a particular kind

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expedite

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make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly; accelarate; hasten

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morph

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undergo or cause to undergo a gradual process of transformation

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bout

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a short period of intense activity of a specified kind

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decelerate

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opposite of accelerate

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malaise

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a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify; restlessness

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doggedly

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in a manner that shows tenacity and grim persistence

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laggard

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a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others

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lampoon

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publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm

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Rancorous

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Characterized by bitterness and resentment

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Forestall

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Prevent or obstruct by taking an advanced action

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Innocuous

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Not harmful or offensive

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Credence

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The likelihood of something being true; plausibility

Used in sentences as: lent credence to the argument…

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Spew

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Expel large quantities of something rapidly and forcibly

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Complacency

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Uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements

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Limbo

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An uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution; and intermediate state or condition

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Congruous

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Being in agreement

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Complaisant

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Marked by an inclination to please or oblige

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Animate

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Full of life; possessing characters of a living thing

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Credulous

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Believing anything; not questioning the facts etc.

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Ingenious

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Clever and skillful

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Ingenuous

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Frank, open, and innocent

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Burn a bridge

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To cut off all ties so that there is no way that the relationship can be renewed

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Recourse

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Seek help from; turning to someone for solution

Example: the dispute was resolved without recourse to the law

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Voracious

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Having a large appetite; insatiable

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Callous

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Feeling no emotion or sympathy

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Furor

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An outbreak of public anger or excitement

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Libel

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A statement published without just cause probably to defame someone

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Desolated

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Showing the effects of neglect and abandonment; dilapidated

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Tortuous

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Marked by repeated twists or bents

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Exceptionable

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Offensive and upsetting

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Venal

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Behaving in an immoral way for money

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Froward

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(Of a person) difficult to deal with

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Ruinous

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Disastrous or destructive/
Costing far more than can be afforded/
In ruins; dilapidated

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Salutary

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Producing good results; beneficial

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Collate

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Collect and combine

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Ordeal

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A very unpleasant and prolonged experience; agony; plight; misery

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Watershed

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An event or period marking a turning point in a situation

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Vanquish

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Defeat thoroughly; annihilate; overwhelm

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Sycophant

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A person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage

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Erroneous

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Wrong; incorrect

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Reprieve

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Grant a stay of execution to

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Come (or get) to grips with

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Begin to deal with or understand

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Exodus

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Mass departure

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Ratchet

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Cause something to rise

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Hubris

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Excessive pride or self confidence; arrogance, haughtiness

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Fray

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Wear thin; show the effects of strain

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Incendiary

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Provocative, seditious, revolutionary

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Elated

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Make (someone) happy

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Smother

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Make (someone) feel trapped and overwhelmingly surrounded

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Prise

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Obtain something with effort or difficulty

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Behemoth

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A huge or monstrous creature/ thing

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Decrepit

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Worn out or ruined because of age or neglect; dilapidated

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Poster Child

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A person or thing that epitomizes or represents a specified quality, cause, etc.

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Intrepid

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Fearless; adventurous, dauntless

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Taciturn

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Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little, untalkative

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Gaffe

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An unintentional act causing embarrassment to its originator

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Pipe dream

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An unattainable or fanciful hope or scheme

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Excruciating

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Intensely painful; agonizing, harrowing

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Ensnare

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Catch in or as in a trap

E.g. they were ensnared in city centre traffic

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Misbegotten

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Badly conceived or planned; ill-conceived, ill-advised

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Imbecile

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A stupid person; fool, silly

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Vilify; vilification

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Speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner; denigrate, berate

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Carte blanche

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Complete freedom to act as one wishes

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Restive

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Unstable; moving relentlessly

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Protracted

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Lasting for a long time or longer than usual

E.g. a protracted crisis leading up to the July elections

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Nihilism

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The belief that nothing in the world has a real existence

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Anguish

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Severe mental or physical pain or suffering

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Ebb

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Gradually decrease; diminish, wane, dwindle

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Convulsing

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Throw ( a country) into violent or political upheaval

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Far and away

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By a very large amount

E.g. it is far and away the biggest port

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Loth

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Reluctant

E.g. politicians seem loth to allow that

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Deride

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Express contempt for; ridicule

E.g. Obamacare, which was much derided..

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Bind

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A problematic situation; predicament, quandary, mess, quagmire..

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
e.g. the question is whether one should take seriously the oxymoron of nationalist internationalism

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Smoking gun

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A piece of incontrovertible incriminating evidence

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Eyesore

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A thing that is very ugly

E.g. some say that encroachments are a eyesore of Karachi

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Chide

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Scold or rebuke; chastise, berate, castigate

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Flak(n)

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Strong criticism

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Encumber

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Restrict or impede; constrain, hamper

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Petered

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Decrease or fade gradually

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Effusive

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Showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval

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Rut

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A pattern of behavior that has become dull and unproductive but is hard to change
E.g. talks with India are stuck in a rut

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Rapprochement

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An establishment or resumption of harmonious relations

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Impasse

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A situation in which no progress is possible; a deadlock, stalemate

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Ominous

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Inauspicious, baleful

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Moot

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Raise (a question or topic) for discussion

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Fend off or ward off

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Send away; avoid

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Sham

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A thing that is not what it is purported to be

146
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Factotum

A

An employee who does all kinds of work

147
Q

Unblemished

A

Impeccable, flawless, whiter than white..

148
Q

Stymie

A

Prevent or hinder the progress of

E.g. the changes must not stymie poverty eradication

149
Q

Cleave

A

Unneeded divide

150
Q

Unremitting

A

Never relaxing or slackening; incessant, restive

151
Q

Unravel

A

Undo; disentangle,

Become undone; fail, collapse

152
Q

Petered

A

Decrease or fade gradually

153
Q

Effusive

A

Showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval

154
Q

Rut

A

A pattern of behavior that has become dull and unproductive but is hard to change
E.g. talks with India are stuck in a rut

155
Q

Rapprochement

A

An establishment or resumption of harmonious relations

156
Q

Impasse

A

A situation in which no progress is possible; a deadlock, stalemate

157
Q

Ominous

A

Inauspicious, baleful

158
Q

Laissez faire

A

A policy of non-interference by the State

159
Q

Blight (n & v)

A

A thing that spoils or damages something
Spoil, harm or destroy
E.g. his result blighted his career

160
Q

Travail

A

Engage in a painful or laborious effort

161
Q

Teem

A

be full of or swarming with
E.g. The territory under its control is rich in
phosphates and its waters teem with fish

162
Q

Run-of-the-mill

A

Ordinary

E.g. Teslas have become so run-of-the-mill in Oslo that it is not unusual to see them spattered with mud

163
Q

Belch; belch out

A

Send out large amounts of

164
Q

Perfidious

A

deceitful and untrustworthy

165
Q

Denunciation

A

public condemnation of someone or something

166
Q

Scattershot

A

denoting something that is broad but random and haphazard in its range
E.g. your scattershot approach is doomed to fail

167
Q

Innocuous

A

not harmful or offensive

E.g. it was an innocuous question

168
Q

condescending; condescension

A

an attitude of patronizing superiority; disdain

E.g. Farmers were treated with contempt and condescension by the state

169
Q

treacherous

A
  1. guilty of or involving betrayal or deception; disloyal, perfidious
  2. presenting hidden or unpredictable dangers; perilous, unsafe
170
Q

ignoble

A

not honorable in character or purpose
e.g. The EU has an ignoble tradition of getting
people to vote again

171
Q

plough on

A

move in a fast and uncontrolled manner

e.g. If the British are determined to plough on, that is their right

172
Q

run out of steam

A

lose impetus or enthusiasm

e.g. The “Ethiopian miracle” has run out of steam

173
Q

Pull the plug

A

Prevent something from happening or continuing

174
Q

vex

A

make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried

e.g. spycams in toilets are not the only problem vexing women

175
Q

beset

A

(of a problem or difficulty) trouble (someone or something) persistently
e.g. the structural problems that beset their respective sectors are many

176
Q

moribund

A

in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigor

177
Q

go awry

A

away from the usual or expected course

178
Q

good faith

A

honesty or sincerity of intention

e.g. we have come here to negotiate in good faith

179
Q

glacially slow

A

very very slow

180
Q

comity

A

an association of nations for their mutual benefit

181
Q

piecemeal

A

characterized by unsystematic partial measures taken over a period of time
e.g. the order it created came apart in a more piecemeal fashion

182
Q

percolate

A

spread gradually through an area or group of people

183
Q

horrendous

A

extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible

184
Q

denigrate

A

criticize unfairly; disparage

185
Q

churlish

A

rude in a mean-spirited and surly way; impolite, ungracious, ungallant

186
Q

nefarious

A

(typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal

e.g. the nefarious activities of the organized-crime syndicates

187
Q

ignominy (n)

ignominious (adj)

A

public shame or disgrace

e.g. the ignominy of being imprisoned

188
Q

attenuate

A

reduce the force, effect, or value of; weaken, impair, lessen

189
Q

accentuate

A

make more noticeable or prominent; underline, underscore

190
Q

suffuse

A

gradually spread through or over

e.g. The event will be suffused with symbolic references to Mr. Xi’s favorite topics

191
Q

seethe

A

be filled with intense but unexpressed anger

e.g. In downtown Beijing, residents have other reasons to seethe.

192
Q

atypical

A

not representative of a type, group, or class; non-typical, unusual

193
Q

rile

A

make (someone) annoyed or irritated

e.g. Not long ago children used to rile their parents by declaring they were bored

194
Q

invidious

A

(of a comparison or distinction) unfairly discriminating; unjust
e.g. women still have to make invidious choices between the demands of work and family.

195
Q

gravitate

A

move towards or be attracted to a person or thing

196
Q

supplant

A

supersede and replace

e.g. Russia has supplanted America as a superpower in Syria

197
Q

spurious

A

not being what it purports to be; false or fake

e.g. Turkey released an American pastor who had spent two years behind bars on spurious coup charges

198
Q

lay waste

A

destroy, disrupt

e.g. the current administration’s inaction is continuing to lay waste to the real economy.

199
Q

limpid

A

clear and accessible or melodious; lucid, clear, intelligible

200
Q

Forfended

A

Protect by precautionary measures

201
Q

Inexorable

A

Impossible to prevent

Or- impossible to persuade (of a person)

202
Q

Deracinated

A

Uproot (something/ someone) from their natural geographical, social, or cultural environment

203
Q

Scatterbrained

A

(Of a person) disorganized and lacking in concentration

204
Q

Addled (adj. and verb)

A

Unable to think clearly; confused

205
Q

Promiscuous

A

Immoral, Unchaste, Dissolute

206
Q

Benighted

A

Unenlightened, unlettered

207
Q

Belie (vb.)

A

Fail to give a true impression

208
Q

muzzle

A

prevent (a person or group) from expressing their opinions freely; suppress, silence

209
Q

lumber

A

move in a slow, heavy, awkward way

210
Q

geld

A

deprive of vitality or vigor

211
Q

bolshiness

A

the act of giving emotionally-charged statements

212
Q

imperious

A

arrogant and domineering

213
Q

trounce

A

defeat heavily in a contest

214
Q

expend

A

spend or use up (a resource such as money or energy)

215
Q

Revulsion

A

A sense of disgust and loathing; repugnance, abhorrence

216
Q

Recondite

A

Little known; abstruse

217
Q

Profligate (adj,)

A

Recklessly extravagant in the use if resources

218
Q

Befuddling

A

Cause to become unable to think clearly

219
Q

Recursive

A

Characterized by recurrence ir repetition

220
Q

Privy

A

Sharing in the knowledge of (something private or secret)

E.g. he was no longer privy to company’s new strategy

221
Q

Distraught (adj.)

A

Very worried and upset

222
Q

Remission

A

A temporary diminution of the severity of disease or pain; respite; abeyance

223
Q

Onslaught

A

A fierce or destructive attack

224
Q

Dovetail (verb)

A

Fit or cause to fit together easily and conveniently

225
Q

Contrite(adj)

Contrition(noun)

A

The state of feeling remorseful and penitent

226
Q

Cusp (noun)

A

A point of transition between two different states

E.g. he was on cusp of resigning

227
Q

Rigmarole

A

A lengthy and complicated procedure

228
Q

Rudimentary (adj)

A

Involving or limited to basic principles

229
Q

Extant (adj)

A

Still in existence; surviving

230
Q

Ingratiate

A

Bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them

231
Q

Pangloss

A

A person who is optimistic regardless of the circumstances

232
Q

Concomitant

A

Accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way

233
Q

Wherewithal

A

Means, resources especially money

234
Q

Internecine

A

marked by slaughter; deadly especially mutually destructive

235
Q

Saddle

A

Burden (someone) with an onerous responsibility or task

236
Q

Propitious

A

Giving or indicating a good chance of success; favourable

237
Q

Stultify (ver)

A

Cause to lose enthusiasm as a result of restrictive routine…impede,hamper, frustrate, repress…

238
Q

Gargantuan (adj.)

A

Enormous.

239
Q

Fait accompli

A

A thing that has already happened or been decided before those affected hear about it, leaving them with no option but to accept it

240
Q

Cauldron (n.)

A

A situation characterized by instability and strong emotions

241
Q

Ceteris Paribus

A

All other things equal

242
Q

Skulduggery

A

Underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behaviour or activity

243
Q

Unmistakable

A

Very distinct

244
Q

Aphorism

A

A pithy observation which contains a general truth

245
Q

Immiserate

A

Cause to become poor or impoverished

246
Q

Peter out

A

To diminish gradually and stop

247
Q

up the ante

A

increase what is at stake or under discussion, especially in a conflict or dispute

248
Q

Out of one’s depth

A

Not having a knowledge, experience, or skills to deal with particular subject or situation

250
Q

Worth one’s salt

A

Good at one’s job

254
Q

Far cry

A

Very different

254
Q

Cut corners

A

To do something rapidly and cheaply but usually by eluding regulations

255
Q

Pull a rabbit out of the hat

A

Do something effective which was unexpected

257
Q

On a shoestring

A

To live within a very limited budget

257
Q

Snake oil

A

A product, policy etc. Of little real worth or value that is promoted as the solution to a problem

259
Q

Short end of the stick

A

To suffer the bad effects of a situation

259
Q

Fly in the ointment

A

Something little that disturbs or destroys the whole salutary effects of something

260
Q

Writing on the wall

A

That there clear signs that something’s gonna fall apart

260
Q

Last straw that broke the camel’s back

A

The seemingly minor or routine action that causes an unpredictably large and sudden reaction, because of the cumulative effect of small actions

260
Q

Hand over fist

A

To do something very quickly; at a rapid pace

260
Q

Heave a sigh of relief

A

To suddenly feel happy

261
Q

The pot calling the kettle black

A

Finding a fault in someone, which you already have

262
Q

To ruffle someone’s feathers

A

To do something to cause confusion, agitation, irritation

263
Q

Clip someone/something’s wings

A

To restrain or curtail

264
Q

Let up

A

End in sight

265
Q

Run amok

A

Behave in a frenzied, out of control, or unrestrained manner

266
Q

Let the cat out of the bag

A

To reveal a secret or information once hidden

267
Q

Cost an arm and a leg

A

Something that is very expensive or damaging

268
Q

Weather/Brave the storm

A

Survive hard times

269
Q

Elephant in the room

A

Something obvious and clear

270
Q

Vanish into thin air

A

Disappear

271
Q

Bitter pill to swallow

A

Bad news that you have to hear and accept

272
Q

Crunch time

A

A critical time when action needs to be taken

273
Q

No-brainer

A

An easy decision

274
Q

Stick to guns

A

To refuse to compromise or change position

275
Q

Miss the boat

A

When someone has missed the opportunity to do something

276
Q

Run from pillar to post

A

To move from one place to another, often without purpose or due to failure

277
Q

To make no bones about something

A

To say something clearly and unapologetically

278
Q

Relic of the Past

A

Something no longer used or considered modern

279
Q

Jewel in the crown

A

Something that is the most valuable out of all things

280
Q

Shoot from the hip

A

React without careful consideration of one’s words or actions

281
Q

Hang by a thread

A

Be in a highly precarious state

282
Q

Shifting sands

A

Something that is constantly changing and is thus unpredictable

283
Q

Crocodile Tears

A

Tears or expressions of sorrow that are insincere

284
Q

To find one’s feet

A

To feel confident and deal with things successfully

285
Q

A race against time

A

A situation in which someone has to do something very quickly because of shortage of time

286
Q

On the flip side

A

Looking at a different or opposite aspect

287
Q

Wag the dog maneuvers

A

Purposefully diverting attention way from something of greater importance

288
Q

Defeat(s) the purpose

A

To make (something) pointless

289
Q

Save the day

A

Find or provide a solution to a difficulty or disaster

290
Q

Brainchild

A

An idea or invention which is considered to be a particular person’s creation

291
Q

Plant the Seeds

A

To lay the groundwork for something that can develop or expand in the future.

292
Q

When the dust settles

A

When the situation becomes calmer

293
Q

Hornet’s nest

A

A troublesome or hazardous situation

294
Q

Achilles Heel

A

A weakness or vulnerable point

295
Q

A tough act to follow

A

A high standard that is hard to break or overdo

296
Q

Upset the apple cart

A

Disturb the status quo

297
Q

Back to square one

A

Back to the starting point with no progress made

298
Q

Go bananas

A

Become extremely angry or excited

299
Q

Hand on the baton

A

Hand over a particular duty or responsibility

300
Q

The be-all and end-all

A

A feature of an activity that is of greater importance than any other

301
Q

A bed of roses

A

A situation or activity that is comfortable or easy

302
Q

Between the devil and the deep blue sea

A

In a difficult situation when one has to choose between two equally unpleasant situations

303
Q

A bitter pill to swallow

A

An unpleasant or painful necessity to accept

304
Q

A bolt from the blue

A

A sudden and an unexpected event

305
Q

Burn the candle at both ends

A

Drain resources lavishly

306
Q

By and large

A

On the whole; everything considered

307
Q

The butterfly effect

A

The phenomenon whereby a minute localized change can have large effects everywhere

308
Q

Appeal to Caesar

A

Appeal to the highest possible authority

309
Q

Carrot and stick

A

The promise of reward combined with the threat of force or punishment

310
Q

A catch-22 situation

A

A dilemma or difficulty from which there is no escape

311
Q

Throw caution to the wind

A

Act in a completely reckless manner

312
Q

Hobson’s Choice

A

No choice at all

313
Q

Silver lining

A

A negative occurrence may have a positive aspect to it

314
Q

Be caught in a crossfire

A

Suffer harm inadvertently as a result of conflict between two other parties

315
Q

At the crossroads

A

At a critical point; when decisions with far reaching consequences must be made

316
Q

Gordian Knot

A

An extremely difficult or involved problem

317
Q

Penny wise and pound foolish

A

careful and economical in small matters while being wasteful or extravagant in large ones

318
Q

Acid test

A

a conclusive test of the success or value of something

319
Q

Gravy train

A

Used to refer to a situation in which someone can make a lot of money for very little effort

320
Q

Bruised and battered

A

Thoroughly worn down

321
Q

Dig your own grave

A

Do something which causes your own downfall

322
Q

Recipe for disaster

A

Be almost certain to have unfortunate consequences

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