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Week 4

Dust mites, including their carcasses and fecal matter
Hold out longer than that, and all those microorganisms will make your towel grungy
He also added that the Fed, for now, remains strongly committed to the accommodative policy given that the economic recovery still has plenty of runway.
These doubts had been gnawing at him for some time.
Grief gnaws my heart
While many still deliberate about cryptocurrencies’ mass adoption, the market has spoken, and its message is clear.
Home prices have jumped over the past year as demand for houses rocketed when many Americans left cities for suburbia amid pandemic lockdowns
Have you ever jumped on a trampoline?
The idea that women consumers need your product more than you need them is Neanderthal thinking
This is Gilfoyle. Dazzle me
Clear expression is the hallmark of good writing.
We've made extraordinary progress as a society in that regard.
He had an open-and-shut case against a guy who committed terrible crimes but he didn't prosecute him.

purebred
hectic world
painterly
auld lang syne
fetal position
fixate
devoid
wench
festive
hearty
unorthodox
breathtaking
pubic
moisturize
stuffy
sympathize
blunt
economic slump
gesticulate
bifocal
nubbin
gauze
Armageddon
Arya screwed up her face in a scowl
her skin had stayed soft and supple
disembodied
conversely
giddy

unattainable
urinate
ornate
vanish
enclosed
expressive

A copy of the report is available for you to peruse at your leisure.
How a Taiwanese chipmaker became a linchpin of the global economy
Big Tech and consumer giants led the gains from the nadir and then cyclical and value stocks took over in the fourth quarter of 2020

The dictionary is not half bad.
35 thousand visitors traipse through each year.
Everybody on the Manny just looked pasty and sad
The bird missed the pasty but took a chunk out of her hand.

baggy jeans
Should we rejoice in the death of another human being?
So instead of a burst of flavor, you just get that mealy texture.
The hand-writing is smudgy.
But this conflict is really a family squabble.
Neandertal vertebrae were not simian at all
clamber

Every time I'm going on a diet, he sabotages me.
I wanted to buy the blouse , but I balked at the high price.
It would be the first instance of a US city issuing reparations for decades of racist government policies.
Proponents say it’s a good start for grappling with systemic racism, and could serve as a model for other cities, including neighboring Chicago
The Tokyo Olympics will bar international spectators from attending the event, which is set to start on July 23.

Week 3

Let's get out of the rat race.
The reference is actually to investors who become too greedy at the trough and abandon their risk
I'm fed up
that's the last straw
I'm at the end of my rope
I want sleep like a log
Workers in a factory must clock out when they leave.
word of mouth
take a leak

Americans are Itching to Travel Again – U.S. airports are now seeing travel activity on par with activity in March 2020, before restrictions went into place
Lumber has never been more expensive than in the current environment, and crude oil – which is used in paint, drain pipes, roof shingles, and flooring – has rallied over the past several months
Best Ever Instant Pot Beef Stew - This mouthwatering and easy to make Instant Pot Beef Stew is sure to become one of your favorite ever Instant Pot recipes!

China is a critical market for the company, so it wants to avoid any political controversies as it makes inroads
De Wit is 39, genial, bespectacled, a little disheveled, a chemist by training
Volatility mellowed after yesterday's tantrum, even though there was a lot of volume across markets
Motorbikes and trucks hurtle along the roads.
Some parents seem to live vicariously through their children.
He is an officious leader
This is a smart, yet soft and feminine look.
Am I too masculine? Am I too feminine?

US mortgage applications tumble
As economies rebound and consumers and businesses fire up their spending engines, demand is outstripping supply and global ports are backed up from Singapore to San Diego
While they are still ridiculously low by historical standards, the sudden rise threatens to trip up the pandemic housing rally
Mortgage companies posted record profits in 2020 as homeowners rushed to refinance and homebuyers scooped up inventory amid super-low rates and an exodus into the suburbs for some city dwellers.
HAVING BEEN born into the most prosperous period in human history, today’s youngsters have much to hope for
The parable of Hong Kong defies those looking for a simple answer. Even as China has slapped down democracy there, the territory is enjoying a financial boom.
This presents the free world with an epoch-defining question: how should it best secure prosperity, lower the risk of war and protect freedom as China rises?

Dethrone Elon Musk and become the #1 electric car company by 2025
Going from wet to dry batteries has the potential to put EV adoption into hyperdrive
In fact, one year ago, as the market dropped precipitously and began its rotation, I called an emergency briefing for Motley Fool investors where I revealed my tested “moneymakers” strategy for investing through volatile markets.

Don't be coy with me.
I hear people are raving about your league.
clean clothes and good manners are prepossessing
Bankers will cower, afraid to lend.

A raunchy new novel
The boy looks pretty raunchy after a night of drinking
Children romped on the playground.
He’s still groggy from the anaesthetic
Those dark clouds foreshadow a storm.
There is another point to be borne in mind.
Stop glowering at me, I've done nothing wrong.
I can offer you a very enticing compensation package.
grinning cheekily
They provided only skimpy details
Emily got into the car wearing jeans and a skimpy tanktop

She babbled a few words to him
Henceforth I will be a very different Toad
He insulted her, whereupon she slapped him.
that hot spring was effervescing with bubbles.
The sniffles is an informal way of saying a cold or flu
I'm putting tape on the soles so they don't scuff.
The madcap can be saved; the self-contemptuous is beyond rescue
deluxe
I grew to dislike the people from my background – they were uptight and prissy
I've got a complimentary ticket
It is too presumptuous of him to do so
spinal nerve
When cats are preparing to pounce they creep over the ground very slowly

I was flailing about in the water
A feral cat
We like to make light of any situation here in the U.K.
Through this system, gone are the days of concrete
He said it remains “one of the most destructive, corrosive attributes of an otherwise interesting and largely functioning system
Palantir’s stock set an all-time high of $45 per share on Jan. 27, which coincided with the trading frenzy sparked by Reddit traders in heavily bet against companies like GameStop.
I can't hear properly.
You're a straight arrow
Guests should vacate their rooms by 10.30 a.m
Dow Jones Reverses Off New High As Stock Market Falters
It starts to rain gold
it's not time to go out with thimble, it's time to go out with a bucket.

when it happens, I'm poised, I'm ready, I'm not ready with a bucket, I'm ready with a washtub.

off the beaten path
A dangerous winter storm pummeled Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Utah, dumping several feet of snow and forcing roads and airports to close.

Week 2

Individuals who use the passive communication style often act indifferently, yielding to others
Thought to be the most effective form of communication, the assertive communication style features an open communication link while not being overbearing

If the skin is wrinkled and the texture grainy, but otherwise everything is okay, the apple is still okay to eat
I am cognizant of the many different organizational styles used to present information to audiences.

Microsoft and Google are duking it out in public over their relationship with the news media, cybersecurity, and more.
But bun in the unmarried oven

It looked as though the college would have to shut, but this week it was given a reprieve.
For me, coming here is a reprieve
She seemed invigorated, full of life and energy
He's a real hunk.
I thought she's want to go out with me, but no dice.
You're not wanted here, so scram!
to be cleverly cynical, to be superficially brilliant, to be conspicuously virtuous, to be cool, to be sophisticated, to be orthodox, to be a snob, to bully, to pander, to be on the make
He was a man on the make, trying to build his fortune.
For the same reason, presumably, that others cling so tenaciously to the idea that Obama was born outside the US: because they so want to believe it
He was dogged by his misfortune
dodgy
Billy started to snivel. His mother smacked his hand
Boil, broil, poach, steam or roast your foods
plummet
upwind, headwind, tailwind
Don't gloat over your rival's misfortune.
He gave a loud belch.
He is deeply scornful of politicians
When I write a sentence that seems too complicated, or that uses unnecessarily intellectual words, it doesn't seem fancy to me. It seems clumsy.
To wit, India's stock market is the best performer of all major countries so far this year
A sultry weather
As I write, Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) is in the midst of a fall from grace
Work began immediately and was carried on with tireless tenacity.
But prior to that, the government actively encouraged its citizens to invest in the stock market. Too much of a good thing, perhaps?
They prefer a nice simmering barbecue that reflects strong organic economic growth with some pricing power.
The bottom line is that this was an all-around great earnings report from Lemonade, but it didn't blow the market away
With over $195.57 billion in its coffers, a $1.5 billion investment in bitcoin would represent a 0.76% allocation.
I’m not sure, short of dictatorial practices, that you could ever make that work
shrewd politicking
"Tim Apple," as Trump once called him, charmed and cajoled his way into the former president’s good graces, while keeping Beijing happy and finding ways to squeeze more revenue from the iPhone
Unlike Jobs, he had no pretensions to being an artist
Daniel Vidaña, then a supply management director, says Cook particularly fussed over fulfillment times
Faster turnarounds made customers happier and also reduced the financial strain of storing unsold inventory
Cook lowered the company’s month’s worth of stockpiles to days’
who couldn't imagine Cook’s infamously temperamental predecessor tolerating any co-option of Apple’s brand name by someone as boorish as Trump
To be a good CEO, to get things accomplished, you have to be personable, you have to be a good communicator and a good listener, and Tim was all of those things

Week 1

Investors haven’t fully grasped inflation is 'dead ahead,’ economist Mark Zandi warns
2 Top SPAC Stocks to Buy Amid the Market Carnage
It was a vantage point for her “try stuff out” exploration project, so she reached out to the organization
And in no time she was miserable.

Her colleagues, sick of the Melanie money lament, had begun avoiding her
his one solution, though not impossible, was taking too long to achieve and had a lousy chance of success
You are legion, Each of us is many.
then see what you have to say to yourself and jot down your ideas.

A meal that is large. It’s also untethered from linear time
They are essential if you want to unleash Vim’s latent power. Even if you don’t use Vim, these techniques have many benefits for any developer

Here at The Motley Fool, we believe in Warren Buffett’s credo to be “greedy when others are fearful.”
I stay **abreast of new technology
My first impressions of “world-class” is that its a saying and that feels a bit slippery
Tidal, which was bought by rapper Jay-Z (and a few other artists) in 2015, aimed to compete with Spotify and Apple Music by offering exclusive music and videos. But those big competitors have mostly edged it out.
The government did make some concessions to the opposition
Cheaper hotels have made fewer concessions
In SF, you can't buy any concessions, but...doesn't everyone sneak in candy anyway?
Over the Lunar New Year, China shattered box office records, and last weekend, Tom & Jerry posted the second-best opening of any US release during the pandemic.

At one point on that trip, we hit one of the river’s nastiest rapids… and we quickly lost control.
It was really scary and could've ended really badly... But luckily, I spotted a safe way forward just in the nick of time.
That said, plenty of investors are still relishing in the concept.
fleshy

A mannish style of dress
Right now, the general market sentiment is a devil-may-care attitude toward profitability and valuation
Lemonade (NYSE:LMND), which went public in July, is bringing modern technology to the venerable insurance industry
Pare down your E-mail inbox
U.S. stocks surge as treasury yields pare gains