Tough time makes strong men, strong men make good time, good time makes weak men, weak men make tough time.
I don't understand why she gave me the cold shoulder.
Margaret was always a precocious child.
It is important to have someone you can confide in.
confinement
scolding
snooty
shortfall
He clutched the cane in his clammy hand.
MLB: our national pastime.
Digital forensics.
Joint, doobie
She seems a rather creepy, jejune and adolescent fantasy.
Guerrilla warfare.
gorilla
nuclear warhead, atomic warhead.
therapeutic, curative
Too much is spent on curative medicine and too little on preventive medicine.
coke.
pragma
dishearten
foible
A long illness had emaciated my father.
renounce, renunciation
gatecrash the party
avow.
Solitude
thingy
grin, smirk, giggle, roar
flunk
genghis khan
Some bruising.
Major trading firms, including Jane Street Group and Jump Trading,1 are curtailing their participation in US crypto markets in response to regulatory uncertainty and risks.
Claustrophobic.
The meeting began smoothly, a cadence of adult conversation and decision-making, punctuated by the muted clatter of Lego bricks.
An uproarious cry, a crescendo of sibling conflict, echoed from the living room.
Data sleuths.
In the midst of a standoff, he is gonna deliver his package.
I keep all my important documents in my bosom.
autodidact.
wharf
gizzard
slurp, gobble
huffy
dysentery" is not commonly used in everyday language, it is a recognized term in medical discussions or contexts related to diseases of the digestive system.
headlamp
Planting more trees can help palliate the effects of air pollution in urban area.
palliative care.
Calderon is a climate wonk.
morning larks.
tarmac.
Chastity before marriage is still demanded in some societies.
"Chastity" is not a commonly used word in everyday conversation. It is considered a more formal or traditional term related to personal morality, particularly in the context of sexual behavior.
anvil
His tactless words had incurred his father’s deep displeasure.
sleazy
Copernicus
massacre
I want no part of this sordid business.
I've been celibate for the past six months.
I was celibate for two years.
deluge
perfunctory: It is a word that conveys the lack of genuine engagement or thoroughness in a task or behavior.
He was faced with a barrage of angry questions from the floor.
The trickiest part of the manager's job is building rapport.
She has an excellent rapport with her staff.
In his actions, we see Marcus was conscious of money, but primarily as a means to an end not as an end to itself.
His mind was assailed by doubts.
"Analgesic" is a term that is commonly used in medical and healthcare contexts. It refers to a substance or medication that relieves pain without causing a loss of consciousness.
libelous
Polymorphic
duly authorized
federation
Just the fact that he lived a long time ago should be an unbridgeable gap between us. Yet we find a way to relate to him.
Because he was unflinchingly honest in his journal, and he was touching something universally human.
Ron Gambol has become a household name.
Sacking Tucker Carlson has put a dent in Fox News’s ratings
incel
applaud
novice investor
Love of peace is the predominant feeling of many people today.
A cliffhanger in Turkey
dominant vs predominant
There are different tailwinds that drive the markets, and they're in a constant state of flux.
unequivocally
There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.
solicitous
His entire life is consecrated to science.
pend, pending
She finally agreed to have the wretched animal put down.
He's an impartial and perspicacious judge.
They planted lilacs to hedge the yard.
malaria
She crooked her finger to beckon him.
Jonathan took a little peep at his watch.
The moon peeped out from behind the clouds.
This method works especially well in rain forests and marshy areas.
The house was now a shell gutted by flames.
They two are enamored.
pudency
wardrobe
point blank
Trump has publicly berated this guy for recusing himself from the Russia investigation.
queasy
tape measure, tapeline
turbid
cranial cavity
The @SECGov has filed its response to @coinbase’s complaint over how it applies securities laws to digital assets, asking the Court to deny Coinbase’s petition for mandamus.
The Stoics say over and over again that there is stuff in our control and stuff outside our control. But this delineation is about more than just putting things into categories…or learning how to practice the so-called ‘art of acquiescence.’ It’s also a statement of priorities.
capitalistic market
It's the effervescence that has gives it the name the champagne of milk.
Combined with fresh fruit, kefir makes for a healthy and scrumptious dessert.
The nice thing about Kefir is, it's very forgiving.
They're bunch of wussies.
I will postulate that she's escaping into the online world to compensate her sexual frustration.
She's just trying to shore up her self-esteem.
Hmmm, testify.
Excessive clumping or curdling: yogurt should have a smooth texture, so a clumpy or curdled consistency is a sign of spoilage and a tip-off to throw the yogurt away.
Paella
cadaver
A groundhog, also known as a woodchuck, is a sort of North American marmot.
He behaved aggressively out of bravado.
bravo.
You can mesmerize anyone you meet with your cultured attitude and outlook.
She denies obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception.
The declining dollar gave heart to skittish investors.
Depositors are skittish and Banks are having to offer them higher rates.
She was silent, her eyes downcast.
She's so Bougie, she only shops at high-end designer stores..
She's always talking about her bougie lifestyle, but I don't think she realizes how privileged she is.
cylinder, cylindrical
triangular, square, rectangle
Signs that Ukraine's counter-offensive is afoot.
concealed carry, open carry
He was crippled by polio as a child.
Pulpit
We'll splurge on a trip in France next year.
Her action earned her the enmity of two or three colleagues.
I adumbrate that I did not like his toys.
longing, yearning
Enclave
People celebrating the armistice behaved like an orgiastic mob.
In the short-term, the prospect of a reserve currency replacing the dollar is slim to none.
its "safe-haven" status is hard to beat, especially in light of the plight of the euro.
It is equally difficult to predict what budgetary and austerity measures in Europe and the United States will do to the global economy in the coming years
inane, asinine, idiotic, nonsensical
Surplice
sunblock
handbag
Bar Mitzvah
Brian's hesitation was almost imperceptible.
She repeated the almost imperceptible shrug.
gruelling, gruel, porridge
Arabian, Arabic.
The company made $1.67B revenue in 2022, circa $140M per month.
I'm a gigolo, that's different.
creationism
Bill Clinton needed the world's undying attention.
splashy
His theory gained notoriety in 1935 when Elliott made an uncanny prediction of a stock market bottom and has become a staple for thousands of portfolio managers, traders, and private investors.
If you don’t keep a journal, you may find writing in one can desensitize any qualms you have about writing about yourself.
NATO is planning to open a liaison office in Tokyo, in what would be the organization's first such office in Asia.
If China can be first on AI governance, it can project those standards and regulations globally, shaping lucrative and pliable markets.
There’s an insidious quirk to your brain that, if you let it, can drive you absolutely batty.
In 2014, the OP_RETURN function was introduced to allow miners to inscribe 80 bytes of “arbitrary” data on each bitcoin.
collarbone.
Haze
egghead
croquette
harangue
Your patronage is cordially invited.
spin-off
shear stress, shear walls.
For some, it may seem silly, a tempest in a teapot.
I hadn't foreseen the tempest my request would cause.
lacerating wound.
adulterate
Freon exists both in liquid and gaseous states.
graffiti, graffito
minuscule
momentary, momentarily
The actor agreed to reprise the role in the sequels.
strapping
Have you broached the subject of the money he owes us?
showy
The brassy boys put their tongues out at us.
sandcastle
Pavilion, gazebo, porch, patio, courtyard
While many gazebos are octagonal or oval, most pavilions are designed to be long and rectangular. Additionally, while a gazebo is more of a self-contained structure, pavilions are commonly used to provide a roof for a patio or seating area below.
What’s the Difference Between Arbors, Pergolas, Gazebos, and Pavilions?
awning, canopy
uptick
Julius caesar, caesar salad
cakewalk
Management trusts people to do a good job without watching over their shoulders.
I was mortified. I think I cried half an hour.
So I can imagine how a guy would be completely smitten and falling love immediately as soon as they see a Japanese girl.
But anyway, the point is, Carol Burnett was smitten by television.
Stocks snapped a four-day losing streak Friday, as investors cheered Apple's latest earnings report and welcomed a strong jobs report, which suggested the U.S. economy remained robust despite banking uncertainty and rising interest rates.
He parried the unwelcome question very skilfully.
Cojones
evasive
oink
soothsaying
sedimentary strata, rock strata.
brush off: a curt or disdainful rejection
Mawkish, melancholy
I wasn't staring, I was leering.
get up to someone's nose.
culpable
horse-drawn cabs.
Cemetery, graveyard, graves, tombstone
bamboo grove
A grove of trees shadowed the house densely.
Dharma
The company's shares tanked on Wall Street.
petulant??
He stopped with a squeal of brakes.
that three days of focus and commitment at the Virtual Investing Workshop can actually progress your investing acumen and financial potential to the level you only thought you could achieve.
Donald Trump outright called Mrs. Clinton a bigot.
wonk
Tucked between China, India and Nepal, Bhutan is perhaps best known for its emblematic “thunder dragon,”
This pales in comparison to massive farms like Riot’s Rockdale facility in Texas, which boasts a 450 MW capacity.
Winning begets winning.
start your day with one thing you've been dreading.
Moreover, evidence suggests that replacing saturated fats with unsaturated ones from foods like nuts, seeds, olives, and fish may reduce your risk of heart disease.
For instance, you might use sour cream as a base for a veggie dip or add a dollop to a plate of black bean and veggie nachos.
Brazilian frog might be the first pollinating amphibian known to science (science.org).
drudge work.
egg custard
Now let's look at another facet of the problem.
The club is open to all and sundry.
Mr. T is telling fools to quit their jibber-jabber.
ingenious, ingenuity
mixologist
The film is spooled for use.
wooden pallet, pallet truck.
Teeth have a hard surface layer called enamel.
telly
flute, fluting
Fiber does digestive grunt work but doesn't get the same glamour as vitamin D, calcium, and other nutrients.
In general, “dietary fiber” is an umbrella term for the parts of plants and other foods that your body can’t digest.
Instead, fiber passes through your system and eases symptoms such as constipation.
value proposition
If China’s growth is so strong, why is inflation so weak? A paradox that has analysts snickering.
riff
crony capitalism
breadline
What a cold, unfeeling woman she was.
overpass, underpass
It was disconcerting and rather horrible.
virile
Hers was a minor part, but she played it with gusto.
mouthy
I'm actually finding your tenuous grasp of the English language folksy and charming today.
Stop acting, just give me a "Mao tan"(blanket).