He shuddered with revulsion.
"Tim wasn’t delivering software; Tim was delivering a team that was delivering software. The entire team became more effective, more productive, more aligned, more idiomatic, more fun, because Tim was in the team.
globefish, puffer, blowfish, balloonfish
An exponent of self-education.
Our senator is an exponent of free trade.
agape
toe to toe
Uniformed and plainclothes police officers will be stationed throughout the grounds.
It vexed me to think of others gossiping behind my back.
You will really have to knuckle down if you want to pass the examination.
He would not knuckle down under their pressure.
May cause your gums to recede.
Gum disease causes a space or gap between your teeth and gums, where tartar and plaque can become trapped.
During these cleanings, your mouth is considered in quadrants.
He peppered his speech with jokes.
He was wounded in both legs and severely peppered with shrapnel.
It's like clockwork.
Marginal cost of production
Walters had already given it to some cheeky kid who'd asked for it first.
Who do you still owe an apology? Can you make one in the next 5 minutes?
Once you’re a minnow in a vast ocean, that’s not a good place to be. It means you have tons of competitors, and you don’t even know who all of the competitors are.
Europe is eclipsing the U.S. in crypto regulation, and drawing investors because of it.
outright, downright
marshy ground, marshy meadow, marshy terrain
Assassin’s creed - States are becoming more brazen about killing foes abroad
Eating fewer calories can ward off ageing.
besides, except, other than
flub, flop
asunder
simmer
Grimy
Sleet
Martian
turbid water/feeling, turbidity
incestuous
pithy
In cahoots.
pug
stolid
mouthpiece.
cut-rate store.
flummox
crescent moon
monument
Endearing
Scrounge
Scepter
palpable, palatable
The reactionary ruling clique was torn by internal strife.
Too much is spent on curative medicine and too little on preventive medicine.
curative vs curated
Most of us were neophytes. We got our experience right on the spot.
The real secret to living more than 100 years probably isn’t slurping kale smoothies every day or committing to CrossFit.
But research shows that Blue Zones (places that produce an unusually high number of centenarians) do have lots of similarities when it comes to their diets.
The secret ingredient of Blue Zones is … not so cut-and-dried.
To be successful and happy, you need to love the game: not the final scoreboard, but all the minutes on the clock.
The agency has suggested a new rule that would allow golf cart-sized electric quadricycles as a way to slash the number of delivery trucks clogging up city streets.
Its backers should pray for a speedy victory—but plan for a long struggle.
Amity makes employees more engaged. That’s no reason for companies to get involved.
It’s an exceptionally good time to work for a big grocer.
The budgetary standoff in the U.S. doesn't look like it will abate soon, raising the likelihood of the first government shutdown since 2019.
captive agent vs independent agent
The heft of the box surprised me; it was heavier than I expected.
A pestilence overhangs the country.
He could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of his presence.
sideburns
nest egg
dull ache.
It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.
protagonist vs antagonist
Grim Reaper.
tubal ligation.
Maginot line
Relaunch Revelry.
Still, often a friendly “hi” will suffice. Studies show that loneliness can be a debilitating problem.
They discuss why the best leaders are facilitative, how leadership can go both directions, and why good leaders need to be “fans”
The final stage of waxing left it with a satin sheen.
monkeyshine.
light-headed, light-headedness
Thinking he might be able to save his boss’s property, one of Washington’s overseers rushed out to try to convince the enemy to spare them.
This is not to say that a Stoic must decline every perk in life. Or that you can’t be compensated for your work or your success. However, we must always consider whether these perks come at the expense of somebody else, or if our special treatment means neglect elsewhere.
The deer were maddening farmers by eating their crops.
Nursing a demented person is an all-consuming task.
Hops serve to embitter beer.
Flail.
handrail
Polio
blowtorch
Penicillin
Carcase
Killjoy
Americans side-eye AI in new Gallup poll.
She's a black belt in judo.
BTC is supreme to garbage Fiat.
Misanthropic.
True laziness cannot be disguised-if someone is malingering, chances are that their bosses already know.
She hopes to parlay her success as a model into an acting career.
He was silenced by her stinging rebuke.
My eyes were stinging from the smoke.
Values and mores and practices are changing all the time.
All he desired was to aggrandize his estate.
Battling the late night munchies? How to stop eating at night.
mechanistically.
skinny-dipping.
mine field.
Politicians are always off on a junket.
off on a joyride
The cojones to make eye contact, no matter what dirty deed you're doing.
headlamp
Self-deprecating.
The poisoned apple they were offered (tech our grandparents couldn't have imagined, the ability to connect with the entire world in seconds) came at a cost: attention spans zapped.
Then came bombings, not once, but twice. His factory was leveled.
With the immediacy of today’s NASDAQ close and the timeless power of a Greek tragedy, The Quants is at once a masterpiece of explanatory journalism, a gripping tale of ambition and hubris, and an ominous warning about Wall Street’s future.
In March of 2006, four of the world’s richest men sipped champagne in an opulent New York hotel.
suburb, exurbs.
The COVID-19 pandemic shifted the geography of income, with many high-earning Americans moving from major metros to the exurbs or rural areas.
garlicky
He was sinking into the Slough of Despond.
delinquent, insolvent
One notable absentee in Delhi was Xi Jinping. Mr Xi’s reasons for spurning Mr Modi’s summit are unclear, but China’s grinding economic slowdown leaves plenty for him to do at home.
First responders salute as an American flag is unfurled at the Pentagon at sunrise.
Goop
However, if you have any doubts, it's best to err on the side of caution and discard it.
You don’t want junky fillers, stabilizers and flavorings in the yogurt you’ll use to propagate an entirely new batch.
He glanced furtively at the stolid faces of the two detectives.
to wit.
when he's dead, he will be relieved.
This lifestyle upgrade doesn't even require you to break a sweat to be healthier.
White came from clays, limestone, or gypsum.
As we know, gypsum is soluble in water.
Impulsive and self-destructive: Elon Musk as depicted in a new book.
The billionaire has a lofty vision for humanity—and is unusually determined to see it through.
The US is not exactly at war but it's spending money as if it is at war.
focal length.
Even though large tracts of Europe and many old and famous states have fallen, or may fall into the grip of the Gestapo.
And all the odious apparatus of the Nazi rule.
You poor guy! Everyone knows he's a real windbag.
Afterthought
But what you get in return—skills, knowledge, a leg up on your journey—is priceless.
Bile ducts
gallbladder
There is nothing so sanative as a walk in the woods.
Warring states period
The explanation is too facile for such a complex phenomenon.
His facile banter was rather stupid.
vacuity
perilous
mouthy.
badmouth, discredit
E-Ballot.
Lots of people think in order to get the V-taper appearance you need to work your obliques and build muscle there.
All Internet connections are threadbare.
We're a seagoing nation.
We've been since the Bronze Age.
I'm in fine fettle.
I'm unwanted.
My emotions are unbridled.
I took great care to surround myself with old rivals. - I might have overdone it.
How many more dictators must be wooed, appeased, good God, given immense privileges before we learn?
I blub a lot.
via his lackey, Mussolini
Some might benefit, the powerful might be able to parlay good terms, preserve in their country redoubts.
Halloumi
Public services and many financial transactions are hamstrung.
Not your calves but for your hamstrings and your bottom.
concentric, eccentric
isometric contraction.
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
To not buggering it up.
Heat-related illnesses like heat exhaustion or heatstroke can occur if precautions are not taken.
cemetery, graves, churchyard, tombstone,
Countries being courted, such as Argentina and Saudi Arabia (and possibly Indonesia), are members of the G20 as well, setting up some interesting and unusual dynamics at this weekend's summit.
omens, ominous
While I don't like the picture because it is ominous, I am glad that we agree on what it is because that might lead to actions to rectify it.
obscene
scenery, scenic
a mercurial nature.
His mercurial temperament.
To wriggle is to wrest about like a worm.
We can’t guarantee success, we can do something better, we can deserve it. - Joseph Addison
The Stoics were towering figures of their own time.
Made a habit of carrying a copy of Meditations in his combat knapsack to help him create that psychological detachment from the battlefield.
As leaders, we will have good days and bad, moments of heartbreak and bad luck, as well as strokes of good fortune and good timing. What matters is how we respond to these swings of fate.
Not a single solitary person who fired us came back for the same product they fired us for.
Once in a blue moon.
Nothing is more supremely irritating watching your neighbor getting rich, it's such just irresistible to try and join in
I grew up bereft of hugs.
Lemonade does not currently hold accreditation by the Better Business Bureau and has earned an F rating for its closed or ignored complaints.
Being able to short the currency is the key part of wealth accumulation??
bedridden
canola
liposuction
climax
travesty, travail
Olio
Release valve
We are passionate about bitcoin, but we are more passionate about sinners seeing the Gospel and repenting. Jesus is the ultimate hope, not bitcoin.
We are not infallible. We have been wrong many times in life, but we also believe in the biblical process… and that iron sharpens iron.
In other words, on techne (crafts and know-how), not episteme (book knowledge, know what).
All these things seemed like they mattered. Certainly that’s why you stewed on them, kicked yourself for them, argued about them, resented them, worried about them, were mad about them.
They would not countenance our suggestion.
When he doesn't know the answer, he gets huffy.
Archetypical
It also includes some ticks, fleas and lice and also a few mites.
What makes ultra-processed foods so bad for your health? -- They are calorie-rich, nutrient-poor and hard to stop eating
Add your fluff/positivity in the end.
You go to a cocktail party, and telling people the world is falling apart.
The press has picked it up.
What we do with our money is more to the point.
I understand people getting carried away. I invested in that first bubble of 1968, and manged to make a small fortune and loss it.
I can't pin you down.
But I make up for it with enthusiasm and perseverance.
Immaculate. He is so clean, you could eat off of him.
For better or worse, it hides certain functionalities from Hapi.
when he's dead, he will be relieved.
I will see you at dinner
I will see you in India 101
Undeterred in challenging spurious or poorly framed arguments, they can be formidable debaters. It truly pains this type to see falsities and fallacies go unchallenged.
They were indignant that they hadn't been invited.
Good secretaries are always in demand.
He's supported the team for over ten years through thick and thin.
Your behavior was out of line.
His argument doesn't hold water when examined closely.
foot the bill.
Eating fewer calories can ward off ageing.
The secret ingredient of Blue Zones is … not so cut-and-dried.