people get so riled up about - to stir to anger
anchor - anchorperson
summit - high level meeting
many leaders don't want to get hung up on that
electric bills
accusation - an act of accusing / the state of being accused
East Anglia - a region and Anglo-Saxon kingdom of eastern England
We will take a position on it.
This U.N. probe is in addition to an investigation under way - an exploratory action
suppress(ed)
seize(d)
Those who question the effects of human activity on climate change have seized on the emails,
conspire (conspiring) - to plan secretly
hoax - [hoks] - an act to deceive or trick
he called for hearings
the email were raised (vt) at a House hearing this week
undermine - to weaken by wearing away a base or foundation
NASA's Goddard Institute
arise arose arisen (vi) - rise rose risen (vi) - to appear above the horizon
and questions arose
consist - to be made up
trajectory - a way, path, road of a moving body through space
veteran - a person who has served in the armed forces
bombard - to attack with bombs
bombardment - N.
a date which will live in infamy - evil fame/ evil reputation
recruit (vt)
recruitment - N.
luxury - adj/N.
boutique(s) - N. a small retail shop that specialize in fashionable clothes...
luxury boutique(s)
We work with a lot of luxury boutiques in New York and most of them haven't even put on seasonals.
part-timer(s)
midst - a period of time
gloom - darkness
gloom and doom - a deep pessimistic feeling
in the midst of the gloom, there is optimism (optimistic)
it is still kind of fresh into it
no one is writing it off just yet
A.S from Kentucky affiliate WLWT reports on a running back who's moving forward with her dream.
grief - regret
tackle - football - to seize and throw down
superintendent - a person who has the authority to supervise or direct
lay out - to knock to the ground / to make a detailed plan
I ended up laying him out a few plays in a row
freak out
Varsity - the principal team representing a university
a swarm of bees
a bevy of birds
starling(s) - a kind of bird in North America
swoop(ed) (down)- to make a rush or an attack with a sudden sweeping movement
thousands of starlings have swooped down on part of Canada
vineyard(s) - grape garden
hawk(s) - a bird of prey (an animal hunted for food)
they are being watched like hawks by hawks, who want to pick the starlings clean.
invasion - the act of invading
flap - vt,vi - to wave up and down / N. a flat or the act of waving
this whole thing is a flap --- it's no beak deal
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