the press; journalism; fourth estate
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
at the time; in those days; then
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
The New York Times (newspaper)
calamity; disaster; accident
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
editorial; leading article; leader
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
Le Figaro (French newspaper)
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
wordplay; play on words; pun; rhyming game
of tender years; very young
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
isolation; being alone; being friendless
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
several million; millions (of)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly