to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
death from disease; death from illness
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
refueling (car, plane, etc.); lubricating (a machine); oiling
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to stop blowing (of wind); to blow over; to blow itself out; to die down; to subside; to abate
very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)
praise and censure; public criticisms
the press; journalism; fourth estate
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
in those days; at the time; then
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
The New York Times (newspaper)
editorial; leading article; leader
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
Figaro; Le Figaro (French newspaper)
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody'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
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
rhyming game; play on words; pun
of tender years; very young
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
isolation; being alone; being friendless
capable of anything; liable to do
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking