1. March 24 2008
17 ‘Stuck in the Iraq Loop’
A Surge Rush, wave
Gruesome Horrifying
Sustainable Maintainable, able to maintain
To Disengage withdraw
Sectarian Partisan, fanatic sekciarski
Amnesty Pardon, forgiveness, oblivion
Insurgent Rebel, guerilla
To administer To control, govern / to give, apply
Mistrust Distrust, doubt
To stall To delay, hinder, obstruct
To wrangle To quarrel, argue
An uptick An increase, especially a small or incremental(additive) one
36 ‘A moment of truth for Serbia’
To revoke To cancel, withdraw, renounce
Remainder Rest, remains, what is left
Virulent Deadly, poisonous, vicious Złośliwy, jadowity
Adherent Supporter, follower, disciple zwolennik
Indefinitely Endlessly, ad infinitum
Preclude Prevent, foreclose, forestall
To marshal To lead, to guide / to arrange, to organize
To refute To counter, to overthrow
To withhold To hold back, refuse, retain, to keep
Defunct Not functioning, inoperative, extinct
To circumvent To besiege, to surround / to outwit / to evade, bypass, elude
37 ‘A Sharp Departure’
Crunch Crisis, emergency / to crunch – chew noisily, champ
Proponent Supporter, enthusiast
Complexities Complications, intricacies
Ointment Salve, lotion, cream, lubricant, balm
hurdle Obstacle, barrier
vibrant Energetic, vivacious, vigorous
42 ‘Mismanagement 101’
To slump To decline, to sag, to collapse / a slump – a recession, downturn
To wilt To weaken, diminish, sag
Loft Attic, shelter
Greenback a piece of paper Money, dollar, banknote
Dolor Sorrow, grief
To outsource obtain goods or services from an outside supplier
To peg To fasten, secure
To dis To disrespect, insult
Affront Insult, offence
Tantamount equivalent
Pastime Activity, hobby, interest
To lord over someone Boss around, tyrannize, bully, browbeat (intimidate)
Memoir Account, record, biography Pamietnik, zyciorys
Laughingstock a victim of ridicule or pranks
To elicit To cause, to evoke, to extract
Raucous Laud & harsh, strident
bout Round, match, fight
Schadenfreude delight in another person's misfortune
To taunt Mock, tease, ridicule
Aviation Flying, flight company

2. To harangue To rant, deliver angry speech
Leery Distrustful, suspicious
To mop To clean, to wash / to grimace, to make a face
On the cheap By inexpensive means, cheaply
43 ‘A World Turned Upside Down’
To assess To evaluate, to analyze
Debacle Disaster, catastrophe, fiasco
Municipal relating to a town or city, civic, local, urban
To Leverage To influence, provide with leverage (supply)
To contain To restrain, to control
Downturn worsening
Exponentially in an exponential manner, rapidly wykładniczo
Sneeze exhale spasmodically, to expel air from the nose suddenly kichac
Robustness hardiness, being healthy and strong krzepkość
To moderate To lessen, temper / adj. average, medium
Commodity Goods, merchandise, wares
equity Kapitał , akcja
Stake, interest
Decouple disconnect or separate
Prudent Careful, cautious rozważny
To disrupt To disturb