Terrorist Attacks

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To halt

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To (​cause to) ​stop ​moving or doing something or ​happening.

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Lofty

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Elevado, noble

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Stark

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Clearly distinguished or delineated, claro. "A (...) contrast". "A (...) choice".

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Heightened

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Abnormally increased, especially in intensity. Intensificado. "Will lead to (...) surveillance measures".

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Barb wire

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Alambre de púas

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Stem

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Frenar, cortar de raíz

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Swift

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Fast and rapid. "(...) measures".

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Spell

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Result. To ​cause something ​bad to ​happen in the ​future. "(...) disaster, trouble, etc".
"The new ​regulations could (...) disaster for ​small ​businesses".
"They will (...) the end of the EU as a project".

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Overrun

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Invadido, sobrepasado, desbordado. "Weak democracies were (...) by fascism".

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Sideshow

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A ​small show or ​event in ​addition to the ​main ​entertainment. Of little or less importance. Atracción secundaria.

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Whereby

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A través del cual; por el que; por medio del cual.
"The much-criticised deal (...) refugees travelling across the Aegean Sea to Greece will be deported to Turkey".

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Sharply

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Quickly and ​suddenly.
"His ​health ​improved/​deteriorated (...) this ​week".
"Lies in the need to prevent Europe turning (...) to the right".

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Avert

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To ​prevent something ​bad from ​happening.
"These are steps taken to (...) Europe's self-destruction".

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The fallout from

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Efectos colaterales de; consecuencias, repercusiones. "Europe has been hit by (...) external crises".

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Pander to

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Consentir, complacer a. To accept or support something bad in order to get an advantage.
"Many governments have preferred to (...) populist sentiments than confront them".

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Overarching

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Encompassing, extensive, or general.
"An (...) principle, theme".
"But there is also a dose of high-minded idealism in this criticism that misses the (...) objective".

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Carnage

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Matanza, carnicería

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Concourse

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Vestíbulo, hall (aeropuerto, estaciones)

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Deluge

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Diluvio, inundar

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Balloon

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To ​quickly ​increase in ​size, ​weight, or ​importance. Inflado, engordado (adj).
"I measure my success in column inches and television hours, in (...) security budgets".

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Butchered

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When a task has been performed to a deplorable standard. When something has been damaged completely.
"(...) liberties".
"I'm never using those those manufacturers again -- They completely (...) the design".

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Political grandstanding

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Palabrería, lucimiento político.

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Climactic

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Culminante

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Mutt

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A stupid person; a bobo.

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Blanket

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General, global. Iincluding or ​affecting everything, everyone, or all ​cases, in a ​large ​group or ​area.
"Their (...) hyperbole showed not the slightest bla bla".

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Restraint

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Self-control and moderation. Restricción, limitación.
"Their hyperbole showed not the slightest (...)".

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Flash

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To ​communicate something ​quickly, ​especially using ​radio or ​light ​waves.
"Within ​moments of an ​event ​happening, the ​news can be (...) around the ​world."
"It (...) horror across the airwaves continually for 24 hours".

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Wallow in [sth]

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Regodearse.
"There's nothing he enjoys more than (...) misery".
"Vox pops (...) blood and guts".

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Scare sb out of their wits

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To make someone very ​frightened.
"One reporter rode a London tube escalator to show possible future targets, to (...) commuters"
"Don't ​shout like that! You ​(...) me (...) my ​(...)".

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Deck

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To ​decorate or ​add something to something to make an ​effect.
"The Eiffel Tower is (...) in Belgian colours".
"The ​room was (...) with ​flowers".

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Feckless

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Incapaz, inútil.
"Osama bin Laden set out on 9/11 to depict western nations as (...) and paranoid".

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Charade

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Farsa, payasada.
"Their liberalism, a surface (...)".

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Punctured

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Pinchado, perforado.
"Their liberalism a surface easily (...).

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Wither

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To ​become ​weak and ​dry and ​decay. To ​slowly ​disappear, ​lose ​importance, or ​become ​weaker. Marchitarse, apagarse.
"A few explosions and their pretensions would (...) and they would turn as repressive as any Muslim state".

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Feeding frenzy

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Frenesí, histeria. A ​situation in which ​people ​try to get as much as ​possible of something, for ​example ​information about an ​event, ​especially in an ​unpleasant way.
"By Tuesday evening, such a (...) took place as the security lobby piled in".
"Her ​sudden ​death ​sparked off a ​(...) in the ​media".

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be in (full) flood

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Be progressing or talking vigorously or enthusiastically.
"By Tuesday evening, such a feeding frenzy (...) as the security lobby piled in"
"Discussion (...) already (...) and refused to be dammed".

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Laud

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Praising and applauding. Elogiar, alabar.
"Cameron's snoopers' charter was (...) as vital to national security".

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Blackmailer

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Extorsionador, chantajista.

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Reportedly

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Según se dice, aparentemente.
"Primary schools are (...) asking children to spy on one another to check "suspicious behaviour".

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Roam

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Wander, no destination.
"Terrorists would (...) free".
"With no job to go to, Laura spent her days (...) around the city".

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on the go

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sobre la marcha

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Expound on

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Explayarse

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Remiss

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Negligente, descuidado.