Closer to Greece by the day
20.06.2011 - EB
Glossary of difficult words
candor - the quality of being open and honest in expression;to have something in one - to have the strength of mind or character to do something;
hyperbole - exaggerated statements or claims not to be taken literally;
to be spared - to be left unharmed;
to saddle oneself with something - to burden oneself with a responsibility or task;
bright idea - a clever thought or new idea (often used ironically);
to retard - to delay or hold back in terms of progress or development;
to stem - to stop or restrict (the flow of something).