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1. Quagmire • An awkward, complex, or hazardous situation. Usage: A legal quagmire. Synonyms: muddle, mix-up, mess, predicament, 2. Push comes to shove • When the pressure is on. • When the situation is critical or urgent. Usage: Bob is not a particularly talented...

1. Homicide vs Murder vs Manslaughter • Homicide is the killing of one person by another. • Murder is a form of criminal homicide, where the perpetrator intended to kill the other person, sometimes with premeditation with a plan to kill. • Manslaughter is another type...

1. Drumbeater • One who actively publicizes or advocates something, as a press agent. Usage: He said that opposition leader made fun of the house by calling honourable members drumbeater. 2. Bipartite • Involving or made by two separate parties. Usage: A bipartite...

1. Slash-and-burn agriculture • Slash-and-burn agriculture, also called fire-fallow cultivation, is a farming method that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field called a swidden. The method begins by cutting down the trees...

1. Alibi • A claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place. Usage: She has an alibi for the whole of yesterday evening. 2. Throttle • Attack or kill someone by choking or strangling them. Usage:...