all people
of good will What Catholics call non-Christians (or non-Catholics?)
arrogant, angry, opinionated I don't like what you're saying. And you’ve disagreed with me!
artwork Wallpaper on canvas with no resale value.
a wide range of sizes 32A to 40C, 4-7 (shoes), 6-14 (clothes) etc etc
bear grudges inconveniently remember when and how people were nasty to you
challenging terrifying
concordant patient compliant patient
creative industry advertising
creatives people who work in advertising
difficult/strong character bully
embayment
(of Norfolk coast) flooding
extravagant Cristiano Ronaldo is “famed for his extravagant (decadent) lifestyle and robust sense of self (arrogance)”. The Week
emotive, emotional emotions that lead people to do or think the wrong things.
establish clear boundaries establish clear boundaries for acceptable behaviour, ie tell people they can’t go on being nasty to you
.
exercise poor judgement/make bad choices American for “go off the rails” – drink, take drugs, get pregnant at 14
forceful style, feisty abusive, angry outbursts
healthy skepticism Skepticism that doesn't cast doubt on my favourite illusions.
influenced by (art history) borrowed from
Judeo-Christian moral views anti-gay marriage
landscaping scorched-earth policy
language swearing, obscenity (a film may be flagged “contains
mild language”, ie mild swearing)
lash out Meek, mild person loses it after putting up with years of bullying. They then become the problem.
learning differences learning difficulties
making hard decisions, speaking hard truths taking people’s money away Ed Miliband and Andrew Marr, BBC Sept 26 10
micromanage boss
noble atheism Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi accuses Hitchens and Dawkins of irony and sarcasm, and prefers “noble atheism or agnosticism, not the polemical kind”. It's like “healthy skepticism” - he means he “will only talk to people who won’t attack us, won’t pick holes in our reasoning or bring up incontrovertible facts that disprove our case”.
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parent power No one’s going to tell me what to put in my child’s
lunchbox!
photo editing retouching, faking
private security firm supplier of mercenaries
protection insurance, condom or sanitary towel
references (postmodernism) borrows
regret cancel (There can be no
substitutions for guests who regret.)
rich coffee is mild. "Dark" is the one to go for.
revisit reconsider, overturn (we shall
revisit that decision)
