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[00:01]blanch

[00:03]If we are going to be hard-headed empiricists on the

[00:08]lookout for real-world imperfections, then we must admit

[00:12]imperfections equitably and not blanch in the face of

[00:16]the often appalling failures of government to operate as intended.

[01:10]sip

[01:12]Call it a sipping culture rather than a drinking culture:

[01:16]Italians traditionally serve wine at the family dinner table,

[01:20]with boys and girls often getting their first taste of alcohol

[01:24]around age 12.

[00:38]gravel

[00:39]Color me vindictive if you must, but really, there are

[00:43]some folks involved in this debacle that need a twenty year

[00:47]course on how to turn big rocks into gravel.

[00:51]shrivel

[00:53]"It is rather sad. Already the leaves have started to

[00:56]shrivel, and eventually they will die completely, leaving

[00:59]only the flower stalk-which is now as thick as my calf-

[01:03]which could last for a few years but will eventually rot too,"

[01:07]he said.

[00:24]shovel

[00:25]In its annual effort to protect the Queen's English, a

[00:28]Michigan university is insisting that shovel ready be buried,

[00:33]tweet be tossed and all czars be banished.

[01:27]dip

[01:29]The new wassail queen drinks a draught of cider. A piece

[01:33]of toast dipped in cider, well known as the favourite food

[01:37]of good spirits, is up the tree in the background.

[01:41]zip

[01:42]But first you need to establish what kind of zip you're

[01:45]dealing with. Back- or side-fastening skirts and dresses usually

[01:50]have invisible zips, where the fabric closes up and ...