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\u00a0PPP is confounded after PML-N victory in by-polls.<\/p>\n
swansong:<\/span><\/b> (n) a final performance or effort fester:<\/span><\/b> (v) intensify, aggravate, blister stalemate:<\/span><\/b> (n) deadlock, standoff, impasse adieu:<\/span><\/b> (n) farewell, goodbye, valediction bte noire:<\/span><\/b> (n) adversary, bugbear, trouble exude:<\/span><\/b> (v) display, exhibit, show <\/p>\n sleuth:<\/span><\/b> (n) detective, investigator, agent squabble:<\/span><\/b> (n) argument, bickering, pettifoggery fracas:<\/span><\/b> (n) disturbance, affray, melee, scuffle obfuscated:<\/span><\/b> (v) confused, caliginous, bewildered, complicated jaded:<\/span><\/b> (adj.) exhausted, blas, fatigued, worn-out fleece:<\/span><\/b> (v) steal, flim-flam, swindle, indelible:<\/span><\/b> ineffaceable, inerasable, lasting, unforgettable titular:<\/span><\/b> (adj.) in name only, nominal, so-called bemoan:<\/span><\/b> (v) bewail, deplore, lament sojourn:<\/span><\/b> (n) temporary stay, stopover, layover teetotaller:<\/span><\/b> (n) abstainer, abstinent, prohibitionist sag:<\/span><\/b> (v) drop, decline, sink tinderbox:<\/span><\/b> (n) a potentially explosive place or situation nascent:<\/span><\/b> (adj.) emergent, budding, developing tot:<\/span><\/b> (n) baby, child, offspring chide:<\/span><\/b> (v)criticize, lecture, admonish, berate, blame confound:<\/span><\/b> (v) astonish, bewilder, dumbfound, flabbergast, perplex dangle:<\/span><\/b> (v) droop, hang, suspend, swing, trail gasp:<\/span><\/b> (v) pant, puff, choke, catch your breath Phrasal Verb<\/span><\/b> Idioms<\/span><\/b> in the offing:<\/span><\/b> likely to happen or appear soon rule the roost:<\/span><\/b> to be in charge; dominate hang in the balance:<\/span><\/b> to be in doubt, undecided take flak:<\/span><\/b> face strong criticism sweep one off one’s feet:<\/span><\/b> to overwhelm someone confounded: (adj.) confused, befuddled, perplexed \u00a0PPP is confounded after PML-N victory in by-polls. swansong: (n) a final performance or effort He has decided to make this tour his swansong. fester: (v) intensify, aggravate, blister Political interference has festered power woes in Pakistan. stalemate: (n) deadlock, standoff, impasse Syrian civil war came at a stalemate as …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":151,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[31,7656],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9483"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/151"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9483\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nHe has decided to make this tour his swansong.<\/p>\n
\nPolitical interference has festered power woes in Pakistan.<\/p>\n
\nSyrian civil war came at a stalemate as Assad said that he won’t go.<\/p>\n
\nTendulkar bids adieu to ODIs but keen on playing Test cricket.<\/p>\n
\nFor Republicans, taxes have become a b\u00aate noire.<\/p>\n
\nShahbaz Sharif’s felicitation to the new Punjab governor exudes cordiality between them.<\/p>\n
\nFIA sleuths examined blast site in Lahore.<\/p>\n
\nUS averted fiscal cliff after months of nerve-racking squabbles.<\/p>\n
\nDoctors call strike after Gujranwala hospital fracas.<\/p>\n
\nThe obfuscated environment has led to sheer despondency amongst people.<\/p>\n
\nIndian team looks jaded in second ODI against Pakistan.<\/p>\n
\nTransporters fleece the commuters due to closure of CNG.<\/p>\n
\nQazi Hussain Ahmed leaves indelible mark on JI politics.<\/p>\n
\nIntervener says that Qaim Ali Shah is only a titular CM.<\/p>\n
\nBusinessmen are bemoaning the socioeconomic deterioration of the country.<\/p>\n
\nAsif Zardari’s recent stay in Karachi is his longest sojourn away from Presidency.<\/p>\n
\nTeetotaler Pankaj Kapoor plays alcoholic in his film Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola.<\/p>\n
\nOil prices sag before weekly energy report.<\/p>\n
\nChina paper that set off protests is still a tinderbox.<\/p>\n
\nIn Laos, nascent freedoms take step back.<\/p>\n
\nBritish\u00a0 Royal tot is due in July.<\/p>\n
\nShe chided him for not replying to her letters.<\/p>\n
\nThe inflation figure confounded economic analysts.<\/p>\n
\nIf you must carry a purse, hold it close and do not dangle it from your arm.<\/p>\n
\nHe gasped for air before being pulled under again.<\/p>\n
\nrope in:<\/span><\/b> to persuade to take part in some activity
\nInzamam was roped in as batting consultant by Pakistan Cricket Board.<\/p>\n
\nrub salt into wounds:<\/span><\/b> to make a bad experience even more painful
\nThe SC registrar refused to appear before PAC and to rub salt into the committee’s wounds, he told media that PAC’s act is unconstitutional.
\nwipe the slate clean:<\/span><\/b> make a fresh start, forget the past
\nA Swiss court wiped the slate clean for a farmer, relieving him of a debt.<\/p>\n
\nA code of ethics for journalists is in the offing.<\/p>\n
\nOnly politicians are to rule the roost in country says the President.<\/p>\n
\nThe fate of 16 complaints against suspected environmental polluters hangs in the balance.<\/p>\n
\nBoth media and the NAB took turns to take flak in both houses of parliament<\/p>\n
\nWhat swept me off my feet was the way he looked after me when I was hospitalised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"