far-gone, impasse stalls on, inauguration, sever. showdown. We Dreamed, They Delivered: How the Iowa-L.S.U. Showdown Exceeded the Hype

We Dreamed, They Delivered: How the Iowa-L.S.U. Showdown Exceeded the Hype

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Taiwan president to attend pope inauguration, China muted
Reuters
TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou will attend next week's inauguration of the pope, the government said on Friday, drawing only a muted response from China despite Beijing's call for the Vatican to sever ties with the self-ruled ...

Debt Impasse Shadows Race for Presidency

By JACKIE CALMES

The partisan fiscal showdown that is set to unfold in the weeks between Election Day and Inauguration Day is expected to set the tone for the next administration, no matter who wins.

She and I have reached an impasse. And we are too far gone to fix it.

showdown

/ˈʃəʊdaʊn/

noun

1. 1.

   a final test or confrontation intended to settle a dispute.

   "he and his government were lurching towards an angry showdown with their critics"

   Similar:

   confrontation

   deciding event

   clash

   face-off

   moment of truth

   crisis
2. 2.

   (in poker or brag) the requirement at the end of a round that the players who remain in should show their cards to determine which is the strongest hand.

far-gone

(fär'gôn', -gŏn')
adj.
Very close to or nearing the end: a drug addict too far-gone for rehabilitation. impasse

• 発音記号[ímpæs | æmpɑ'ːs]

[名]((単数形))行き詰まり, 窮境；袋小路

impasse

/amˈpɑːs,ˈampɑːs/

noun

1. a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock.

   "the current political impasse"

reach an impasse
行き詰まる.

［フランス語］

sever

[動]((形式))(他)1 …を切断する, （…から）切り取る((from ...)). ⇒SEPARATE[類語] sever a rope with a knifeロープをナイフで切断する....

severable

[形]切断できる；《法律》分離して扱える.