back and forth, sanguine, mogul, forth, unenviable

Stepping forth

Feb 17th 2009 | NEW YORK
From Economist.com

Hillary Clinton tours Asia. What sort of secretary of state will she prove to be?

AP

AMERICA’S new secretary of state is making a cautious start to an awkward job in unenviable circumstances.


While the ongoing back-and-forth between Yahoo and Microsoft is the talk of Herb Allen's annual mogul retreat in Sun Valley, Yahoo chief Jerry Yang is sounding less than sanguine about a sit-down with his suitors.

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mogul (PERSON) Hide phonetics
noun [C]
an important person who has great wealth or power:
movie/media/industry moguls

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back and forth
moving first in one direction and then in the opposite one:
She swayed gently back and forth to the music.

Also, backward(s) and forward(s). To and fro, moving in one direction and then the opposite and so making no progress in either. For example, The clock pendulum swung back and forth. The term is also used figuratively, as in The lawyers argued the point backwards and forwards for an entire week. [c. 1600]




sanguine Hide phonetics
adjective FORMAL
(of someone or their character) positive and hopeful:
They are less sanguine about the prospects for peace.
See also optimistic at optimism.

forth

adverb FORMAL
(from a place) out or away, or (from a point in time) forward:
They set forth on their travels in early June.
From that day forth he never drank again.
See also back and forth at back (FURTHER AWAY); hold forth.

━━ ad. 前へ; 見える所に; 〔古〕 外へ; …以後.
and so forth　…など.
forth・coming　━━ a. やがて来る（べき）; この次の; ((しばしば否定文で)) すぐ間に合う; 進んで気持ちを打ち明ける; 親しみやすい.
forth・right　━━ a., ad. 率直な; まっすぐ前へ; すぐに.
forth・rightly　ad.
forth・rightness　n.
forth・with　━━ ad. 直ちに.

unenviable Show phonetics
adjective
describes a duty or necessary action that is unpleasant or difficult:
I had the unenviable task of cleaning up after the party.