leer, flee, draw, matchup, lascivious, back down, back to the drawing board

The Front Row It Is Hard to Do a Sex Scene Right, and “Paris, 13th District” Doesn’t Really Try The director Jacques Audiard leers at his actresses rather than imagining their lives. By Richard Brody

Impact: Some observers noted that because the court did not outline specific steps and does not have enforcement power, it would take more action to protect the ethnic minority group. “The chances of Aung San Suu Kyi implementing this ruling will be zero unless significant international pressure is applied,” said the director of one human rights group.

Background: In 2017, Myanmar’s military waged a brutal assault against the Rohingya in the western state of Rakhine, prompting more than 700,000 to flee to neighboring Bangladesh.

Jack begins to chop through the quarters' main door with a fire axe. Wendy frantically sends Danny out through the bathroom window, but it will not open sufficiently for her to pass. Jack then starts chopping through the bathroom door as Wendy screams in horror. He leers through the hole he has made, shouting "Here's Johnny!", but backs off after Wendy slashes his hand with a butcher knife.


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The team investigating the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished with 239 people aboard on March 8, plans to re-examine its data and meet this week to discuss acquiring more sophisticated underwater search equipment


 Austerity Plan Is Key for Athens, EU Chief Says

Greece shouldn't expect international lenders to back down with significant concessions to the austerity plan it agreed on earlier this year, José Manuel Barroso, head of the European Union executive, said after the G-8 summit.

On Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese warplanes attacked the home base of the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, drawing the United States into World War II. More than 2,300 Americans were killed.


Living in Germany: Young Israelis flock to Berlin

The German capital Berlin is home to a growing community of young Israelis.
Estimates say that around 5,000 of them live in the city. Many Israelis are
drawn by Berlin's legendary night life, liberal atmosphere and cheap rents.
Young Israelis in Berlin also seem to have shaken off the burden of the
past as they return to the city that their grandparents once fled.

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 back down
1.  Reverse one's upward course, descend. For example, When she saw the wasps' nest on the roof, she hastily backed down the ladder. This literal usage usually refers to something one has climbed, such as a ladder or mountain. [Mid-1800s]
2.  Also, back off. Retreat or yield. For example, As the watchdog began to snarl the letter carrier backed off, or You have a good point; now don't back down when you present it to the board. [First half of 1900s] Also see back away, def. 2.

flee
v., fled (flĕd), flee·ing, flees. v.intr.

1. To run away, as from trouble or danger: fled from the house into the night.
2. To pass swiftly away; vanish: "of time fleeing beneath him" (William Faulkner).

v.tr.
To run away from: flee the scene of an accident.

[Middle English flen, from Old English flēon.]

fleer fle'er n.


draw
(drô)

v., drew (drū), drawn (drôn), draw·ing, draws. v.tr.

1. 1. To cause to move after or toward one by applying continuous force; drag: drew the chair closer to the table; a team of horses drawing a wagon. See synonyms at pull.
   2. To cause to move in a given direction or to a given position, as by leading: The teacher drew the children into the room to see the decorations.
   3. To move or pull so as to cover or uncover something: draw the curtains.
2. To cause to flow forth: a pump drawing water; a blow that drew blood.
3. To suck or take in (air, for example); inhale.
4. To require (a specified depth of water) for floating: a boat drawing 18 inches.
5. To take or pull out: drew a gun from beneath the counter; drew out a fat wallet.
6. 1. To extract or take for one's own use: draw strength from one's friends.
   2. To make (tea) by steeping.
7. To eviscerate; disembowel.
8. 1. To cause to come by attracting; attract: afraid the casino will draw undesirable elements to the town.
   2. To select or take in from a given group, type, or region: draw clients from all levels of society.
9. To bring to a certain condition or action; lead: drawn to despair; drew them to resign.
10. To bring about deliberately; provoke: draw enemy fire; draw a penalty on an opponent.
11. To evoke as a response; elicit: a performance that drew jeers from the audience.
12. To earn; gain: deposits that draw interest at a rate of 5 percent.
13. 1. To withdraw (money).
    2. To use (a check, for example) when paying.
    3. To receive on a regular basis or at a specified time: draw a pension.
14. To take or receive by chance: draw lots.
15. Games.
    1. To take (cards) from a dealer or central stack.
    2. To force (a card) to be played.
16. To end or leave (a contest) tied or undecided.
17. Sports.
    1. To hit or strike (a billiard ball, for example) so as to give it backspin.
    2. To hit (a golf ball) with a draw.
18. To pull back the string of (a bow).
19. To distort the shape of.
20. To stretch taut.
21. 1. To flatten, stretch, or mold (metal) by hammering or die stamping.
    2. To shape or elongate (a wire, for example) by pulling through dies.
22. 1. To inscribe (a line or lines) with a pencil or other marking implement.
    2. To make a likeness of on a surface, using mostly lines; depict with lines: drew a map of the area; drawing landscapes and still lifes.
    3. To portray in writing or speech; depict with words: draws moving scenes of ghetto life.
23. To formulate or devise from evidence or data at hand: draw a comparison.
24. To compose or write out in legal format: draw a deed.

v.intr.

1. To proceed or move steadily: a ship drawing near the shore.
2. To attract customers or spectators: The new play is drawing well.
3. To pour forth liquid: The patient's veins don't draw easily.
4. To cause suppuration.
5. To take in a draft of air: The flue isn't drawing.
6. To steep in or as if in the manner of tea.
7. To pull out a weapon for use.
8. To use or call upon part of a fund or supply: drawing on an account; drew from the experience of fellow workers.
9. To contract or tighten: material that draws when it dries.
10. To conclude a contest without either side winning; tie: The chess players drew in 32 moves.
11. To make a likeness with lines on a surface; sketch.

n.

1. 1. An act of drawing.
   2. The result of drawing.
2. Something drawn, especially a lot, card, or cards drawn at random.
3. Sports & Games.
   1. The arrangement of competitors in a tournament in which the match-ups are made at random.
   2. A match-up or opponent in such a tournament.
4. An inhalation, especially through a pipe or other smoking implement.
5. One that attracts interest, customers, or spectators: a singer who is a popular draw.
6. The movable part of a drawbridge.
7. A special advantage; an edge: have the draw on one's enemies.
8. A contest ending without either side winning.
9. A small natural depression that water drains into; a shallow gully.
10. Football. A play in which the quarterback drops back as if to pass and then hands off to a running back.
11. Sports. A face-off.
12. 1. Games. A draw shot.
    2. Sports. A moderate, usually controlled hook in golf.

 Two Japanese Starters: One Good, One Great
New York Times
One of the most highly anticipated pitching matchups in years, at least in Japan, was equal to the expectations Tuesday night. Hiroki Kuroda, the Yankees' solid veteran, and Yu Darvish, the Texas Rangers' rookie sensation with baffling stuff and an .

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Pronunciation: /lɪə /  VERB

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Look or gaze in a lascivious or unpleasant way:bystanders were leering at the nude painting(as adjective leering) every leering eye in the room was on her

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A lascivious or unpleasant look:he gave me a sly leer

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Origin

mid 16th century (in the general sense 'look sideways or askance'): perhaps from obsolete leer 'cheek', from Old English hlēor, as though the sense were 'to glance over one's cheek'.

lascivious

/ləˈsɪvɪəs/

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adjective

1. feeling or revealing an overt sexual interest or desire.

   "he gave her a lascivious wink"

 matchup
 (măch'ŭp')
n.
The pairing of two people or things, as for athletic competition or for comparison.

phrasal verbs:
draw away

1. To move ahead of competitors.

draw back

1. To retreat.

draw down

1. To deplete by consuming or spending: drew down our food reserves.

draw on

1. To approach: as evening draws on.

draw out

1. To prolong; protract.
2. To induce to speak freely: managed to draw the shy child out.

draw up

1. To compose or write in a set form; write out: draw up a contract; draw up a list.
2. To bring (troops, for example) into order.
3. To bring or come to a halt.
4. To bring (oneself) into an erect posture, often as an expression of dignity or indignation.
5. Chiefly Southern U.S. To shrink when washed. Used of clothes.

idioms:
draw a blank

1. To fail to find or remember something.

draw and quarter

1. To execute (a prisoner) by tying each limb to a horse and driving the horses in different directions.
2. To disembowel and dismember after hanging.
3. InformalTo punish severely:The teenager was drawn and quartered for wrecking the family's only car. To punish severely: The teenager was drawn and quartered for wrecking the family's only car.

draw straws

1. To decide by a lottery with straws of unequal lengths.

draw the line

1. To decide firmly an arbitrary boundary between two things: "Where do you draw the line between your own decisions and those of your superiors?" (Robert Marion).
2. To decide firmly the limit of what one will tolerate or participate in: The officer committed fraud but drew the line at blackmail.

[Middle English drauen, from Old English dragan.]

drawing board

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noun

• A large flat board on which paper may be spread for artists or designers to work on.
  

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back to the drawing board

Used to indicate that an idea, scheme, or proposal has been unsuccessful and that a new one must be devised: the government must go back to the drawing board and review the whole issue of youth training

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on the drawing board

(Of an idea, scheme, or proposal) under consideration and not yet ready to put into practice: there are plans to enlarge the runway, but at present all this remains on the drawing board