Bombogenesis - meteorology : rapid intensification of a storm caused by a sudden and significant drop in atmospheric pressure: the development or intensification of a bomb cyclone A cyclone is a low pressure system and a bombogenesis occurs when a storm intensifies, rapidly losing 24 millibars of pressure in 24 hours.— David Epstein First Known Use of bombogenesis 1989, in the meaning defined above History and Etymology for bombogenesis BOMB ENTRY 1 (in BOMB CYCLONE) + -O- + GENESIS

Biden wrapped up a marathon news conference, in which he said Russia would be held “accountable” for invading — though he added that the U.S. response would depend on the nature of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions. National Security Council spokesperson Emily Horne took to Twitter during the news conference to clarify that Biden was talking about the difference between “military and non-military/para-military/cyber action by the Russians.” “Russia will be held accountable if it invades, and it depends on what it does,” Biden said, when asked how he would hold Russia accountable for an invasion. “It’s one thing if it’s a minor incursion, and then we end up having a fight about what to do and not do, et cetera. But if they actually do what they’re capable of doing with the force amassed on the border, it is going to be a disaster for Russia.”

The title of the BBC news puts Sherman versus Putin: their status is not equal. They are not holding talks with each other. Sharman's counterpart is Ryabkov. Here is how the BBC sees it: Can the 'Silver Fox' outwit Vladimir Putin? Wendy Sherman, one of the world's most powerful diplomats, is known as the Silver Fox because of her snowy white mane and her canny deal-making style. On Wednesday, she is helping to lead the US-Russia talks in Europe. Ms Sherman - the US Deputy Secretary of State, one of the department's top positions - has been meeting Russian officials this week to discuss Ukraine. The stakes are high.

In British English, we say something 'is ON the cards' - or 'IN the cards' in American English - when we mean that something is likely to happen. Examples Wage rises are on the cards in the UK. There are now signs that things are getting better for ordinary British workers. My son might be ready to settle down. He's had lots of girlfriends but now he's going steady with a colleague and a wedding might be on the cards.

Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse where a person or group makes someone question their sanity, perception of reality, or memories. People experiencing gaslighting often feel confused, anxious, and unable to trust themselves. The term gaslighting derives from the 1938 play and 1944 film Gaslight, in which a husband manipulates his wife into thinking she has a mental illness by dimming their gas-fueled lights and telling her she is hallucinating.

Meme expectation / Reality Russians are gruff folks who rarely smile | Smiles, handshakes and hugs wherever we went Russian service and hospitality industry isn't great | Every single hotel we visited went to great lengths to make us comfy; far more superior in terms of service to any place we've visited on mainland Europe Russia has rampant racism with even occasional neo-nazi incidences | Russia was the least racist country I've ever visited (30 so far), never even once heard a word or a stare that made me feel weird Russia has weird soviet style horror playgrounds and poor infra | Many, many playgrounds with v good equipment where my kids had great fun playing with Russian children they had just met and couldnt even communicate with (!), roads and other infra was better than many parts of central Europe and even parts of the US Russia is a hyper-nationalist country with Putin being a near dictator | I visited the naval day parade in Petersburg and when Putin was going around on a boat waving to the crowd, the applause was polite but nowhere fervent like a Trump, Modi or Xi address, many people I spoke with were frank and open about areas where Putin was not doing so well also (economy for instance) Crime is rampant in Russia with streets teeming with thugs and hoodlums | Never felt even slightly unsafe despite taking the moscow metro or walking the Petersburg pier at 1 AM, police were everywhere and quite vigilant as well as helpful Russia is a country of vodka guzzling violent men and families are quite broken | Everywhere I went, I saw families with kids and seemingly happy youth, in rest of Europe where churches are being converted to bars, churches here they had very good attendance

“There is no such thing as conversation,” the novelist and literary critic Rebecca West famously wrote in her collection of stories, The Harsh Voice. “It is an illusion. There are intersecting monologues, that is all.” In her opinion, our own words simply pass over the words of others without any profound communication taking place. https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20211109-what-we-get-wrong-about-conversations

Демисексуальность (от фр. demi — «половина» + sexuality — «сексуальность») — определение или самоопределение людей с ограниченным сексуальным (или романтическим) влечением, пробуждающимся только в случае возникновения сильной эмоциональной привязанности. Формирование влечения в таких случаях варьируется и зависит от особенностей самого демисексуала. Earlier this year, when then-New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s daughter, Michaela Kennedy-Cuomo, came out as ‘demisexual’, she was met with public condescension. Many mocked her demisexuality – a lack of sexual attraction to others without a strong emotional connection. Few acknowledged demisexuality as ‘real’. But although demisexuality isn’t widely known, it’s a sexual orientation like any other, that applies to people across the world. Demisexuality, which falls on the asexuality spectrum, differs from simply wanting to wait for a deep bond to form before having sex with someone; rather, it’s more akin to the experience of being asexual until that type of connection forms, at which point the sexual attraction extends only to that person.

President Joe Biden said the US would defend Taiwan if China attacked, in an apparent departure from a long-held US foreign policy position. But a White House spokesman later told some US media outlets that his remarks did not signify a change in policy. The US has a law which requires it to help Taiwan defend itself. But it has been deliberately vague about what it would actually do if China were to attack Taiwan, in what is known as "strategic ambiguity". https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59005300