scour

The victims who are attacked by aggressive dogs are not only women, old or children, but also male owners of dogs. A 33 years old man and a 53 years old man were recent victims.

Police hunt two American bulldog-type dogs after Birmingham man’s death
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/22/police-hunt-two-american-bulldog-type-dogs-after-birmingham-death

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on the loose [quote]a number of dogs were on the loose
postmortem [quote]A postmortem is a medical examination of a dead person's body in order to find out how they died.
contribute [Collins]If something contributes to an event or situation, it is one of the causes of it. [quote]it was believed he had been attacked by at least one dog, which may have contributed to his death.
scour [quote]and are using our drone capability to scour the wider area.
markings [quote]a brown dog with white markings

Two dogs haven't been seized yet... Scary...

[quote] If it is confirmed that the dogs caused the man’s death, it would be the seventh fatality from a dog attack in the UK this year.[unquote]

eschew

GenZ don't drink alcohol. They don't have greasy foods. They choose healthier options. Older generations line on queue of ramen and donuts shops.

Smoothies and vegan food are the new pre-flight pint for UK holidaymakers
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/10/uk-travellers-airport-pints-smoothies-vegan-food

This article contains good expressions for writing, speaking, and drinking (in the UK).
e.g. [quote]Sales of alcohol-free drinks are up, but plenty of British tourists are still keen on the ritual of a pre-holiday beer.[unquote]
[quote]We’re going on holiday and there’s going to be a lot of drinking there, so we just didn’t want to get too tipsy.[unquote]

gut health - it's like sort of '腸活' words - gut health shots / gut shots
third-degree sunburn / third-degree [Collins]Third-degree burns are very severe, destroying tissue under the skin.
overindulge
all-inclusive
[quote]A breakfast pint at the airport is as much a part of the typical British holiday as third-degree sunburn and overindulging on the all-inclusive.[unquote]
eschew [Collins]If you eschew something, you deliberately avoid doing it or becoming involved in it.
'selfie-conscious' - google doesn't show the result of this word. It's not self-conscious.
tipple (BR) [Collins]A person's tipple is the alcoholic drink that they usually drink.
tipsy [Collins]If someone is tipsy, they are slightly drunk.
sugar crash
turn the tide [quote]It’s almost like that turning the tide with cigarettes
dead (BR) [quote]it’s dead easy to get something healthy, whereas not that long ago it was pizza and chips[unquote]
bland [quote]People don’t want a bland or overly boozy experience
odd [Collins] You use odd after a number to indicate that it is only approximate. [quote]had stuck to the same holiday routine for 20-odd years
smellies [Collins]pleasant-smelling products such as perfumes, body lotions, bath salts, etc

I tried draught Heineken 0.0 at airport lounges. I like them.
[note to self] Non-Schengen lounge 52 : staff serve alcohol / Schengen lounge 25 : self-service

[BR] draught beer [AM]draft beer

elated

Uri Geller is also one of my interests. I thought he was a psychic but he is an illusionist, a spoon-bending magician, a mystic, a performer or a showman according to the Guardian.

Illusionist Uri Geller says he was buyer of John Lennon’s glasses for £40,000
https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/aug/01/illusionist-uri-geller-says-he-was-buyer-of-john-lennons-glasses-for-gbp40000

words
spectacles - round spectacles
-tinted - The pair of blue-tinted spectacles
elated [quote] He told the BBC he was “elated” with his purchase.
photocall

[quote]He gave me an alien egg. The glasses will be displayed prominently in the John Lennon section of his museum in Tel Aviv alongside the alien egg.[unquote]

He is a collector, too.

affray

The knife attack caused further violence. English Defence League (EDL). It is said that Tommy Robinson and Nigel Farage whipped up the riot. Far right agitators.

Southport police brace for more violence from far-right ‘hooligans’
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/31/southport-police-brace-for-more-violence-from-far-right-hooligans

words
come to terms with [Collins] If you come to terms with something difficult or unpleasant, you learn to accept and deal with it.
set alight [quote]set cars and bins alight / a police vehicle was set alight
digest [quote]while many residents of the Merseyside town were attempting to digest the horror
in a bid to [Cambridge] in order to try to get or do something:[quote]in a bid to cool tensions
flare [quote] threw flares and cans
riot gear [quote] a line of officers in riot gear
fracture
concussion
violent disorder
affray
article [quote] a bladed article.
whip up [quote] Farage had “whipped up” rioters
rioter
misidentify
unrest
atrocity
stir [quote]stir division
rally [quote] people rallied together to support Muslimresidents in the town
descend [quote]he had been “barricaded” inside the building with eight worshippers while hundreds of rioters descended on the mosque
uncalled for[Collins] If you describe a remark or criticism as uncalled for, you mean that it should not have been made, because it was unkind or unfair.
whatsoever [quote] There was no reason for it whatsoever
thuggery [quote] for the purpose of mindless violence, thuggery and hooliganism
unprepared [quote] the force was caught unprepared


Places where riots or violence were observed
Southport [quote]for the purpose of mindless violence, thuggery and hooliganism
Hartlepool
Rochdale
Manchester
Harehills area of Leeds