bits and bobs

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ghastly ˈɡɑːs(t)li/ terrible

Tijuana ティファナ

get told off doing for 叱られる

Spill the beans うっかり秘密を漏らす

Be slated to する予定だった

bristle at いら立つ

Rushdie, a defiant critic of religion and of leaders who use religion for political gains, had often bristled at security, despite knowing he was at risk of attacks from fundamentalists and passionate supporters of those politicians.

bucolic 牧歌的 bjuːˈkɒlɪk rustic

thrust into 突っ込む

Mayhem 混乱 chaos

Stabbing of Rushdie thrusts a tranquil literary retreat into mayhem

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/stabbing-rushdie-thrusts-tranquil-literary-retreat-into-mayhem-2022-08-13/

Espionage = spying ˈɛspɪənɑːʒ