IOC Olympic team name for the Russian Olympians cleared of doping offences while the country of Russia is excluded due to government-sponsored doping.

To shift from being nearly non-existent to being very obvious and plain. To increase explosively in intensity. / To shift from a calm state to an agitated state.

The situation where a long-lost distant relative arrives at the hospital where their dying elderly relative is being treated, and challenges the care the patient is receiving as inadequate; it is ascribed to guilt and denial.

(informal) A very close female friend.

Alternative form of pull a rabbit out of a hat

To surprisingly succeed despite long odds; to stealthily or unobtrusively rise up from a low-status position.

plural of sister from another mister

plural of sister from another mister

A (sweet) wine made from the juice that flows out of grapes before they are pressed. (This entry is a translation hub.)

simple past tense of go from strength to strength