Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.
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vt. 承认;鸣谢;对…打招呼;告知已收到;
💡 ac给予+know知道+ledge突出的部分→给予认知→认知，承认
"She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform."
她拒不承认改革的必要性。
近义：avow, recognize, confess, honor, accept, recognise
反义：impugn, naysay, negate, object, oppose, rebut
n. 缺点，缺陷;过错，责任;[电]故障;（猎狗的）失去嗅迹;
vt. 挑剔，找…的缺点;批评;做错，在…中出错;[地质学]产生断层;
vi. 找错误，挑剔;[地质学]变动从而产生断层;
💡 fault=fal错 → 过失，缺点
"A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon."
不能宽恕故意犯下的错误.
近义：rift, shift, break, fracture, faulting, recuse
反义：indulgence, pardon, purge, remit, resolve, spare
n. 权威;权力;学术权威;[复数]当权者;
💡 author作者+ity名词后缀 → 权力，威信
"in a position of authority"
当权
近义：influence, arbitration, jurisdiction, ascendancy, mastery, might
反义：subjection, subservience, subserviency
n. 机会;适当的时机良机;有利的环境，条件;
💡 op=ob靠近 + portun=harbor港口+ ity 表名词 → 向港口靠近 →机会
"He took the opportunity to deliver us another snub."
他借机再次冷落我们.
近义：instance, occasion, case, episode, event, happening
反义：hindrance, hitch, knot, misadventure, mishap, obstacle
vt. 犯罪，做错事;把…托付给;保证（做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排等）;承诺，使…承担义务;
💡 com共同+mit送，放出→共同送→委任
"to commit an offense"
犯罪
近义：institutionalize, perpetrate, execute, imprison, incarcerate, jail
vi. 投掷;丢;抛;
n. 投掷的距离;丢;
vt. 掷（色子）;抛;猛动（头、臂、腿）;使处于，使限于;
💡 死肉(谐音):死肉 扔了算了
"I can't seem to throw off this feeling of inertia."
我好像无法摆脱这种无力的感觉。
近义：heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, out, pitch
反义：pick, scavenge, scoop, seize, snatch, take