Friendship is like standing on wet cement. the longer you stay, the harder it is to leave and you can never go without leaving your footprints behind.
Debacle
(noun) a terrible failure
By most accounts, the war in Iraq has been a tremendous debacle.
Exonerate
(verb) to absolve from blame, to prove innocent
I am confident that I will be fully exonerated if I'm given a fair trial.
"They're made out of meat."
"Meat?"
"Meat. They're made out of meat."
"Meat?"