to receive strong criticism
harte Kritik erhalten (harte kritik erhalten)
"The government took flak for its poor handling of the crisis."
"Die Regierung erntete harte Kritik für ihre mangelhafte Handhabung der Krise." (Die Regierung erntete harte kritik fur ihre mangelhaft handhabung der krise.)
to set challenging and ambitious goals
to have romantic feelings for someone, often secretly
Pure and innocent.
Expressing one’s personal view or opinion
very energetic and lively
to make a problem seem less serious