The World Trade Organization said Tuesday that the collapse of more than five years of commerse liberalization talks was not a failure, but more like a "time out."
more like ~、~のようなもの→This cat is more like a member of the family than pet.
He refused to pin blame on any one party, after six of the WTO's most powerful members failed to agree on steps toward liberalizing trade in farm and manufactured goods.
pin blame on ~に責任を負わせる→pin the blame for the accident on her
blame 人 for = pin the blame on 人 = attribute (the) responsibility (the balame) to (sb's incompetence)
He said the collapse hurt developing countries most, but that European consumers would suffer too because prices would remain higher than they would be otherwise.
otherwiseの表現を集めました。
You can arrive much earlier by taxi than otherwise.
Computer networks bring people together who'd otherwise never meet.
Your essay is a little long, but otherwise it is good.
The government claims that the economy is improving, but this survey suggests otherwise.
unless otherwise 別段の定めのない場合は unless otherwise instructed (provided, specified, designated)
私の意見は違います→I think otherwise (differently). I am of different opinion.