Bbc Words In The News Vocab

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the process by which a liquid or a chemical is released by the body

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secretion

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lack of enough sleep

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sleep deprivation

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To wake up

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To surface

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a place where conflicts or fights take place

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Battleground

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forced removals, seizures

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confiscations

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strong intention

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determination

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at once, speedily

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Promptly

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rejected, disposed of

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discarded

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repeated expressions of public anger

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frequent outcries

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apprehended, arrested

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detained

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An action or evidence regarded as morally or legally wrong and cuasing general public outrage

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Scandal

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the slow melting of ice rivers

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Glacial decline

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general pattern

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Trend

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unusual characteristic

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Quirk

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legal possession

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Ownership

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nations that won World War II

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victorious Allies

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modern or current

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contemporary

the Institute of Contemporary History in Munich

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amongst people who support Nazi ideas

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in the Neo-Nazi scene

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the book is already freely available on the Internet.

Freely means

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Easily

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an important and well-known

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prominent

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not important or having no effect

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Irrelevant

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trying to persuade or convince

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Urging

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group that approves programs/policies automatically or without proper consideration

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rubber stamp body

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not take part in

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abstain from

many Algerians are going to abstain from a vote they view as irrelevant.

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to stem further discontent.
Stem means

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Stop

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prevent foreigners from fomenting revolution.
Fomenting?

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encouraging

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taken illegally (used for people)

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Kidnapped

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taken away by force

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abducted

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to step up

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to intensify

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illegal trade of men, women and children

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human trafficking

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Grow or develop well

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thriving

country's one child policy for creating a thriving black market

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very windy

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blustery

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the floors on a ship

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Decks

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the back part of a ship

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Stern

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rings of leaves and flowers

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wreaths

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the remains of a sunken ship

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wreck

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high-class or smart

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upmarket

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The owner has" put his foot down" because he got fed up with having to compete for the attention of certain customers…

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make a stand, establish his authority

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clients or customers
ارباب رجوع

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clientele

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you tend to get sort of "sidelined" and the mobile phone becomes a priority

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put to one side

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particular or fussy

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precious

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competition based on the way people look and speak, not what they say

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beauty contest

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the idea has "taken off"

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become popular

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greatly disputed

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highly controversial

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grandeur

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magnificence

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surgery to transfer part of someone's body to someone else's

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an organ transplant

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movement into an unfamiliar area;
an attempt to become involved in a new activity or sphere

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foray
my first foray into journalism.

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thought, reasoned, theorised

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speculated

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measures to make changes to society

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social engineering
the social networking site hopes its foray into social engineering will make a big impact.

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...and we are" eternally grateful" to the donor family...

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hugely thankful

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essential part
a thing on which something else is based or depends

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mainstay
farming is the mainstay of the rural economy.

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natural remedies created from plants

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herbal medicine

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body parts used in the elimination of urine

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urinary tract

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...has the world's highest "incidence" of...

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occurrence

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team of protestors with a political aim

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campaign group

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a large-scale protest activity

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a mass action

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wreck

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ruin

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areas of land

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plots

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an unusual strategy

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a novel tactic

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chemicals to destroy insects

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pesticide

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a destructive insect or other animal that attacks crops, food, livestock, etc.

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pests
the GM wheat will repel small insects by attracting parasitic wasps to attack the pests.

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eager to succeed

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ambitious
an ambitious Scottish general murders the king

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status as king;
a ceremonial chair for a sovereign, bishop, or similar figure.

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throne
...kills again to hold onto his throne

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alarmed and frightened

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unnerved
themes of greed and power appear to have unnerved officials.

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separated into two extremes

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polarised
the country was polarised in 2006 by a coup that removed the prime minister

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a situation where people are frightened

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a climate of fear
Thais were living in a climate of fear.

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reminding people of

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evoking
Much use is made of the colour red - evoking memories in Thailand of the red-shirted demonstrators

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won with an overwhelming majority

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swept to power
His party swept to power in elections last July.

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people who can ban parts of films, books, etc.

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censors

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time spent being in contact with something

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exposure

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short-sightedness

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myopia

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difficult things people have to deal with

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burdens
in the poorest countries the biggest health burdens for older people come from...

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a mental illness which older people can suffer

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dementia

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describes an illness or problem which continues for a long time

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chronic
Present heath systems are poorly designed for the chronic care needs.

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recession

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a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters.

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last-mentioned

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the latter
heart disease dogged his latter years.

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Striking divergence

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a remarkable difference

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health and safety;
the health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group:

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welfare
the major impact nutrition has on the welfare of mothers and children

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weakens;
damage or weaken (someone or something), esp. gradually or insidiously:

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undermines

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a bad situation that repeats itself

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vicious cycle

the vicious cycle of mothers stunted in childhood who go on to give birth to underweight and vulnerable babies.

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central point, typically a difficult or unpleasant situation:

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epicenter
the patient was at the epicenter of concern.

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important, actually doing the work

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front-line

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prevent from growing or developing properly

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stunt
some weeds produce chemicals that stunt the plant's growth

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cut into pieces

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dismembered

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headless

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decapitated

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cruelly;
savagely violent:

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brutally

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decay;
the state or process of rotting

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decomposition
The decomposition of organic waste.

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the signs, the characteristics

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the hallmarks

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continuously increasing

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spiralling

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large criminal organisations such as Los Zetas are very
"prominent" in the northern region of the country.

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easily seen, noticeable

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business organisations (often criminal)

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cartels
the Colombian drug cartels.

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energy and enthusiasmv

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verve
Kollo sings with supreme verve and flexibility.

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talked to or confronted;
made determined efforts to deal with (a problem or difficult task)

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tackled
police have launched an initiative to tackle rising crime.

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successful business person

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tycoon
a newspaper tycoon.

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tower with a slide that people go down;
in disorderly haste or confusion;

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helter-skelter

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come to love

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taken to their hearts
it becomes clear if tourists have taken to their hearts this unusual addition to the city skyline.

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what is left behind

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legacy
the tower becomes part of their permanent legacy.

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to walk unevenly, usually because one of your legs or feet is injured

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to limp

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the art of making two- or three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, esp. by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster.

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sculpture

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without needing a prescription

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over the counter
the first instant HIV test available over the counter in America.

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cotton wool used to collect cell samples from the mouth

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mouth swab

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proteins which fight infection and disease

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antibodies

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tests or experiments

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trials
In home trials, the product proved 93 per cent accurate

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prevent;
prevent or ward off (an undesirable occurrence)

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avert
...and avert four thousand new transmissions.

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specialist advice and guidance

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counselling

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getting a disease

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contracting
for the first time a drug to protect healthy people from contracting HIV.

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American word for pavement

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sidewalk

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American word for walking along a road

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jaywalking

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walking in a slow and heavy way

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lumbering
Bob was the big, lumbering, gentle sort

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a monument in which water is squirted into the air for decoration

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water fountain

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a large hole in the ground which a river flows into

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sinkhole

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deaths in an area relating to the population number

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mortality rates

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of or relating to a mother, esp. during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth:

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maternal
maternal care.

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an infectious viral disease causing fever and a red rash on the skin, typically occurring in childhood

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measles

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throw up

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regurgitate
it's become possible to eat - and then regurgitate - the whole of the English language!

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a collection;
a large accumulated stock of goods or materials, esp. one held in reserve for use at a time of shortage or other emergency.

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a stockpile
...triggers a chemical reaction in the brain which creates a stockpile of words.

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an excessive flow of words;
the fact or habit of talking too much:

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verbal diarrhoea

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accusations made without proof

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allegations
he made allegations of corruption against the administration

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piece of writing completed for a university doctorate

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doctoral thesis

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loyal,reliable, and hardworking

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stalwart
he remained a stalwart supporter of the cause.

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to deprive someone of (rank, power, or property)

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strip someone of

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title given as an honour even if the person isn't officially qualified

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honorary title

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don't rush, be patient

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hold your horses

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office of national statistics

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census bureau

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people whose racial origin is from another country e.g. Mexicans who live in the USA

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ethnic and racial minorities
the data is evidence of a sweeping change underway...

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a wide-ranging difference

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a sweeping change

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the balance of people of different ethnic origin

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the racial make-up
the racial make-up of the United States

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characteristics of a population

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demographic
the younger demographic is increasingly diverse.

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race in which participants run then pass an object to someone else

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relay

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taking, stealing

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pocketing

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most people seeing it pass by is "enrichment" enough.

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pleasure

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a fascinating aura of mystery, awe, and power surrounding someone or something

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mystique

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suffer
suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently

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endure
it seemed impossible that anyone could endure such pain.

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unpleasant short periods;
a short period of intense activity of a specified kind

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bouts
a severe bout of flu.

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feeling of strong hatred

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abhorrence
the thought of marrying him filled her with abhorrence.

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to deal with the problem

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to tackle it

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a student in school

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pupil

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a situation described as pessimistic

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a bleak picture

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fixed, rooted;
firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change

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entrenched
an entrenched resistance to change.

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employment done for a fixed period of time

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temping

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jobs designed to have the employee working while getting training on the tasks required

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apprenticeship
six young chefs have completed their apprenticeships.

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people paid to help the needs of others

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attendants
a gas station attendant.

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moving about quickly creating a noise like an insect

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buzzing around

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collection of rules passed by authorities

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ordinance
a city ordinance banned smoking in nearly all types of restaurants.

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toilet used by anyone

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public convenience

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strong smelling

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pungent
the pungent smell of frying onions.

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acceptable (smell or taste);
(of food or drink) pleasant to taste

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palatable
a device that made increased taxation more palatable.

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controversial;
causing or likely to cause an argument

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contentious
a contentious issue.

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despite very loud and outspoken criticism

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in the teeth of vociferous opposition

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clause in a legal document

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provision
a key provision in civil rights law An appraisal under the provisions of the National Housing Act.

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swings into full gear

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...

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of or relating to an established set of principles governing a state

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constitutional
a constitutional amendment.

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to overlook or to ignore;
refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim)

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to waive
he will waive all rights to the money.

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group of people who represent their country or organisation

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delegation
a delegation of teachers.

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to copy them

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to follow suit

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forced removal or ban

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expulsion
expulsion from school.

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impossible to imagine;
unbelievable

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inconceivable
it seemed inconceivable that the president had been unaware of what was going on

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feeling, showing, or involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with:

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desperate
a desperate sadness enveloped Ruth.

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the head of the country's Olympic Committee refused to …(publicly support) female participation,

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endorse

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a written constitution or description of an organization's functions.

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charter
By discriminating against women Saudi Arabia has broken the IOC's charter.

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unpleasant smell coming from a person's mouth

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bad breath

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detector for measuring radiation

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Geiger counter

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worry on a large scale

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widespread fear
Sales are likely to be driven by widespread fear over the ...

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clubbed together

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combined as a group

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guarantees, offers of confidence;
the action of removing someone's doubts or fears:

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reassurance
Many Japanese say they don't trust reassurances from the Government

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an accident in a nuclear reactor in which the fuel overheats and melts the reactor core or shielding.

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meltdown

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fly or rise high in the air:

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soar
the bird spread its wings and soared into the air
when she heard his voice, her spirits soared.

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to deal with a difficult situation

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to weather
...with serious consequences for people's ability to weather the global downturn.

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the current crisis affecting the world economy

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global downturn

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paid to be completed

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commissioned
A survey commissioned for the charity revealed that ...

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person in charge of the design of a product

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Creative Director

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spelling competition

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culprit
computer software is the main culprit for the decline in standards.

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to have a higher value than

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Spellathon

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guilty person or thing

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culprit
computer software is the main culprit for the decline in standards.

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to have a higher value than

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trump
age may well trump youth.

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a contest,often involving a series of games or matches.

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championship
Mencap is holding an online spellathon championship

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comedy;
an absurd event

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farce
the debate turned into a drunken farce.

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suppressed;
make (someone) unable to breathe properly

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stifled
those in the streets were stifled by the fumes.

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causing harm

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inflicting pain
...to accuse Mr Rushdie of "inflicting pain on society" through his writing.

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likewise, along the same lines

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in a similar vein
in a similar vein Mr Khan declined to come to this weekend's conference in Delhi.

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becoming more excited about the topic

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warming to his subject
Warming to his subject, Salman Rushdie pointed out what he believes to ...

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give a role to

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cast
...and you wanted a slightly better looking version," Mr Rushdie said, "you might cast Imran Khan."

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unedited pieces of film or video recordings

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footage

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provoked or challenged

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taunted
students began taunting her about her weight.

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deliberately cruel or violent

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vicious
a vicious assault.

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short, confused fighting

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scuffles
there were minor scuffles with police.

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violent, young troublemakers

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hooligans
suddenly the hooligans spot a new target ...

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played between teams from the same country

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domestic
the matches filmed by the BBC were domestic

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a physical attack

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assault
his imprisonment for an assault on the film director

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usual or ordinary

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commonplace
unemployment was commonplace in his profession.

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in the process of, in the middle of, surrounded by

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in the midst of
America is in the midst of ...

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outbreak, something that spreads quickly and widely;
a sudden, widespread occurrence of a particular undesirable phenomenon

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epidemic
an epidemic of violent crime.
an epidemic of obesity

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to keep, to follow, to accept (something)

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to abide by
...will have to abide by new standards.

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declared;
put forward (an idea or plan) for consideration or discussion by others

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proposed
Michael Bloomberg proposed a ban on the sale of sugary drinks.

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prisoner

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captive

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people who work as sailors

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seafarers

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a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner.

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ransom
the capture and ransom of the king.

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match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation:

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emulated
lesser men trying to emulate his greatness.

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contrary to what you expect

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counter-intuitive

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specialism / area of skill

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field of expertise

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a person who derives advantage from something, esp. a trust, will, or life insurance policy.

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beneficiary

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regard something as being caused by (someone or something)

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attribute
he attributed the firm's success to the efforts of the managing director

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failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive or useless:

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fruitless
his fruitless attempts to publish poetry.

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(of a person or way) continue or proceed along (a path or route);
seek to attain or accomplish (a goal), esp. over a long period

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pursuing
should people pursue their own happiness at the expense of others?

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involuntary urination or defecation

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incontinence

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exclude (someone) from a society or group:

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ostracise

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coming together;
gather into a crowd or mass:

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congregating
some 4000 demonstrators had congregated at a border point.

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to enable;
give (someone) the authority or power to do something

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to empower
nobody was empowered to sign checks on her behalf.

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the deliberate use of artificial methods or other techniques to prevent pregnancy as a consequence of sexual intercourse.

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contraception

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he "pocketed" $90M !

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received

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caused by necessity or force; compulsory

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enforced
a period of enforced idleness.
He's now taking an enforced break while he serves a three-month sentence .

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huge or massive match

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mega bout

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intensely desired;

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craved for
I must crave your indulgence.

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promotional work;
an act of giving one's public approval or support to someone or something.

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endorsements

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domination

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reign
Queen Elizabeth reigns over the UK.
in America, baseball reigns supreme .

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not well known;
not previously announced, expected, or recognized.

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unheralded
He plays in the unheralded US league.

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picked up / won

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scooped
He scooped $47 million.

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run away from a place or situation of danger

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flee
he was forced to flee the country

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a person who escapes their home town or country for their own safety

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refugee
By the end of the year the total number of refugees and internally displaced worldwide stood at 42.5M people

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a difficult period

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testing times
the refugee agency says testing times lie ahead.

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a means of securing the necessities of life:

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livelihoods
people whose livelihoods depend on the rain forest.