staple

 staple

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forming the greatest or most important part of something  

 They live on a staple diet of rice and vegetables 

frustration

frustration 

the feeling of being annoyed, upset, or impatient  

 because you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve something 

People often feel a sense of frustration that they are not being promoted quickly enough 

Face time

 Face time 

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I thihk that face time is useful for all. It`s the most effective tipe of learning foreign language

 -time during which people communicate not by means of telecommunication == face to face 

the trees whisper

the trees whisper 

Flowers

Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words.  They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the beauty of their character, though few can decipher even fragments of their meaning.  ~Lydia M. Child 

legislation

law=legislation 

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a law or set of laws 

This is a very important piece of legislation 

Abbreviations

 

a/c	account
a.m.	before noon (ante meridiem)
a.s.a.p.	as soon as possible
cc:	copies to
c/o	care of
Co.	Company
e.g.	for example (exemplii gratia)
enc.	enclosed
exc.	excluding
f.o.b.	free on board
G.M.T.	Greenwich Mean Time
HQ	headquarters
i.e.	that is (id est)
inc.	including
Inc.	Incorporated
Ltd	Limited
Mr	Mr (pronounced Mister)
Mrs	Mrs (pronounced Missiz)
Miss  Ms Ms (pronounced    Miz) no. number p.a. per annum P.L.C. Public Limited Company p.m. after noon (post meridiem) p.t.o. please turn over Rd Road re referring to St Saint St. Street v.a.t. value added tax	Miss

clash

clash 

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if two armies, groups etc clash, they start fighting - used in news reports 

Troops clashed near the border 

clash with۱ 
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Police have clashed with demonstrators again today  

clash with۲ 

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 if two colours or designs clash, they look very bad together

I can't wear red - it clashes with my hair 

clash over/on  

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The two men have clashed over the report's conclusions 

fratricide

fratricide 

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the crime of murdering your brother or sister 

security

strict/tight security =careful security 

lax security =security that is not careful enough  

national/state security =the security of a country against its enemies

 tighten security =make security better  

breach of security =when something dangerous happens, in spite of security measures  

for security reasons  

the security services/forces =the police, army etc 

security camera  

security check   

security measures/arrangements maximum  

security prison/jail

rebellion

 rebellion 

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an organized attempt to change the government or leader of a country, using violence  coup, revolution 

injustice

injustice 

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a situation in which people are treated very unfairly and not given their rights
injustice of  the injustice of slavery 

conspiracy

conspiracy 

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a secret plan made by two or more people to do something that is harmful or illegal  conspire 

He was charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage 

quell

 quell

to end a situation in which people are behaving violently or protesting, especially by using force = put down 

plainclothes militia

plainclothes militia  

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plain-clothes police are police who wear ordinary clothes so that they can work without being recognized 

verify

verify  

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to discover whether something is correct or true 

A computer program verifies that the system is working  

to state that something is true = confirm   

His statement was verified by several witnesses

 

mullah

mullah  

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a Muslim teacher of law and religion 

Both brothers followed the family tradition and became mullahs 

glorify

 glorify  

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to make someone or something  seem more important or better than they really are   

films which glorify violence 

vilify

vilify  

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to say or write bad things about someone or something
vilify somebody/something for (doing) something  

Johnson was vilified in the press for refusing to resign 

nullify

nullify  

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law to officially state that something has no legal force  

The election results were nullified because of voter fraud 

He asked for nullification of election results