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Calls election
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officially announces that an election will take place
Resigns from office
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formally giving up one’s job or position
Secures slim majority
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wins a small majority
Declare independence
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announcing that a territory is no longer under the control of another
Humiliating defeat
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loss that is embarrassing/shameful
Presents show of unity
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publicly appears to be united
Regime toppled
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journalistic) made to fall (of regime or government)
Proclaims victory
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makes an official announcement of victory
Seizes power
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to take control of a government/organization by force
Delivers speech
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(formal, journalistic) makes/gives a speech
Nationwide search
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search that is conducted throughout an entire country
Trouble broke out
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a conflict started suddenly
Vital clues
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pieces of evidence that are extremely essential (the most important)
Call off the search
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to officially stop an activity like a search party; stop searching
Main city branch
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secondary location of a business that serves a specific city
Substantial reward
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large/significant amount of money
Recovery of the money
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the act of getting back money that is owed to a person
Enter into talks
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to begin formal discussions or negotiations with someone
Reach agreement
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to finalize a decision or understanding between two or more parties after a
Dispute arose
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a disagreement, conflict, or public argument began between two or more parties
Held demonstrations
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a group of people organizing and participating in an event, such as a
march or a rally
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march or a rally
A test of strength
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a competition to measure physical power
Negotiate a settlement
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to discuss and bargain with another party to reach a formal agreement
Arbitrator
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referee
Acted as a go-between
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delivered messages between people who were reluctant or unable to
speak to each other
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speak to each other
Brokering
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arranging
Chief
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a leader or ruler of a people
Bowed to
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given in to
Pressure
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the force that you feel when people are trying to persuade or force you to do
Entered into an agreement
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to begin or become involved in a formal, official, or binding
arrangement
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arrangement
Prime-time television
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most popular time of day for watching TV
Hold a press conference
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to organize an event where a person or organization invites journalists
Impose
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enforce; establish
Censorship
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the suppression or removal of writing, artistic work, etc. that are considered
Abject apology
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(formal) humble
Disorderly conduct
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unruly behavior constituting a minor offence
Refused point-blank
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completely refused
Provide an explanation
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to give details, information
Damaging disclosures
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sensitive, private information which has been revealed
Misleading the electorate
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to give false, inaccurate information to voters
Public pronouncements
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official, formal announcements made on an important subject
Clarify sb’s position
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to make something easier to understand by explaining it in more detail
Decline to comment
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to refuse to answer
Re-open the debate
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to start a discussion again after it has been stopped
Evidence emerges
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new information has become available that can be used to prove a claim
Taking a firm stance
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(formal) position
Flatly rejected
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(formal) completely denied
Issue a statement
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to formally announce something
Critically ill
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a person who is in a serious, life-threatening condition
Regular updates
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consistently applying new versions
Seeking permission
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(formal) asking permission
Given leave
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(formal) permission
Take issue with
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disagree with
Guage reaction
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test the response
Excite speculation
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cause rumours to circulate
Air a grievance
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complained
A dissenting voice
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formal) person who disagreed
A vociferous opponent
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someone who opposes something loudly and publicly
Passionate entreaty
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requests made because of strong beliefs
A throwaway comment
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an unintentional remark which should not be taken seriously
Marathon talks
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very long talks
Be given the go-ahead
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get permission
Fighting for his political life
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in danger of losing his position
Amid mounting calls
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with more and more people asking
Has a blood on his hands
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is responsible for the death of someone or something
Eleventh-hour
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last minute
Hammer our
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reach (also collocates with other nouns, for example deal, treaty, and
compromise)
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compromise)
Agreement
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a binding arrangement between two or more parties
If, and it’s a big if
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used to emphasize that something is not certain
A newspaper article about war
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A newspaper article about war
War-torn country
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country which has suffered a lot as a result of war
Plunged into chaos
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put into an extremely difficult situation
Raids
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a rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops
Under cover of darkness
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protected by the fact that it was dark
Bloody confrontations
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violent acts of conflict
Engulfed in flames
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set alight
Uneasy peace
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peace that is not stable
Shrouded in mystery
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not known
A last-ditch attempt
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a final try
Beyond your wildest dreams
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more than you could ever imagine or wish for
Do yourself the world of good
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make yourself feel much healthier or happier
Taken years off me
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made me look and feel much younger
Living life to the full
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experiencing as many good things as possible in life
Ahead of its time
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has already got features other products will not have long time yet; futuristic
Packs a punch
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is impressively powerful
Stand out from the crowd
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be different from and better than others so that everyone notices you
Beats hand down
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is superior to other
Not hit the mark
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were never successful
A world of difference (usually with between)
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a very big difference
Obituaries
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descriptions of the lives of famous people who have just died
Leader (editorial)
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Leader (editorial)
Classified ads
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pages of advertisements in different categories
Supplements
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separate magazines included with the newspaper
Feature
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an article or set of articles devoted to a particular topic
Agony columns
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sections in paper or magazine that deal with readers’ private emotional
problems
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problems
Agony aunt
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person, typically a woman, who answers letter in the agony column
Some types of printed material
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Some types of printed material
Pamphlet
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small book with soft cover, dealing with a specific topic, often political
Leaflet
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single sheet or folded sheets of paper giving information about something
Brochure
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small, thin book like a magazine, which gives information, often about travel, or a
company etc.
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company etc.
Prospectus
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small, thin book like a magazine, which gives information about a school, college,
or university
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or university
Flyer
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single sheet giving information about some event, special offer
Booklet
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small thin book with soft cover, often giving information about something
Manual
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book of detailed instructions hot to use something
Pressure groups
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people trying to influence what other people think about a particular issue
Air their views
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express their opinions
Seek publicity
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want to reach a wider audience
Press conferences
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meetings to give information to and answer questions from the press
Issue a statement/press release
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give a formal announcement to the press
Sound bite
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short memorable sentence or phrase that will be repeated in news bulletins and
articles
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articles
Silly season
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time of year, summer in the UK, when there is not much happening and trivial
stories end up on the front page
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stories end up on the front page
Tapping useful sources
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making use of people or organizations which regularly provide news
Monitoring
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regularly checking
Column inches
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space
Put their own gloss/spin on a story
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present a story in a particular way
Muck-raking
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collecting scandal (informal and disapproving)
A rag
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a newspaper, typically one regarded as being of low quality
Gutter press
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the type of newspapers that pay more attention to shocking stories about crime
and sex than to serious matters
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and sex than to matter seriously
Glossy
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an expensive magazine printed on good quality paper
Stop press
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refers to a particular space on the front or back page of a newspaper that contains
Hot off the press
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news that has just been printed and often contains the most recent information
A scoop
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a story discovered and published by one newspaper before all the others
Story breaks
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becomes public knowledge
person
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person

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