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Headline vocabulary

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aid

assistance, help

alert

warning of possible danger, alarm

axe

to reduce the cost of public

expenditure by economies

back

to support

ban

prohibitation

bar

to prevent or prohibit

bid

attempt to win or achieve

blast

explosion

blaze

fire, usually large, out of control

block

to stand in the way of, hinder

blow

set-back, disappointment

bolster

to reinforce, uphold

boom

any great increase or favourable

upturn

boost

increase or rise, lift

breakdown

failure to operate, as of an organisation

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breakthrough

major development or discovery

brive

illigal gift, hush money

bring

to cause, result in

by-election

special election held to fill a vacancy in

office

bug

disease, infection, virus

call

demand

clash

argument, conflict

cop

policeman

crook

criminal

curb

restraint, restriction

cut

to reduce, lower

deal

agreement

deride

mock, ridicule

drama

dramatic action, incident

dole

relief paid by a government to the

unemployed

drive

campaign

drug

narcotic

fear

anxious expectation

flee

to run away from

go

to be knocked down; sold (of

property); dismantled (of institutions)

go-ahead

concent or approval to proceed

harass

to bother or annoy repeatedly

haul

quantity of sth which has been gained,

stolen or gathered

head off

to get in front and turn back

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hit

to affect adversely, to have a painful

effect on

hold

to detain in police custody

horror

horrifying incident

hurdle

obstacle

jail

to imprison

kid

child

killing

incident of manslaughter, murder

link

connection

loom

to approach (of sth threatening)

mob

large gang, uncontrolled crowd

net

to capture

no

refusal, rejection

ordeal

unpleasant experience

peril

danger

plea

strong request

pledge

to promise

ploy

trick

plunge

dramatic fall

press

to insist on sth

probe

investigation

quit

to resign, leave

quiz

interrogate

rap

strong criticism, reprimand

reject

to refuse to accept, believe or approve

riddle

mystery, puzzling incident

row

disagreement, argument

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sack

to fire, dismiss from employment

scare

alarm (verging on panic)

seek

to request, to try to obtain

shock

surprising revelation

slam

to criticise severely

smash

to break up, destroy or defeat

completely

smear

to damage the reputation of, as by

making slanderous statements

snub

to turn down, reject (causing offence)

soar

to increase dramatically

split

to divide or break up into separate

parts

step up

to increase or strenghen as of fight

storm

violent disagreement

summit

meeting of government or political

authorities

take over

to assume ownership, control or

management of

tax

compulsory retribution paid to the

support of government

threat

sth negative which may happen

tragedy

fatal accident, heart breaking incident

ending in death

toll

number of people killed

urge

to recommend trongly

vow

to promise, threaten

wed

to marry

win

to gain, achieve

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woo

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to try to win the favour of

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