1.
act: take action, do something
2.
aid: military or financial help
3.
alert: alarm, warning
4.
allege: make an accusation
5.
appear: appear in court accused of a crime
6.
axe: abolish, close down
7.
bar: refuse
8.
bid: attempt
9.
blast: explosion
10.
blaze: fire
11.
blow: bad news, unfortunate happening
12.
bond: political or business association
13.
boom: big increase; prosperous period
14.
boost: encourage
15.
brink: edge of disaster
16.
call for: demand/ appeal for
17.
campaign: organized effort to achieve social or political result
18.
claim: make a statement that something is true
19.
clamp down on: deal firmly with
20.
clash: quarrel, fight
21.
clear: find innocent
22.
con: swindle
23.
crackdown: firm application of the law
24.
crash: failure
25.
curb: restrict
26.
cut: reduce
27.
dash: make quick journey
28.
deadlock: disagreement that cannot be solved
29.
deal: agreement
30.
drive: united effort
31.
drop: give up; get rid of
32.
edge: move gradually
33.
firm:: determined not to change
34.
flak: heavy criticism
35.
foil: prevent somebody from succeeding
36.
gag: censor; prevent from speaking
37.
go: resign; be lost
38.
go for: be sold for
39.
go-ahead: approval
40.
grab: take violently
41.
grip: control; hold tightlly
42.
gun down: shoot
43.
hail: welcome; praise
44.
halt: stop
45.
haul: amount stolen in robbery, or seized by police or customs
46.
head for: move towards
47.
hike: rise in costs, prices etc.
48.
hit: affect badly
49.
hit out at: attack with words
50.
hitch: problem that causes delay
51.
hold: arrest; keep under arrest
52.
key: important
53.
landslide: victory by a large majority in election
54.
lash: criticize violently
55.
lead: clue
56.
leak: unofficial publication of secret information
57.
leap: big increase
58.
loom: threaten to happen
59.
mar: spoil
60.
mission: delegation
61.
mob: angry crowd
62.
move: step towards a particular result (political)
63.
nail: force somebody to admit the truth
64.
odds: chances, probability
65.
Opt (for): choose
66.
oust: drive out, replace
67.
over: about; on the subject of, because of
68.
pact: agreement
69.
peak: high point
70.
peg: hold (prices etc) at present level
71.
plea: call for help
72.
press: the newspapers
73.
press for: ask for urgently
74.
pull out: withdraw
75.
push for: ask for, encourage
76.
quit: resign: leave
77.
raid: enter and search
78.
rampage: riot
79.
rap: criticize
80.
riddle: mystery
81.
rift: division, disagreement
82.
rock: shock, shake
83.
row: noisy disagreement, quarrel
84.
rule out: reject the possibility of
85.
sack: dismissal from job
86.
scare: public alarm, alarming rumour
87.
scrap: throw out as useless
88.
seize: take especially in police and customs searches
89.
set to: ready to; about to
90.
slam: criticize violently
91.
slash: cut, reduce drastically
92.
slump: fall (economic)
93.
spark: cause to start
94.
spree: wild spending expenditure
95.
stake: financial interest
96.
storm out of: leave angrily
97.
toll: number killed
98.
urge: encourage
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vow: promise