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Headline vocabulary

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to act

to take action, do sth

(To) aid

Military or financial help, assistance/to

help/give support to

Alert

Alarm, warning to be on the lookout for

sth, to make smb watchful and ready
for possible danger

to allege

To make an accusation

To appear

To appear in court, accused of a crime

(To)axe

To abolish, close down, to dispense

with, to put an end to /abolition,
closure

To back

To support and encourage

(To) ban

To forbid, refuse to allow sth/

prohibition

(To) bar

To refuse /refusal to allow entry/to

block/to keep out/to prevent sth from
happening

Bid

Attempt to get, win or attract

(To) blast

Explosion/ criticize violently

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To blaze

To fire/ fire

To block

To stop, delay

Blow

Bad news, discouragement,

unfortunate happening/ setback/disappointment

To bolster

To give support/encouragement to

Bond

Political/business association

Boom

Big increase, prosperous

period/sudden large beneficial increase

(To) boost

To encourage, to increase /
encouragement, increase

Brink

Edge of disaster

To call( for)

To demand, to cause to happen by

making an official declaration/appeal
for, request, a demand or need

Charge

Accusation by police

(To) claim

(To make) a statement that sth is true(

esp. when there may be disagreement)

To clamp down on

To deal firmly with ( usually sth illegal)

(To) clash

argument, conflict, quarrel, fight/ to be

in opposition or to come into opposition

To clear

To find innocent

Crackdown

Firm application of the law

Crash

Financial failure

(To) curb

To restrict/restriction, restraint

(To) cut

To reduce, lower/ a planned reduction

in size(amount)

Deadlock

Disagreement that cannot be solved

Deal

Agreement, bargain, arrangement

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Drama

Dramatic event, tense situation,

incident

(To) drop

To give up, get rid of, a fall

Due

Expected to arrive

Envoy

Ambassador

To face

To be threatened by

Find

Sth that is found

Firm

Determined not to change

To foil

To prevent sb from succeeding

Fraud

Swindle, deceit

Freeze

Keeping prices at their present level,

blocking a bank account

(To) gag

Censor(ship), prevent(ion) from

speaking,

To go

To resign, be lost, to be cut, to be

removed/ to be dismantled (of
institutions), disappear

To go for

To be sold for

Go-ahead

Approval

To grab

To take violently

To grip

To control, hold tightly

To gun down

To shoot

To hail

To welcome, praise

To halt

To stop, put an end to/ a stop or a

pause

Head

Lead, leader/ to lead

To head for

To move towards

To hike

To rise in costs, prices

To hit

To affect badly

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To hold

To arrest, keep under arrest, to detain

in police custody

In(the) red

In debt, making a financial loss

Jail

Prison, imprisonment/ to imprison

Landslide

Victory by large majority in election

To launch

To send, begin

Lead

Clue ( in police enquiry)

Leak

Unofficial publication of secret

information

Leap

Big increase

To loom

To threaten to happen, to approah

with threatening

Mob

Angry crowd, organized crime, large

gang, uncontrolled crowd

move

To step towards a particular result, to

take steps, to take action, to advance/
a step towards a desired end

Odds

Chances, probabilities

To oust

To drive out, replace, to remove sb

from the position

Pact

Agreement

Pay

Wages

Peak

High point

Peril

Danger

Plant

Factory

Plea

Call for help, a strong (emotional)

request

(To) pledge

(To) promise/ a solemn promise or

agreement

Poll

Election, public opinion survey

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Premier

Head of government

Press /to press

The newspapers/ to insist on sth

(To) probe

Investigation, inquiry/investigate

(To) pull out

Withdrawal, to withdraw

To push for

To ask for, encourage

Quake

Earthquake

To quit

To resign, leave

To quiz

To question, interrogate

(To) raid

To enter and search, (to) attack, to

rob, robbery

Rampage

Riot

Rock

Shock, shake

Row

Quarrel, disagreement, argument

(To) sack

Dismiss(al) from job

To seek

To look for/ to request, to ask for, try

to find or get

Scare

Public alarm, alarming rumour,

verging on panic

To seize

To take ( in police snd customs

searchers)

To slam

To criticize violently, severely

To slash

To cut, reduce drastically

To soar

To rise, increase dramatically

To spark

To cause to start

Split

Disagreement

Storm

Angry , violent public disagreement

(To) surge

Sudden increase,burst, upsurge// to

rise suddenly, to move forward in
powerful waves, to rush

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(To) swoop

To raid, a police raid, to make a sudden

attack

Threat

Danger,

Toll

Number of people killed

Troops

Soldiers

To urge

To encourage, recommend strongly

(To) vow

(To) promise. declare// assurance,

guarantee

arson (n)

illegal use of fire to destroy property

()

boycott

not to take part in an event or to

refuse to do business with, to oppose,
to be against of/ a protest, disapproval,
opposition

to bring

to cause/result in

bug

disease, infection, virus

conman (n)

a person who performs confidence

tricks to get money from people in a
dishonest way

cop (n)

a policeman

crook (n)

a criminal

dash

to move quickly, to hurry/ a fast

journey

drive (n)

a campaign

fear

anxious expectation/ to be afraid of, to

consider or expect with feeling of fear

foe (n)

an enemy

to flee

to run away from sth

gem (n)

jewels

haul

quantity of sth, which has been gained,

stolen or gathered

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horror (n)

a horrifying incident

hurdle (n)

an obstacle, a difficulty which must be

dealt with

inmate (n)

a prisoner

jab (n)

injection

kid

a child

kidnap

to take smb illegally away and make

them prisoner

killing (n)

an incident of manslaughter, murder

to lift

to bring to an end, remove; raise

link

connection/ to be joined or connected,

to join or connect

militant (derog n)

a person or political group ready to

fight or use force

to net

to capture

no (n)

refusal, rejection

ordeal (n)

unpleasant experience

pardon

an action of a court or ruler forgiving a

person for an illegal act and giving
freedom from punishment//
to forgive or excuse officially

pit (n)

a coal mine

plunge

a dramatic fall// to move or be thrown

suddenly and downwards

ploy

clever activity

rap

strong criticism, reprimand//to

criticise, to speak to or about with
severe disapproval

to raze

to destroy completely

riddle (n)

mystery, a puzzling incident

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to rig

to arrange ( a vote) dishonestly in

order to produce a particular result

shock

surprising revelation (unpleasant)

to slay (slew, slain)

to kill violently

sleaze (n)

behaviour that is dishonest or immoral,

esp. in politics or business

slump (n)

a period of depression

slur (n)

an unfair, damaging remark

to smash

to break up, destroy

to snub

to turn down, reject (causing offence)

spree (n)

a period of a wild irresponsible activity

strife (n)

conflict

sweep

to search thoroughly// a through

search

terror (n)

(act of) terrorism, terrorist, terrorist

organisation

tragedy (n)

a fatal accident, heart-breaking

incident ending in death

turmoil

a state of confusion, excitement and

trouble

tycoon (n)

a businessman with great wealth and

power

vigil (n)

a period of waiting by a sick person's

bedside or in protest

watchdog (n)

a person or an organization that tries

to guard against stealing, wasteful use
of public money, undesirable practices

to wed

to marry

to win

to gain, achieve

to woo

to try to win the favour of

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