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staff

verb [ T ]

to be or provide the people who work for an organization:

e.g. Many charity shops in Britain are ________ by/with volunteers.

take exception to something/someone

to be offended or made angry by something or someone:

e.g. Why did you ______________ what he said? He was only joking.

conduct yourself

to behave in a particular way, especially in a public or formal situation, or to organize the way in which you live in a particular way:

E.g. How should ________________ (I) at these dinners? I know nothing about etiquette.

Prefer

—> prefer sb to do sth

—> prefer doing/ to do sth.

restrain

verb [ T ]

to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something:

E.g. When he started fighting, it took four police officers to _________ him.

unrestrained

adjective

not limited or controlled:

E.g. ______________ joy/anger/criticism

companionably

adverb

in a pleasant and friendly way:

E.g. sit ________________ - They drank coffee together, _________________ side by side at the kitchen table.

unthinkingly

adverb

without someone seriously thinking about or intending something:

e.g. I really didn't mean to offend her - I just said it _________.

humanity

noun

understanding and kindness towards other people:

e.g. show/display _________ - If only he would show/display a little humanity for once.

contributory

adjective

helping to cause something:

E.g. ____________ factor - Too little exercise is a _____________ factor in heart disease.

inadequacy

noun

a lack of confidence that makes you feel unable to deal with a situation:

E.g. I always suffer from feelings of _____________ when I'm with him.

questioning

noun [ U ]

(of someone's expression) expressing doubts about the value or truth of something; showing that you want an answer about something:

E.g. The men exchanged a _________________ glance.

scarce

adjective

not easy to find or get:

e.g. Food and clean water were becoming ___________.

undated

adjective

An undated document has no date on it:

e.g. The cheque/letter was ___________.

dated

adjective

old-fashioned:

E.g. Spy thrillers with plots based on the Cold War look particularly ________ nowadays.

Noun + ed

—> adj

e.g. dated, undated

forerunner

noun [ C ]

something or someone that acts as an early and less advanced model for what will appear in the future, or a warning or sign of what is to follow:

fe.g. ____________ of - Germany's Green party was said to be the ____________ environmental parties throughout Europe.

unaccompanied

adjective

Unaccompanied music is produced by a singer or by someone playing a musical instrument without anyone else singing or playing at the same time:

People are often more capable of good _____________ singing than they realize.

inhumanity

noun [ U ]

extremely cruel behaviour:

E.g. They were accused of __________ in their treatment of the hostages.

Better

→ S be better known as sb than as sb.

→ S better known for sth than sth.