Studied by 0 peoplestock market crash
a drastic fall in the price of stocks
unbiased
fair and able to judge sth in a balanced way
hard-hitting
talking abt or dealing with a difficult situation in a direct way
incisive
expressing ideas and thoughts clearly, briefly, forcefully
bow to sth
to agree to do sth, especialy when it is not what one wanted
uncompromising
determined not to change one’s opinion in any way
sensitise sb to sth
to make sb aware of sth
sponsorship
financial support/sponsoring patronat
quotation
sentance/phrase taken from a book, film repeated by sb else
virtue
a good quality/way of behaving
macho
proud of one’s masculinity
evasive
avoiding giving a straight answer
vested interest
strong reason for acting in a certain way
dormitory
large room in a boarding school where several children sleep
officious
eager to tell people what to do, bossy
prefect
older pupil w/special duties who helps control younger pupils
frog-march
to take sb somewhere by force, to hold sb by the arms and walk along
intone
to speak in a slow and serious way
cane
stick used to trike pupils in school
spool
to roll up quickly, go forward quickly
preoccupied
having one’s thoughts taken up with a problematic situation
grump
make sounds which suggest dissatisfaction/irritation
platitude
trivial statement
inception
a beginning
a household name/word
name/word that’s well-known
cajoling
persuading sb in a v. insistent wa to do sth
intimidating
frightening & making others lose confidence
persistent
continuing to do sth in spite of opposition of others
come across
to seem a certain way
be thorn in sb’s side/flesh
be a continuous issue that cannot be solved
the establishment
those who have power/influence in country/society
in our midst
among us
sneering
expressing contempt
encounter
a meeting
scrap
to do away with, get rid of sth
consumer-oriented
targeted at wishes of consumers
oversee
to be in control of sth, make sure sth is doen
relaunch
to re-introduce sth in a new format
inner city areas
areas near the city centre suffering from economic/social problems
overwhelmed
affected very strongly by sth
percieve
to see and understand sth
ill-inspired
badly thought-out
harbour
to have sth on one’s mind for a long time
lay down
officially state the way to do sth
highbrow
intelectual, academic
perplexed
confused
dismissive
treating sb/sth as if they had no value
discomfort
not feeling well/at ease
acute
sensitive&powerful, well-developed
far-reaching
extensive
editiorial
part of the newspaper in which the editor writes their comments
circulation
the number of newspapers/magazines sold in a given time
readership
number of ppl who read newspaper/magazine
obituary
a newspaper note/article about a dead person
supplement
separate section, especiallyy a colour magazine added to the newspaper
broadsheet
large-sized newspaper, usually serious content
feature
newspaper/article
tabloid
smaller-sized newspaper containing light articles and gossip
censorship
official examination of books, films etc before they are available to the public, removal of unnacceptable parts
glossy
printed on shiny, highquality paper
treaty talks
official negotiations between countries before an agreement is made
negotiable
that can be changed
reshuffle
rearranging, interchanging the positions, especially of cabinet members
cynism
cynizm
backbencher
member of Parliment who’s not a minister and doesn’t hold a position in the party
FTSE (100) index, Footsie
Financial Times Stock Exchange index that is published in the Financial Times and indicates the relative price of shares on the London Stock Exchange on the basis of Britain’s 100 largest public companies
weigh on
to worry ab
equities
assets (usually in stock market)
probe
investigate, look into
riddle
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