SECTION 12

turn one's back on

turn

verb /tɜːn $ tɜːrn/

noun

back

adverb /bæk/

noun

verb

adjective

desperate

desperate

adjective /ˈdespərət/

be at risk (of[for] ~)

risk

noun /rɪsk/

verb

parliament

parliament

noun /ˈpɑːləmənt $ ˈpɑːr-/

provide A with B

provide

verb /prəˈvaɪd/

developing country

developing

adjective /dɪˈveləpɪŋ/

country

noun /ˈkʌntri/

adjective

financial

financial

adjective /fəˈnænʃəl, faɪ-/

aid

aid

noun /eɪd/

verb

/ˌeɪ aɪ ˈdiː/

monarchy

monarchy

noun /ˈmɒnəki $ ˈmɑːnərki/

abolish

abolish

verb /əˈbɒlɪʃ $ əˈbɑː-/

What do you think (of/about ~)?

What

pronoun, determiner, predeterminer /wɒt $ wɑːt, wʌt/

you

pronoun /jə, jʊ; strong juː/

think

verb /θɪŋk/

noun

about

preposition /əˈbaʊt/

adverb

adjective

seek

seek

verb /siːk/

shelter

shelter

noun /ˈʃeltə $ -ər/

verb

attack

attack

noun /əˈtæk/

verb

hide

hide

verb /haɪd/

noun

prospect

prospect

noun /ˈprɒspekt $ ˈprɑː-/

verb /prəˈspekt $ ˈprɑːspekt/

significant

significant

adjective /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/

makeprogress (in A)

make

verb /meɪk/

noun

progress

noun /ˈprəʊɡres $ ˈprɑː-/

verb /prəˈɡres/

disarmament

disarmament

noun /dɪsˈɑːməmənt $ -ˈɑːr-/

negotiation

negotiation

noun /nɪˌɡəʊʃiˈeɪʃən $ -ˌɡoʊ-/

be under way

under

preposition, adverb /ˈʌndə $ -ər/

prefix /ʌndə $ -dər/

way

noun /weɪ/

adverb

before long

before

conjunction /bɪˈfɔː $ -ˈfɔːr/

preposition

adverb

long

adjective /lɒŋ $ lɒːŋ/

adverb

verb

enter

enter

verb /ˈentə $ -ər/

crucial

crucial

adjective /ˈkruːʃəl/

phase

phase

noun /feɪz/

verb

slave

slave

noun /sleɪv/

verb

be anxious to do

anxious

adjective /ˈæŋkʃəs/

alter

alter

verb /ˈɔːltə $ ˈɒːltər/

destiny

destiny

noun /ˈdestɪni/

aristocrat

aristocrat

noun /ˈærəstəkræt, əˈrɪs- $ əˈrɪs-/

abuse

abuse

noun /əˈbjuːs/

verb /əˈbjuːz/

privilege

privilege

noun /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/

verb

doto one's heart's content

heart's

noun /hɑːt $ hɑːrt/

verb

content

noun /ˈkɒntent $ ˈkɑːn-/

adjective /kənˈtent/

noun /kənˈtent/

verb /kənˈtent/

revolution

revolution

noun /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/

in itself

itself

pronoun /ɪtˈself/

bear

bear

verb /beə $ ber/

noun

bear fruit

bear

verb /beə $ ber/

noun

fruit

noun /fruːt/

verb

after all

after

preposition, conjunction, adverb /ˈɑːftə $ ˈæftər/

adjective

prefix /ɑːftə $ æftər/