SECTION 33

tend to do

tend

verb /tend/

associate A with B

associate

verb /əˈsəʊʃieɪt, əˈsəʊsi- $ əˈsoʊ-/

noun /əˈsəʊʃiət, əˈsəʊsi- $ əˈsoʊ-/

adjective

politician

politician

noun /ˌpɒləˈtɪʃən $ ˌpɑː-/

hypocrisy

hypocrisy

noun /hɪˈpɒkrəsi $ -ˈpɑː-/

primarily

primarily

adverb /ˈpraɪmərəli $ praɪˈmerəli/

be concerned with

concerned

adjective /kənˈsɜːnd $ -ɜːrnd/

exploit

exploit

verb /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/

noun /ˈeksplɔɪt/

enhance

enhance

verb /ɪnˈhɑːns $ ɪnˈhæns/

living standard

living

adjective /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

noun

standard

noun /ˈstændəd $ -ərd/

adjective

exert

exert

verb /ɪɡˈzɜːt $ -ɜːrt/

dominant

dominant

adjective /ˈdɒmɪnənt $ ˈdɑː-/

noun

influence (on/over~)

influence

noun /ˈɪnfluəns/

verb

over

preposition /ˈəʊvə $ ˈoʊvər/

adverb, adjective

noun

prefix /əʊvə $ oʊvər/

conservative

conservative

adjective /kənˈsɜːvətɪv $ -ɜːr-/

noun

party

party

noun /ˈpɑːti $ ˈpɑːrti/

verb

diminish

diminish

verb /dəˈmɪnɪʃ/

spokesperson

spokesperson

noun /ˈspəʊksˌpɜːsən $ ˈspoʊksˌpɜːr-/

refuse

refuse

verb /rɪˈfjuːz/

noun /ˈrefjuːs/

make a comment (on/about ~)

make

verb /meɪk/

noun

comment

noun /ˈkɒment $ ˈkɑː-/

verb

about

preposition /əˈbaʊt/

adverb

adjective

under investigation

under

preposition, adverb /ˈʌndə $ -ər/

prefix /ʌndə $ -dər/

investigation

noun /ɪnˌvestɪˈɡeɪʃən/

police

police

noun /pəˈliːs/

verb

pull (the) strings

pull

verb /pʊl/

noun

strings

noun /strɪŋ/

verb

behind the scenes

behind

preposition, adverb /bɪˈhaɪnd/

noun

scenes

noun /siːn/

executive

executive

noun /ɪɡˈzekjətɪv/

adjective

entertain

entertain

verb /ˌentəˈteɪn $ -tər-/

bureaucrat

bureaucrat

noun /ˈbjʊərəkræt $ ˈbjʊr-/

exclusive

exclusive

adjective /ɪkˈskluːsɪv/

noun

in return (for ~)

return

verb /rɪˈtɜːn $ -ɜːrn/

noun

adjective

secretary

secretary

noun /ˈsekrətəri $ -teri-/

flatly

flatly

adverb /ˈflætli/

deny doing

deny

verb /dɪˈnaɪ/

doing

noun /ˈduːɪŋ/

leak

leak

verb /liːk/

noun

confidential

confidential

adjective /ˌkɒnfɪˈdenʃəl◂ $ ˌkɑːn-/

dare (to) do

dare

verb, modal verb /deə $ der/

noun

contradict

contradict

verb /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt $ ˌkɑːn-/

his/her

his

determiner, pronoun /ɪz; strong hɪz/

her

determiner /ə, hə; strong hɜː $ ər, hər strong hɜːr/

pronoun

employer

employer

noun /ɪmˈplɔɪə $ -ər/

for fear of

fear

noun /fɪə $ fɪr/

verb

fire

fire

noun /faɪə $ faɪr/

verb

sacrifice

sacrifice

noun /ˈsækrəfaɪs/

verb

promising

promising

adjective /ˈprɒməsɪŋ $ ˈprɑː-/

career

career

noun /kəˈrɪə $ -ˈrɪr/

verb

retain

retain

verb /rɪˈteɪn/

dignity

dignity

noun /ˈdɪɡnəti/

might as well do A as do B

might

modal verb /maɪt/

noun

well

adverb /wel/

interjection

adjective

noun

verb

kill oneself

kill

verb /kɪl/

noun

reconcile oneself to

reconcile

verb /ˈrekənsaɪl/

fate

fate

noun /feɪt/

be about to do

about

preposition /əˈbaʊt/

adverb

adjective

commit

commit

verb /kəˈmɪt/

commit suicide

commit

verb /kəˈmɪt/

suicide

noun /ˈsuːəsaɪd, ˈsjuː- $ ˈsuː-/

swallow

swallow

verb /ˈswɒləʊ $ ˈswɑːloʊ/

noun

poison

poison

noun /ˈpɔɪzən/

verb

think better of

think

verb /θɪŋk/

noun

better

adjective /ˈbetə $ -ər/

adverb

noun

verb