small world
sb has an unfair advantage
the _____ are ______in favor of sth
the odds are stacked in favor of sth
to have been made in or to have come into being in (a certain time in the past)
They found jewelry _______back to the 1700s.
dating
not supporting any of the sides involved in an argument:
adj + advice
impartial
something that can't continue long -term (adj)
unsustainable
(often of something bad) intentional or planned:
a ________attack/insult/lie
deliberate
happiness and satisfaction, often because you have everything you need:
His face wore a look of pure ._________.
contentment
existing or happening now:
___________music/literature/art/fashion
Although the play was written hundreds of years ago, it still has a _________(= modern) feel to it.
contemporary
to bring together a group of people for a meeting, or to meet for a meeting:
The council will be _________on the morning of the 25th.
The council will be convening on the morning of the 25th.
arrive somewhere (phrase)
set foot on
the reporting of a particular important event or subject:
What did you think of the BBC's election _______?
media coverage
Something that is __________is not active or growing but has the ability to be active at a later time:
The long-________volcano has recently shown signs of erupting.
dormant
laugh at (phrase)
poke fun at sth
a legal official who accuses someone of committing a crime, especially in a law court
prosecutor
revive nature
regenerate
To establish a clear upper limit for something.
If we don't _________rent in the city, people are going to start being put on the streets because they won't be able to afford anywhere to live.
put a cap on
the main offices of an organization such as the army, the police, or a business company:
The company's _________is/are in Amsterdam.
headquarters
of a plan or idea) not certain or agreed, or (of a suggestion or action) said or done in a careful but uncertain way because you do not know if you are right:
I have ________ plans to take a trip to Seattle in July.
tentative
lawyer
Mr Temple is the _________representing the plaintiffs.
__________ for both sides agreed to postpone the hearing.
a defense/prosecuting ______
a civil/criminal __________
attorney
unwilling to do sth
reluctant to do
to control or limit something that is not wanted:
The government should act to _____tax evasion.
curb
help to explain (something) by providing further information about it.
"no one could ___ any _____on the mysterious car accident"
shed light on
to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have:
What do you _____from her refusal?
infer
to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad:
It is unclear how to _______the effects of tourism on the island.
mitigate
show sth off
boast sth
the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment:
The senator has accused the media of ______.
bias