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Word and meaning

Example

Air to make know, to broadcast

Iran airs video of boats with US ships in

Gulf

Assail to criticize strongly

Green groups assail Govt energy plans

Axe to remove from a job

Rolls to axe up to 2,300 jobs

Back to support

Call for factory day care centres backed

Ban to not allow to do something

Court bans couple from naming son

Friday

Bar to officially say that something

must not be done

Reformers barred from elections

Bid an attempt

Chad, Sudan make new bid for peace

Blast an explosion

Blast kills US troops

Blaze a big fire

Blaze destroys 50 houses

10

Cite to mention; to give as a reason

Management cites labour unrest for

shutdown

11

Claim to declare to be true

Man claims ghost sighting

12

Claim to kill

Bombs claim 40

13

Curb to limit; to control

Lifestyle changes can curb climate

change

14

Dim to become weaker

Hopes dim for ending crisis

15

Dub to give a name or description to

Japan dubs activists terrorists

16

Due expected

Decision on attempted bribery case due

today

17

Ease to reduce or lessen

Authorities ease restrictions on Koh Smui

flights

18

Eye to watch with interest; to have

as a goal

Thai team eyes 10 golds

19

Fault to criticize; to say someone or

something is wrong

Tests fault SUVs and pickups

20

Flay to accuse; to criticize strongly

NGOs flay govt for rushing bill

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Foe enemy; rival; competitor

Farmers foe: Smog damage to crops

costs billions

22

Foil to prevent from succeeding

Gang uses phones to foil police

23

Grip control; to take control of

Army chief tightens his grip

24

Gut to destroy by fire

Fire guts part of Bo Bae market

25

Haul a large amount of something

illegal that has been taken

Cocaine haul tops a tone

26

Haul an amount of something that

has been won or achieved

Suphan Buri add eight medals to gold

haul

27

Heist theft

Two held over Bt17-million van heist

28

Helm the head of an organization,

project, etc.

Hughes takes helm at City

29

Hike an increase

Opec says no to output hike

30

Ink to sign

MoU to be inked on eradication of opium

crops

31

Irk to case to be angry or annoyed

Indian Muslims irked over Rushdie

invite

32

Key very important

Army urged to help protect key witness

33

Lash to hit with a strong force

Heavy downpours lash Norteast

34

Lash out to criticize strongly

PM advisers lash out at new sytem

35

Laud to praise; to say good things

about

World lauds free and fair elections

36

Launch to start or begin

Government to launch a new war on

drugs

37

Link to connect; connection

Studies link starchy foods with diabetes

38

Loom expected in the near feature

Controversy looms over Olympic

qualifying

39

Mull to think carefully about; to

consider

Google mulls ad-sponsored encyclopedia

40

Nab to capture; to arrest

Police nab gang leader

41

Net to capture; to take possession of

Police net two suspects in teachers

murder
42

Nod approval

Toll way linking ring roads still awaits

nod

43

Opt to choose; to decide on

When buying handbags, men opt for

luxury

44

Oust to force out of a position,

competition, etc.

Rules agreed to oust party leaders

45

Pact an agreement

Government urged to sign UN pact

46

Plea a request; an answer to a

criminal charge

Court rejects TITV staffs plea to keep

broadcasting.
Sen Craig trying to take back his guilty
plea.

47

Pledge a serious promise

Opposition pledges to continue protests

48

Poised ready; about to achieve

Data show US poised for better growth

49

Poll an election

PM wont quit over poll result

50

Post a job or position

Putin accepts offer of prime ministers

post

51

Probe to investigate; an
investigation

Censors probe hidden message in love

poem

52

Prompt to cause

Injuries in fire drill prompt legal threat

53

Rage to burn out of control

Forest fire rages

54

Rage to continue with a lot of force,

violence or anger

Battles rage in north Sri Lanka

55

Reel to feel very shocked or upset

about something

Island reels from worst cyclone in

memory

56

Rock to shock; to surprise

Tremors rock provinces in the North

57

Rout to defeat completely or by a

large amount

Awesome Federor routs Roddick

58

Row quarrel; a serious disagreement

Temple row divides Hindus during

festival

59

Rule to make a decision (especially

in a court or a regulating agency)

WTO rules on shrimp next month

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Rule out to not consider as a

possibility

President rules out calling an early

election

61

Sack to dismiss from a job

Police chief sacked

62

Scam a clever and dishonest plan for Police seek four more suspects in car
making money
scam

63

Set ready; decided on

27-hole golf course set to open in Pattaya

64

Shun to avoid someone or

something

Japanese food makers shun China for

Thailand

65

Slam to criticize someone very

strongly

Japan firms slammed for fake recycled

papers

66

Slay to kill someone or something in

a war or fight

Tribes slay 250 foreign militants

67

Snag a problem or difficulty

Early retirement plan for teachers hits

snag

68

Snub to pay no attention to; to refuse

to accept something

Iran subs UN vote

69

Soar to rise rapidly

Expert warns of unrest as rice price soars

70

Split to divide or become divided

Movie industry split over rating system

71

Spook to frighten or become

frightened

Tsunami prediction spooks island voters

72

Stalemate a disagreement that cant

be solved

Battle ends in stalemate

73

Stall to delay or make things wait; to Election defeat could stall reforms
stop making progress

74

Stance the opinions that someone

has about something; position

IMF praises bank stance on bath

75

Stem to stop something from

spreading or increasing

Taiwan stems departure of experts to

China

76

Sway to influence or persuade

Strong growth fails to sway government

77

Swindle a situation in which

someone cheats someone in order to
get money or property

Fake policemen held after B500,000

swindle

78

Thwart to prevent from being

Zone chiefs told to thwart teachers plan

successful

to rally in city

79

Tie relationship; strong connection

US, Australia look for growing ties with

China

80

Tip to say in advance that someone

or something will be successful

Nationalists tipped to win election

81

Trigger to make something happen;

to cause someone to say or do
something

Thai chilies trigger UK chemical attack

alert

82

Trim to cut or reduce the amount or

number of something

Opec trims forecast on oil demand

83

Urge to advise someone very

strongly about what action or attitude
they should take

Airlines urge government to resolve

airport troubles

84

Vie to compete with other people for

something that is difficult to get

Thai company vies for projects in Brunei

85

Void to make something no longer

legal or effective

Residents demand result be declared void

86

Vow a serious promise; to make a

serious promise

Teheran vows to go on with nuclear work

87

Weigh to consider all the aspects of

situation

Hyundai weighs launch of $3,500 car

88

Woo to try to persuade people to

support you

Thailand aims to woo Bollywood

producers

89

Yield to produce something useful;

to make a profit

Video yields new clues in tourist murder