| to tell someone your ideas about what they should do, where they should go etc | suggest,_,Her mother suggested that she should go and see the doctor. |
| to strongly suggest that someone does something | urge,_,He urged that a referendum should be held by December. |
| to say that you believe someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something bad | accuse,_,He was accused of murder. |
| to say that you have done something wrong, especially something criminal | admit,_,A quarter of all workers admit to taking time off when they are not ill. |
| to officially tell people about something, especially about a plan or a decision | announce,_,They announced their engagement in ‘The Times’. |
| to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad | blame,_,The report blames poor safety standards for the accident. |
| to ask someone to come to a party, wedding, meal etc | invite,_,Gail invited me to stay with her while her husband was out of town. |
| to feel or say that you oppose or disapprove of something | object,_,I objected to having to rewrite the article. |
| to allow something to happen, especially by an official decision, rule, or law | permit,_,As a punishment, she was not permitted to attend any school activities. |
| to tell someone that something bad or dangerous may happen, so that they can avoid it or prevent it | warn,_,Salmon farmers are warning of the severe crisis facing the industry. |
| someone who sees a crime or an accident and can describe what happened | witness,_,Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward. |
| to make someone feel calmer and less worried or frightened about a problem or situation | reassure,_,He tried to reassure me that my mother would be okay. |
| to give someone the courage or confidence to do something | encourage,_,Cooder was encouraged to begin playing the guitar by his father. |
| to say firmly and often that something is true, especially when other people think it may not be true | insisted,_,His friends insisted he had no connection with drugs. |
| someone who goes to live in another area or country, especially in order to find work | migrant worker,_,A lot of factory work is done by migrant workers. |
| special treatment to help people stop drinking alcohol or taking drugs | detox,_,She spent a month in detox. |
| if people flock to a place, they go there in large numbers because something interesting or exciting is happening there | flock,_,People have been flocking to the exhibition. |
| if people assimilate, or are assimilated into a country or group, they become part of that group and are accepted by the people in that group | assimilate,_,Refugees find it difficult to become assimilated into the community. |
| the education and care that you are given as a child, and the way it affects your later development and attitudes | nurture,_,There is an ongoing debate about nature versus nurture. |
| to not happen according to the principles you would expect | defy,_,A 16-week premature baby defied the odds and survived. |
| difficult to imagine and very big, strange, or complicated | mind-boggling,_,It's a problem of mind-boggling complexity. |
| to look at something or someone for a long time without moving your eyes, for example because you are surprised, angry, or bored | stare,_,She stared at me in disbelief. |
| the place where something is or where something happens, and the general environment | setting,_,Cyprus is the perfect setting for a beach holiday. |
| without looking at or thinking about anything else | fixedly,_,Ann stared fixedly at the screen. |
| used to emphasize a negative statement | whatsoever,_,He’s had no luck whatsoever. |
| damage to someone’s brain caused by an accident or illness | brain damage,_,Potts suffered severe brain damage in the crash. |
| a difficult problem that is fun trying to solve | brainteaser,_,I enjoy doing the brainteasers that you find in the newspaper. |
| someone who knows what someone else is thinking without being told | mind reader,_,They went to see someone who said he was a mind reader, but he couldn’t tell me what I was thinking. |
| if you have a brainstorm, you are suddenly unable to think clearly or sensibly | brainstorm,_,I must have had a brainstorm that afternoon. |
| to make someone believe something that is not true, by using force, confusing them, or continuously repeating it over a long period of time | brainwash,_,Young people are being brainwashed by this religious group. |
| a sudden clever idea | brainwave,_,I’ve had a brainwave! Let’s go this weekend instead. |
| a movement of highly skilled or professional people from their own country to a country where they can earn more money | brain drain,_,In the sixties there was a brain drain from the UK to America of scientists. |
| a process in which detailed photographs of the inside of your brain are taken and examined by a doctor | brain scan,_,After the hit on his head he had to have a brain scan to check there was no internal damage. |
| an idea, plan, organization etc that someone has thought of without any help from anyone else | brainchild,_,The festival was the brainchild of Reeves. |
| having a meaning that is mysterious or not easily understood | cryptic crossword,_,He loves doing cryptic crosswords. |
| an extremely bad headache, during which you feel sick and have pain behind your eyes | migraine,_,I won’t be coming this evening – I’ve got a migraine. |
| used to tell someone not to worry or be upset about something | never mind,_,‘We haven’t done very well, have we?’ ‘Never mind. At least we tried.’ |
| to remember a fact or piece of information that is important or could be useful in the future | bear in mind,_,Bear in mind that some children will need help. |
| if you tell someone to mind their language, you ask them to stop using bad language | mind your language,_,Mind your language when you're talking to the children, she told them. |
| used when saying something that is almost the opposite of what you have just said, or that explains or emphasizes it | mind you,_,He looks very young in this photo. Mind you, it was taken years ago. |
| if a group of people pull together, they all work hard to achieve something | pull together,_,If we all pull together, we’ll finish on time. |
| the quality of being good at leading a group, organization, country etc | leadership,_,She has great faith in her own leadership qualities. |
| working together with other people | collaboratively,_,We had to solve the problem collaboratively. |
| wide sticky grey tape used in household repairs | duct tape,_,She used some duct tape to temporarily repair the pipe near the sink. |
| a place to live, considered as one of the basic needs of life | shelter,_,They are in need of food and shelter. |
| to disagree with someone in words, often in an angry way | argue,_,We could hear the neighbours arguing. |
| having a good effect | beneficial,_,Cycling is highly beneficial to health and the environment. |
| a kind of corn that swells and bursts open when heated, and is usually eaten warm with salt or sugar as a snack | popcorn,_,They bought some popcorn to take into the cinema. |
| worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of you | self-conscious,_,Jerry’s pretty self-conscious about his weight. |
| a thin piece of material, like string, that goes through holes in the front of your shoes and is used to fasten them | shoelace,_,Roger bent to tie his shoelace. |
