- deprive somebody of something phrasal verbto prevent someone from having something, especially something that they need or should haveA lot of these children have been deprived of a normal home life.
- whitdrawto stop taking part in an activity, belonging to an organization etc, or to make someone do thiswithdraw fromA knee injury forced her to withdraw from the competition.withdraw something/somebody from somethingParents have the right to withdraw their children from religious education lessons if they wish.
- substantiallarge in amount or number SYN considerableWe have the support of a substantial number of parents. a substantial piece of furnitureShe claimed that, if she was a man, her pay would be substantially higher.
- MONEY [uncountable] old-fashioned especially American English money given by the government to help people who are poor, old, unemployed etc SYN welfareon relieffamilies on relief during the DepressionWAR [uncountable] formal the act of freeing a town when it has been surrounded by an enemyrelief ofthe relief of Mafeking
- dim(v)a light dims, or if you dim it, it becomes less brighta feeling, quality etc dims or is dimmed, it grows weaker or lessEven the rain could not dim their enthusiasm.
- keep a journal/diarya written record of the things you do, see, etc. every dayHe kept a journal of his travels across Asia.Her journal entry for that day describes a thunder storm.The journal comes out five times a year.
- expendto use or spend a lot of time, money, energy, etc.She expended all her efforts on the care of home and children.People of different ages expend different amounts of energy.Manufacturers have expended a lot of time and effort trying to improve computer security.
- portrudeto stick out from somewhereprotrude fromThe envelope was protruding from her bag.protrude from something He hung his coat on a nail protruding from the wall.
- sunkenthat has fallen to the bottom of the sea or the ocean, or of a lake or river synonym submergedof eyes or cheeks) hollow and deep as a result of disease, getting old, or not having enough foodHis eyes were dark and sunken.
- proportion2 verb [transitive] formalto put something in a particular relationship with something else according to their relative size, amount, position etc
- Coordinationthe organization of people or things so that they work together wellcoordination ofthe coordination of our economic policiesthe way in which your muscles move together when you perform a movementToo much alcohol affects your coordination.
- irritable SYN crabby, bad-temperedJo was tired, irritable, and depressed.Since Steve quit smoking, he's been really irritable.• Zoe hadn't had much sleep and was feeling tired and irritable.You're turning into an irritable old man.
- ruineda ruined building has been almost completely destroyed
- intakethe amount of food, drink etc that you take into your bodyintake ofTry to reduce your intake of fat.the number of people who join a school, profession etc at a particular timeintake ofan intake of around 120 students each year
- discreteclearly separateThe change happens in a series of discrete steps.
- associate to make a connection in your mind between one thing or person and anotherassociate somebody/something with somethingI don't associate him with energetic
- varyif several things of the same type vary, they are all different from each other SYN differTest scores vary from school to school.The heights of the plants vary from 8 cm to 20 cm.vary inflowers that vary in color and sizeif something varies, it changes depending on the situationQuentin's mood seems to vary according to the weather.
- embarkto go onto a ship or a plane, or to put or take something onto a ship or plane OPP disembark
- allocateto use something for a particular purpose, give something to a particular person etc, especially after an official decision has been madeallocate something to somebody/somethingthe importance of allocating resources to local communities
- agingbecoming oldaging movie starsEurope's ageing population (=with more old people than before)► see thesaurus at old