Supplement № 1

accord

agreement

Wages accord reached.

aid

help

Man aids police.

allege

make an accusation

Woman alleges unfair treatment

axe

cut, destroy

Labour axe colleges in Tory towns.

back

support

Unions back strikers.

ban

prohibition

Bus ban on pupils after attack on crew.

bar

exclude, prohibit

South African team barred.

bid

attempt

New Peace bid in Middle East.

blast

explosion

Ten dead in bomb blast.

blaze

fire

Family dies in blaze.

blow

injury, disappointment

Thatcher poll blow.

bolster

give support, encouragent to

Export figures bolster city confidence.

bond

political/business association

New trade bonds with Iceland.

boost

help, incentive

Industry gets boost.

chop

abolition, closure

300 bank branches face chop.

clash

dispute, violent argument

Strikers in clash with Police.

clear

find innocent

Doctor cleared of drugs charge.

con

swindle

Teenagers con widow out of life savings.

coup [ku:]

revolt, revolution, overthrow

Country suffered a coup.

curb

restraint, limit

New curbs in immigration.

cut

reduction

Big cuts in working places.

dash

quick journey

PM in dash to blast hospital.

deal

agreement

Pav deal signed.

drive

campaign, effort

Peace drive succeeds.

duo

two people

Handicapped duo row across Atlantic.

edge

move gradually

World edges towards war.

envoy

diplomat

US envoy taken hostage.

gag

censorship, prevention from speaking

African president acts to gag press.

go-ahead

approval

Go-ahead for dearer gas.

gunman

man with a gun

Gunman raids 3 banks.

halt

stop

Channel tunnel halt.

haul

large quantity of smth which has been stollen and later discovered

Cannabis Haul

head

head, direct

Mr. Neil to head Peace Mission.

heed

pay attention to

Government must heed divorce figures, says bishop

hit

affect badly, influence

Fuel strike hits peasants.

hitch

problem that causes delay

Last-minute hitch delays satellite launch.

hold

retain, keep in custody

Murders: two men held.

jet

airplane

300 killed in jet disaster.

jobless

unemployed

Number of jobless increased.

in the red

in debt, making a financial loss

British steel in red.

key

essential, vital

Key witness dies.

lash

criticize violently

Bishop lashes TV sex and violence.

leak

unofficial publication of secret information

PM furious over tax plan leak.

leap

big increase

Leap in imports.

link

connection

No link found.

loom

threaten to happen

Vat on food: new row looms

man

representative

Clinton man in US Congress.

mar

spoil

Crowd violence mars cup final.

nail

force sb. to admit the truth

MP nails minister on pit closure plans.

net

total

Drug raid nets 1. m.

odds

chances, probability

Odds on the greenhouse.

ordeal

drama

Jail ordeal ends.

oust

push out, drive out, expel

China ousts US diplomat.

output

production

Industrial output increased.

pact

agreement, treaty

Pits pact ends.

pay

wages, salary

Pay rise for miners.

peg

hold prices at the present level

Bank peg interest rates.

pit

coal mine

Pit talks end.

plea

request for help

Free hostages plea.

pledge

promise

Labour pledges higher pensions.

plunge

steep fall

Ford plunges,

poll

election, public opinion, survey

German Poll shows swing to right.

press for

demand, ask for

Teachers press for pay rise.

probe

investigate

New vaccine to be probed.

push (for)

ask for, encourage

Schools push for more cash

quit

resign, leave

Will Clinton quit.

quiz

to question

Police quiz millionaire supermarket boss.

raid

attack, robbery

$ 2 m Drug raid.

rap

criticize

Doctors rap mew ministry plans.

riddle

mystery

Young couple death riddle.

rift

division, disagreement

Labour rift over defence policy.

rule out

reject the possibility of

PM rules out autumn elections

row

argument, dispute

BBC boss quits in row.

scare

public alarm

US missiles in Europe scare public.

scoop

win

Pensioner scoops lotto fortune.

shed

get rid of

Car firm to shed 5000 jobs.

slam

criticize violently

Bishop slams defence policy.

slate

criticize

PM slates bishop.

slump

fall (economic)

City fears new slump.

split

divide

Nationalism splits people.

squeeze

shortage, scarcity, lack

Petrol squeeze ahead.

storm

angry reaction, dispute

Clinton speech storm grows.

strife

conflict

Inter-union strife threatens collective actions.

stun

surprise, shock

Jobless figures stun City.

sway

persuade

Hospital protest sways ministers

switch

change, deviation

New switch in Foreign Policy.

swoop

sudden attack, raid

Alcohol swoop in USSR.

talks

discussions

Peace talks in Moscow.

toll

number killed

Death toll may be 5000.

top

exceed

US profits in Africa top $ 40b annually.

vow

promise

President vows change in policy.

walkout

strike (often unofficial)

Factory walkout threat over sacking.

wed

marry

Clinton's daughter is to wed millionaire.