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dweller = person or animal that lives in an environment

settle = to start living in a place permanently

settler = person who has come to live in a (previously

uninhabited or developing) country or area

reside = to have one's home at in a place

Ruth resides with her mother in a London suburb.

resident = person who lives in a house, błock of flats,

area or country

^    • take legał aid = to take money given by the government

or another organisation to people who cannot afford to pay for a lawyer

take legał action = an expression used to indicate that a person or company is willing to start, or has started, generał legał praceedings over a matter; often used as a form of threat

try = (usu passive) to examine in a court of law bring to trial = to take a criminal case to a court of law to be examined

take sb to court = used in a similar way to "take legał action" but as a morę speciflc and direct legał threat charge with = to accuse of a criminal act, esp by the police

summon = to order officially sb to appear in court

•    restrain = stop sb from doing what fhey intended or wanted to do; prevent yourself from showing an emotion curb = control/keep sth with in limits

Inflation needs to be curbed otherwise we are in for an economic crisis.

check = to make surę that sth is correct or satisfactory inhibit = to prevent or slow down;

Thirst inhibited the desire to eat.

to render sb unable to express what they reaily feel or do what they reaily want

The newcomers were too inhibited to iaugh freely.

•    continually = repeatedly, regularly, frequently continuously = without stopping

She has worked with us continuously sińce 1990. perpetually = iasting for a long indefinite time usu without interruption; continually

eternally = endlessly; often used metaphorically for emphasis (eternally grateful)

•    constant = repeated many times usu in a regular manner incessant = extending without interruption for an indefinite period of time; often used negatively to express irritation

sfeady = continuing in a regular manner I have a steady job and am financialiy secure. ongoing = sth which began in the past and seems unlikely to stop in the near futurę (Ongoing problemsj

critical = of decisive importance This operation is critical; without it the pafient migbt die. crucial = very important usu in determining sth or resolving a problem

essential = extremely important; necessary

vital = extremely necessary

significant = of importance and meaning

grave = important, pressing and usu worrying

/ received some graye news about my brotheds bealth

and had to fly back home immediateiy.

fundamental = absolutely necessary; important; essential

forbid = to order sb not to do sth, not allow sth to be

done

The constitution forbids the military use of nuciear energy.

prohibit = to forbid by law or rule

Smoking in this area is prohibifed.

disaliow = not allow or accept sth officially, because it

has not been done correctly

Our team scored again, but the whistle had gone and the goal was disallowed.

censor = to examine officially letters or the media with the intention of removing any information regarded as secret or offensive famous = very well known

conspicuous = easily seen; noticeable; attracting attention

remarkable = worth speaking of; unusual

distinguished = marked by excellent quality or deserved

famę

eminent = weli-known and respected, especially for

being good at one's profession

elevafed = very important or of very high rank

The success of his iatest novel has given him a certain

eleyated status.

prestigious = respected and admired by people noteworthy = interesting; remarkable; worthy of attention

•    ruin = to damage sth so that it is useiess

| impair = to make sth weaker or śmperfect i Loud musie impairs your hearing.

| injure = to cause harm to a person/animal (broken limbs, wounds]

damage = to destroy something in part, causing loss of va!ue

My carpet was damaged in a fiood.

harm = to have a generally bad effect on sth, not

necessarily a physical effect (harm a friendshipj

•    scan = to look at sth quickly, usu from top to bottom, looking for particular information

peer at = to look at sth closely or with difficulty, due to poor eyesight or in darkness