tendency , a habit e.g. The boys have a tendency to misbehave when they are together, but on their own they're very well-behaved., tool , an instrument e.g. The tool you need to hang up a picture is a hammer., tactic , a strategy e.g. Chess is a game of skill and tactics that needs a good strategy to win., token , a symbol e.g. This gift is a token of our friendship., picture , to imagine sth e.g. Hannah thought about her holiday and pictured herself lying on a beach in the sun., rank , to classify sth e.g. Most people in the survey ranked job security as their biggest concern., consider , to take sth into account e.g. There are many factors you need to consider before you accept the job., rate , to evaluate sth e.g. After his holiday, Sam rated his stay at the hotel as excellent., trustworthy , reliable e.g. Robert is a very trustworthy person and you can always depend on him to help you., naive , gullible e.g. Being rather naive made her a perfect victim for the smooth-talking conman., tasteless , inappropriate e.g. Jane felt that Sam's crude joke was very tasteless and inappropriate., helpless , defenceless e.g. Scott was so charmed by the salesman that he was helpless to his suggestions., agreement , a deal e.g. The company had an agreement with their supplier over the price of the product., guarantee , a warranty e.g. All products bought from the shop come with a guarantee that protects consumers from faults or problems with a device., pledge , a promise e.g. Gavin made a pledge to his boss to work even harder and meet his deadlines., assurance , a word of honour e.g. He was given every assurance that he would be treated fairly., precisely, exactly e.g. The clock at the Royal Observatory tells you precisely what time it is., wisely , intelligently e.g. Tom wisely decided to cut down on his expenses when he realised he was running out of money., dividend , a profit share e.g. All the partners in the firm got their share of the dividend payments., proceeds , profits e.g. After the team made record profits, everyone got a fair share of the proceeds., expenses , costs e.g. The sport doesn't have many expenses; the cost of buying things is quite low., revenue , income e.g. One study claimed that the government would receive about £1 billion in tax revenues this year., adjustment , a small change e.g. After setting up the new computer system, Ted made a small adjustment to the interface to improve it., adaptation , a modification e.g. In order to get the old monitor to work with his new PC, Jack had to make an adaptation and use a special cable., amendment , a correction in a document e.g. Following the first draft, Rick made an amendment to the document and improved the introduction., alteration , (of clothes) resizing e.g. They are making some alterations to their clothes so they will fit better., opening , an available job e.g. There is a new opening available at the company if you are looking for work., blank , the empty space in an application form, exercise, etc e.g. During the test, students have to read the exercise and fill in the blanks., vacancy , an empty room to rent in a hotel, etc e.g. The only vacancy that the hotel had was the deluxe room on the top floor., breach , a physical gap e.g. The storm caused a breach in the dam that led to serious flooding., share , (of profits) a percentage e.g. As a junior partner, Henry only received a thirty percent share of the profits., settlement , a financial arrangement e.g. A settlement of 5% has finally been reached between employers and unions in the long-running pay dispute., instalment , a partial payment e.g. Our package holiday cost a total of £1,500, but we paid in six monthly instalments of £250., debt , money owed e.g. Deborah was in debt as she owed the bank a lot of money., concept , an idea e.g. The designer came up with the concept for his new product after a trip to Japan., notion , a concept e.g. His notion of equality was formed by coming from a multicultural society., can't stand the thought of (doing something), can't bear the idea of (doing sth) e.g. Scott is so tired that he can't stand the thought of doing the chores he needs to do., partially , partly e.g. Colin had to turn off his computer and leave, so his music files were only partially downloaded., lightly , gently e.g. You don't need to push hard, just lightly press the button and the CD tray will open., poorly , badly e.g. The bag was so poorly made that it tore after a few days of use., drastically , extremely e.g. Wages have been drastically reduced due to financial problems., incident , an issue e.g. The event occurred without incident; there were no issues at all., occurrence , a happening e.g. Earthquakes are an everyday occurrence in some parts of the world., circumstance , a condition e.g. If the circumstances allow, then there's no reason why we can't meet Tom tomorrow., instance , an example e.g. The technical problem with the computer was an instance of poor manufacturing., plunge , to drop fast e.g. Temperatures in Antarctica can plunge to below -80°C when winter arrives., swoop , (of a bird) to fly down on its prey e.g. The eagle swooped down suddenly to catch a fish in the water., lapse , to come to a stop e.g. Fred's gym membership lapsed after he forgot to renew it., descend , to physically go down e.g. Robin descended the path towards the bottom of the mountain., binary , relating to a two-digit numbering system e.g. Computers use binary code to perform calculations..

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