English vocabulary - part one - 31.01

stop asking for something or stop saying that you will so something, because a lot of people oppose you

if someone or something blends in, they are similar to other people, objects, buildings, etc around them, and so they seem appropriate or you do not notice them

make something happen, especially to cause changes in a situation

start dealing with someone or something much more strictly

\n be elected for a political job

not be punished severely or at all for something you have been accused of in court; have a particular period of time as a holiday, send something, for example in the post

stop competing or arguing and accept that you cannot win; if you give in to something, you can no longer control feeling or wanting it

\n criticise someone who has criticised you; deliberately hurt someone who has hurt you

put someone in prison; lock the doors and windows of a building so that no one can get in

decide not to take part in something, or stop taking part in it

gradually stop using something

keep telling someone what to do in an unfair or inpleasant way

choose one person from a group for special attention

not allow yourself to be treated badly, especially by someone in authority

take control of something; begin to do something that someone else was doing

talk to someone as if you think they are not as clever or important as you are

\n ignore the problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear

gain/ get/ have/ take control or advantage over a person or situation

be allowed to have or do what you want

used for saying that you should accept other people's beliefs and way of life, even when they are very different from your own

use your influence in order to get something you want or to help someone, especially when this is unfair

documents, rules or procedures that cause delays

punish someone in your own way without involving the police or the courts, often by doing something illegal yourself

the people who control the situation

punish someone very severely

completely controlled by someone

aggressivness, aggressor, aggressive, aggresivly

argumentative, argumentative, argumentatively, arguable, unarguable, arguably

charitableness, charitable, uncharitable, charitably

criminalise, decriminalise, criminality, criminally

domineer, domination, predominance, dominant, domineering, dominating, predominantly, predominant

dutiful, dutifully

exemplify, exemplification, exemplary

misgovern, governor, governess, governing, governmental, ungovernable

harden, hardship, hardness, hardy, hardly

indication, indicator, indicative

institutionalise, institution, institutional, institutionalised

might, mighty, mightily

moralise, demoralise, morality, amorality, immorality, moralist, morale, immoral, amoral

officiate, officialdom, officer, officious, unofficially

permission, permissiveness, permissible, permissive

dissuade, persuasion, persuasiveness, persuasive

empower, overpower, empowerment, powerlessness, powerfully, powerlessly

prejudiced, unprejudiced, prejudical

provocation, provocative

significance, insignificance, significant, insignificant

arm sb with, arm yourself against, take up arms (against), lay down (your) arms, up in arms (about), arms control, arms race

have the authority to do, grant sb the authority to do, have authority over, have sth on good authority, in authority, with authority, the authorities, local authority

charge sb with, charge sb for, take charge, (put) in charge (of), overall charge

class sb/sth as, social class, working/middle/upper class, ruling class, class system, class differences, class war

commit/report/witness/solve a crime, fight/combat crime, the scene of a crime, organised crime, crime prevention, crime rate, crime wave

deny sb sth, deny a request, deny that, deny doing, deny having done, deny (all) responsibility for

make an example of, set an example, follow an example, give an example, an example of, classic/prime example

force sb to do, force sth on sb, force your way into/through, force a smile, with force, police force, armed forces

grant sth to, grant sb permission/authority, grant a request, grant sb's wish

become law, break/follow/uphold the law, pass/amend/repeal a law, lay down the law, practise law, against the law, above the law, by/under law, law and order

lock sth in, lock horns with, under lock and key, locksmith

peer group, peer pressure

power take/seize/hold/exercise/exert/wield/abuse power, in power, beyond sb's power, power to do, power struggle, power structure, power base

go to prison, send sb to prison, in prison, prison term, prison sentence, prison reform, prison officer, open prison

provoke sb into doing, provoke a reaction/protest/response, provoke outrage

have a/the/no/every right to do, give sb the right to do, right and wrong, right in saying/thinking/ believing, right (of sb) to do, equal rights, human rights, animal rights

break/bend/follow the rules, against the rules, as a rule, rule of law, rule of thumb, rules and regulations

sentence sb to, pass sentence, serve a sentence (of five years, etc), prison sentence, death sentence

social conditions, social contact, social securiii, social services, social call, social worker, social club, social life

subject sb to, bring up / get onto a subject, drop/change the subject, subject to, the subject of, British subject