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término		definición
Calls election empezar lección		officially announces that an election will take place
Resigns from office empezar lección		formally giving up one’s job or position
Secures slim majority empezar lección		wins a small majority
Declare independence empezar lección		announcing that a territory is no longer under the control of another
Humiliating defeat empezar lección		loss that is embarrassing/shameful
Presents show of unity empezar lección		publicly appears to be united
Regime toppled empezar lección		journalistic) made to fall (of regime or government)
Proclaims victory empezar lección		makes an official announcement of victory
Seizes power empezar lección		to take control of a government/organization by force
Delivers speech empezar lección		(formal, journalistic) makes/gives a speech
Nationwide search empezar lección		search that is conducted throughout an entire country
Trouble broke out empezar lección		a conflict started suddenly
Vital clues empezar lección		pieces of evidence that are extremely essential (the most important)
Call off the search empezar lección		to officially stop an activity like a search party; stop searching
Main city branch empezar lección		secondary location of a business that serves a specific city
Substantial reward empezar lección		large/significant amount of money
Recovery of the money empezar lección		the act of getting back money that is owed to a person
Enter into talks empezar lección		to begin formal discussions or negotiations with someone
Reach agreement empezar lección		to finalize a decision or understanding between two or more parties after a
Dispute arose empezar lección		a disagreement, conflict, or public argument began between two or more parties
Held demonstrations empezar lección		a group of people organizing and participating in an event, such as a
march or a rally empezar lección		march or a rally
A test of strength empezar lección		a competition to measure physical power
Negotiate a settlement empezar lección		to discuss and bargain with another party to reach a formal agreement
Arbitrator empezar lección		referee
Acted as a go-between empezar lección		delivered messages between people who were reluctant or unable to
speak to each other empezar lección		speak to each other
Brokering empezar lección		arranging
Chief empezar lección		a leader or ruler of a people
Bowed to empezar lección		given in to
Pressure empezar lección		the force that you feel when people are trying to persuade or force you to do
Entered into an agreement empezar lección		to begin or become involved in a formal, official, or binding
arrangement empezar lección		arrangement
Prime-time television empezar lección		most popular time of day for watching TV
Hold a press conference empezar lección		to organize an event where a person or organization invites journalists
Impose empezar lección		enforce; establish
Censorship empezar lección		the suppression or removal of writing, artistic work, etc. that are considered
Abject apology empezar lección		(formal) humble
Disorderly conduct empezar lección		unruly behavior constituting a minor offence
Refused point-blank empezar lección		completely refused
Provide an explanation empezar lección		to give details, information
Damaging disclosures empezar lección		sensitive, private information which has been revealed
Misleading the electorate empezar lección		to give false, inaccurate information to voters
Public pronouncements empezar lección		official, formal announcements made on an important subject
Clarify sb’s position empezar lección		to make something easier to understand by explaining it in more detail
Decline to comment empezar lección		to refuse to answer
Re-open the debate empezar lección		to start a discussion again after it has been stopped
Evidence emerges empezar lección		new information has become available that can be used to prove a claim
Taking a firm stance empezar lección		(formal) position
Flatly rejected empezar lección		(formal) completely denied
Issue a statement empezar lección		to formally announce something
Critically ill empezar lección		a person who is in a serious, life-threatening condition
Regular updates empezar lección		consistently applying new versions
Seeking permission empezar lección		(formal) asking permission
Given leave empezar lección		(formal) permission
Take issue with empezar lección		disagree with
Guage reaction empezar lección		test the response
Excite speculation empezar lección		cause rumours to circulate
Air a grievance empezar lección		complained
A dissenting voice empezar lección		formal) person who disagreed
A vociferous opponent empezar lección		someone who opposes something loudly and publicly
Passionate entreaty empezar lección		requests made because of strong beliefs
A throwaway comment empezar lección		an unintentional remark which should not be taken seriously
Marathon talks empezar lección		very long talks
Be given the go-ahead empezar lección		get permission
Fighting for his political life empezar lección		in danger of losing his position
Amid mounting calls empezar lección		with more and more people asking
Has a blood on his hands empezar lección		is responsible for the death of someone or something
Eleventh-hour empezar lección		last minute
Hammer our empezar lección		reach (also collocates with other nouns, for example deal, treaty, and
compromise) empezar lección		compromise)
Agreement empezar lección		a binding arrangement between two or more parties
If, and it’s a big if empezar lección		used to emphasize that something is not certain
A newspaper article about war empezar lección		A newspaper article about war
War-torn country empezar lección		country which has suffered a lot as a result of war
Plunged into chaos empezar lección		put into an extremely difficult situation
Raids empezar lección		a rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops
Under cover of darkness empezar lección		protected by the fact that it was dark
Bloody confrontations empezar lección		violent acts of conflict
Engulfed in flames empezar lección		set alight
Uneasy peace empezar lección		peace that is not stable
Shrouded in mystery empezar lección		not known
A last-ditch attempt empezar lección		a final try
Beyond your wildest dreams empezar lección		more than you could ever imagine or wish for
Do yourself the world of good empezar lección		make yourself feel much healthier or happier
Taken years off me empezar lección		made me look and feel much younger
Living life to the full empezar lección		experiencing as many good things as possible in life
Ahead of its time empezar lección		has already got features other products will not have long time yet; futuristic
Packs a punch empezar lección		is impressively powerful
Stand out from the crowd empezar lección		be different from and better than others so that everyone notices you
Beats hand down empezar lección		is superior to other
Not hit the mark empezar lección		were never successful
A world of difference (usually with between) empezar lección		a very big difference
Obituaries empezar lección		descriptions of the lives of famous people who have just died
Leader (editorial) empezar lección		Leader (editorial)
Classified ads empezar lección		pages of advertisements in different categories
Supplements empezar lección		separate magazines included with the newspaper
Feature empezar lección		an article or set of articles devoted to a particular topic
Agony columns empezar lección		sections in paper or magazine that deal with readers’ private emotional
problems empezar lección		problems
Agony aunt empezar lección		person, typically a woman, who answers letter in the agony column
Some types of printed material empezar lección		Some types of printed material
Pamphlet empezar lección		small book with soft cover, dealing with a specific topic, often political
Leaflet empezar lección		single sheet or folded sheets of paper giving information about something
Brochure empezar lección		small, thin book like a magazine, which gives information, often about travel, or a
company etc. empezar lección		company etc.
Prospectus empezar lección		small, thin book like a magazine, which gives information about a school, college,
or university empezar lección		or university
Flyer empezar lección		single sheet giving information about some event, special offer
Booklet empezar lección		small thin book with soft cover, often giving information about something
Manual empezar lección		book of detailed instructions hot to use something
Pressure groups empezar lección		people trying to influence what other people think about a particular issue
Air their views empezar lección		express their opinions
Seek publicity empezar lección		want to reach a wider audience
Press conferences empezar lección		meetings to give information to and answer questions from the press
Issue a statement/press release empezar lección		give a formal announcement to the press
Sound bite empezar lección		short memorable sentence or phrase that will be repeated in news bulletins and
articles empezar lección		articles
Silly season empezar lección		time of year, summer in the UK, when there is not much happening and trivial
stories end up on the front page empezar lección		stories end up on the front page
Tapping useful sources empezar lección		making use of people or organizations which regularly provide news
Monitoring empezar lección		regularly checking
Column inches empezar lección		space
Put their own gloss/spin on a story empezar lección		present a story in a particular way
Muck-raking empezar lección		collecting scandal (informal and disapproving)
A rag empezar lección		a newspaper, typically one regarded as being of low quality
Gutter press empezar lección		the type of newspapers that pay more attention to shocking stories about crime
and sex than to serious matters empezar lección		and sex than to matter seriously
Glossy empezar lección		an expensive magazine printed on good quality paper
Stop press empezar lección		refers to a particular space on the front or back page of a newspaper that contains
Hot off the press empezar lección		news that has just been printed and often contains the most recent information
A scoop empezar lección		a story discovered and published by one newspaper before all the others
Story breaks empezar lección		becomes public knowledge
person empezar lección		person

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