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

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