leɪn

📙 A narrow road in the countryside

💬 A quiet country lane

📒 A road in a city, often used in road names

💬 The Hilton Hotel in Park Lane
💬 A network of alleys and back lanes (= narrow unimportant roads, often behind a row of houses)

kəmˈpæʃən

📔 A strong feeling of sympathy for someone who is suffering, and a desire to help them

💬 Compassion for the sick
💬 Did he feel any compassion for the victim of his crime?
💬 Lieberman explores this sensitive topic with compassion.

kənˈdem

📗 To say very strongly that you do not approve of something or someone, especially because you think it is morally wrong

💬 Politicians were quick to condemn the bombing.
💬 The law has been condemned as an attack on personal liberty.
💬 She knew that society would condemn her for leaving her children.

əˈkjuːt

📘 An acute problem is very serious

💬 The housing shortage is more acute than first thought.

📓 An acute feeling is very strong

💬 Acute pain
💬 Acute embarrassment

ˈmɒdɪst

📒 Someone who is modest does not want to talk about their abilities or achievements

💬 He was always modest about his role in the Everest expedition.
💬 You’re too modest! You’ve been a huge help to us.

📙 Not very great, big, or expensive

💬 A modest increase in costs

dʒəˈnetɪk

📒 Relating to gene s or genetics

💬 Genetic defects
💬 Each person’s genetic make-up
💬 Genetic research

ɪnˈkɜː

📘 If you incur a cost, debt, or a fine, you have to pay money because of something you have done

💬 If the council loses the appeal, it will incur all the legal costs.
💬 The heavy losses incurred by airlines since September 11th

📘 If you incur something unpleasant, it happens to you because of something you have done

💬 She wondered what she’d done to incur his displeasure this time.

ˈfriːli

📘 Without anyone stopping or limiting something

💬 The country’s first freely elected president
💬 EU members are allowed to travel freely between member states.
💬 In France he could write freely, without fear of arrest.

ˈdɪɡnəti

📗 The ability to behave in a calm controlled way even in a difficult situation

💬 The family faced their ordeal with dignity.
💬 An appearance of quiet dignity

📗 The fact of being respected or deserving respect

💬 Patients should be allowed to die with dignity.

səˈspenʃən

📕 When something is officially stopped for a period of time

💬 Both sides are now working towards a suspension of hostilities.

📘 When someone is not allowed to go to school, do their job, or take part in an activity for a period of time as a punishment

💬 He received a six-month suspension for unprofessional behaviour.
💬 The fight led to his suspension from school.

ˌmænjəˈfæktʃə

📓 To use machines to make goods or materials, usually in large numbers or amounts

💬 The company that manufactured the drug
💬 Manufactured goods

📗 To invent an untrue story, excuse etc

💬 If the media can manufacture stories like this, who are we supposed to believe?

səˈfɪʃənt

📔 As much as is needed for a particular purpose

💬 We can only prosecute if there is sufficient evidence.
💬 Unauthorized absence is sufficient reason for dismissal.
💬 We need sufficient time to deal with the problem.

əˈblaɪdʒ

📘 If you are obliged to do something, you have to do it because the situation, the law, a duty etc makes it necessary

💬 The minister was obliged to report at least once every six months.
💬 Circumstances had obliged him to sell the business.
💬 Many parents feel obliged to pay for at least part of the wedding.

dɪˈfɔːlt

📕 Failure to pay money that you owe at the right time

💬 The company is in default on its loan agreement.
💬 The bank can seize the asset in the event of a default in payment.
💬 The risk of default by borrowers

kənˈstɪtʃuənsi

📗 An area of a country that elects a representative to a parliament

💬 A rural constituency
💬 Constituency boundaries
💬 He represents the Essex constituency of Epping Forest.

ˈlaɪəbəl

📗 Legally responsible for the cost of something

💬 People who are liable for income tax at a higher rate

📒 Likely to be affected by a particular kind of problem, illness etc

💬 You’re more liable to injury when you don’t get regular exercise.

📒 Likely to be legally punished or forced to do something by law

💬 Anyone found trespassing is liable to a maximum fine of $100.

ˈvɪzəbəl

📒 Something that is visible can be seen

💬 The outline of the mountains was clearly visible.
💬 The sign was clearly visible to passing motorists.
💬 The comet is visible to the naked eye (= can be seen without using special equipment) .

ˈsetlmənt

📙 An official agreement or decision that ends an argument, a court case, or a fight, or the action of making an agreement

💬 Union leaders and company bosses will meet tomorrow in an attempt to reach a settlement .
💬 His lawyers are understood to be negotiating a settlement .
💬 Hopes grew that a workable peace settlement might emerge.

plʌɡ

📗 A place on a wall where electrical equipment can be connected to the main electricity supply

💬 The plug on my iron needs changing.
💬 An electric plug

📒 A round flat piece of rubber used for stopping the water flowing out of a bath or sink

💬 The bath plug

ɪˈkwɪp

📗 To provide a person or place with the things that are needed for a particular kind of activity or work

💬 They spent a lot of money equipping the school with new computers.
💬 He equipped himself with a hammer and nails.
💬 The rooms are equipped with video cameras.