P39

account for [to give an explanation of something]

analyse [to examine something in detail to discover more about it]
assess [to judge or decide the amount, value, quality or importance of something]
define [to say or explain what the meaning of a word is]
demonstrate [to show; to make clear]
elaborate [containing a lot of careful detail]
estimate [to guess the cost, size of something]
evaluate [to judge how good or useful something is]
examine [to look at or consider a person or thing carefully and in detail in order to discover sth about them]
identify [to recognize a problem, need, fact, etc. and to show that it exists]
illustrate [to show the meaning or truth of something more clearly, especially by giving examples]
justify [to show that sb/sthg is right]
outline [to give the main facts about something]
predict [to say that something will happen in the future]
trace [to discover the cause or origin of something by examining the way in which it has developed]

P 40
action [the process of doing something]
activity [something that you do because you enjoy it]
advice [an opinion you give someone about what they should do] (V: advise)
affect [to do something that produces an effect or change in something] (N: effect)

appreciable [large enough to be noticed or considered important [= significant]]

appreciative [feeling or showing that you are grateful for something]
assume [to think that something is true but without having proof of it [= presume]]
avoid [to stay away from someone or something]
prevent [to stop something from happening, or stop someone from doing something]
beside [next to or very close to the side of someone or something]
besides [in addition to someone or something else that you are mentioning]
channel [a television station and all the programmes that it broadcasts]
canal [a long passage dug into the ground and filled with water]
conscientious [careful to do everything that it is your job or duty to do]
conscious [awake and able to understand what is happening around you]
continual [repeated many times, often in a way that is harmful or annoying]
continuous [happening or existing for a period of time without interruption]
control [the ability to make somebody/something do what you want]
inspect [to examine something carefully]
criticism [remarks that say what you think is bad about someone or something]
objection [a reason that you have for opposing or disapproving of something]
damage [physical harm caused to something]
injury [a wound or damage to part of your body]
harm [damage or injury that is caused by a person or an event]
inconsiderate [not caring about the feelings of other people]
inconsiderable [very small and therefore not important or not worth considering] not inconsiderable = large

intolerable [so bad or difficult that you cannot tolerate it]

intolerant [not willing to accept ways of thinking and behaving that are different from your own]
lay [to put someone or something down carefully into a flat position]
lie [to be in a position in which your body is flat on the floor, on a bed etc]
permission [when someone is officially allowed to do something] (V: permit)
practise [to do an activity, often regularly, in order to improve your skill or to prepare for a test] (N: practice)
priceless [extremely valuable]
worthless [having no value, importance, or use]
principal [most important [= main]]
principle [a moral rule or belief about what is right and wrong]
process [a series of actions that are done in order to achieve a particular result]
procession [a line of people or vehicles that move along slowly, especially as part of a ceremony]
raise [to increase an amount, number, or level]
rise [to increase in number, amount, or value]
respectable [fairly good]
respectful [showing or feeling respect]
treat [to try to cure an illness or injury by using drugs]
cure [to make an illness or medical condition go away]