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impose
The court can impose a fine.
impose something on something/somebody
The government imposed a ban on the sale of ivory.
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impose something on somebody
parents who impose their own moral values on their children
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impose a undue strain (=too much strain)/considerable burden/hardship/strain etc (on somebody/ something)
Military spending imposes a considerable financial strain on the economy.
Whether sth is ……….. or ……… is a moot point.
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trivial matter
strive/strove/striven
(v)to try very hard to do something or to make something happen, especially for a long time or against difficulties
prosperity
* It is sometimes difficult for people to maintain their prosperity once they retire and lose their steady income.
* The war was followed by a long period of peace and prosperity.
* economic/future prosperity(collocation)
فعل ( verb ) : prosper
اسم ( noun ) : prosperity
صفت ( adjective ) : prosperous
قید ( adverb ) : prosperously
pollution
* Coal is a relatively cheap source of energy, but it causes excessive pollution.
✅ فعل ( verb ) : pollute
✅️ اسم ( noun ) : pollution / pollutant / polluter
✅️ صفت ( adjective ) : polluted
✅️ قید ( adverb ) : _
- foster good relations/economic growth/a sense of / an interest in (collocation)
Conservation
* energy/water conservation(collocation)
* nature/environmental/wildlife conservation (collocation)
dictate policy/term/treatment
preserve jobs
vastly different(collocation)
vast majority/amount/number
rural areas/communities/life/population
tackle a crisis/question/problem/issue (collocation)
tackle unemployment/crime (collocation)
per se
indiscriminate use
executive body of the country
Individuals’ rights=حقوق افراد
environment
* workplace environment
* social media environment
* harm/damage/destroy/polute the environment
* conserve the environment
* pollute the environment
* the marine/natural environment
* the effect/impact on the environment
remain a mystery(collocation)
obscure
intervene
* The Central Bank intervened in the currency markets today to try to stabilize the exchange rate.
* The minister intervened personally to stop the museum from being closed.
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(noun) intervention
rapid intervention (collocation) مداخله سریع
foreign/military intervention (collocation)
boost
* boost profits/prices/rates =>
* boost exports/sales/trade =>
* boost confidence/morale =>
* boost the economy.
* boost production/performance/productivity
* boost sth (by) 20%/50%/100%, etc.
* boost performance/energy/appearance (collocation)
fiercely
* She’s fiercely competitive/independent
* a violinist fiercely concentrating on a piece of music.
* the army clashed fiercely with militants
اسم ( noun ) : fierceness
صفت ( adjective ) : fierce
قید ( adverb ) : fiercely
شدیداً و قویاً (از نظر احساس یا خشنی)
(v)energetically and with strong feelings
(v)angrily or in a frightening or attacking manner
overcome
* to overcome difficulties /obstacles /problems /resistance
*Eventually she managed to overcome her shyness in class.
* They were overcome by fumes from the fire and had to be carried out of their houses.
* Overcome with/by emotion, she found herself unable to speak for a few minutes.
* he might have felt overcome with tiredness.