prevent; ban
Journalists had been barred from covering the elections.
child rearing
raising children (and all the tasks that involves)
Somebody said parents can find all the answers to their child rearing questions in the books.
compel
persuade; convince; force
Traffic signs compel drivers to drive safely.
concerted
focused; intensive
She has begun to make a concerted effort to find a job.
consideration
factor; reason
Remember that you owe your friends all the consideration.
core
at the heart of something
The core of the couple's problem is that they do not communicate effectively.
counseling
advice; therapy
She received counseling from a doctor of psychology.
directed at
targeted at; meant for
This book is directed at the young reader.
drawback
disadvantage; weakness
The president's new plan has few drawbacks.
expatriate
citizen of one country who lives in another
We expatriated the prisoners of war immediately after the end of the war.
fortune
large amount of money
She is jealous of her friend's fortune.
GDP
gross domestic product (the value of goods and services produced by a nation)
The current rules allow an EU country to run a deficit of as much as 3 percent of its gdp.
immune to
unaffected by
In this way, the vaccinations allow you to become immune to an infection without having the illness first.
initially
at first; in the beginning
I initially bought this bag for myself, but I decided to give it to my sister.
integration
linking together; interconnecting
Diverse practices came together in one society due to integration.
labor flight
situation in which many workers leave a place
Every region have contries which, because of high uneployment rates, experience labor flights.
linguistic
related to language
The linguistic shovel paves the way for a cultural road.
per capita
average per person (often financially related)
While consumption of beer and spirits has stayed basically steady in France, the per capita consumption of alcohol from wine fell from 20 liters in 1962 to about 8 in 2001.
remittance
money sent back to one's home country
He was a nineteenth-century male immigrant to Austrailia who was supported by regular remittance of funds from his wealthy or aristocratic family back home.
sputter
stumble; stop and start in an unsteady manner
The engine sputtered and stopped.
take advantage of
cheat; treat unfairly
Don't lend them the car. They're taking advantage of you!
toil
work very hard
At a distance, the construction workers toiled hard and dug deep.
underlying
basic; fundamental
Her underlying fear of flying reduced her traveling options.
unscrupulous
dishonest
Mrs Strong said that unscrupulous landlords in the area were attracting unruly tenants.
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