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plunge Steep fall Dollar plunges poised Ready for action Bolivian workers poised to strike poll Election, public opinion survey Voting station Swedish poll shows swing to Right Voters go to the polls in Japan post Position in government,

plunge

Steep fall

Dollar plunges

poised

Ready for action

Bolivian workers poised to strike

poll

Election, public opinion survey

Voting station

Swedish poll shows swing to Right

Voters go to the polls in Japan

post

Position in government, business, etc.

Unknown gets key cabinet post

press for

To demand, ask for

Teachers press for pay rise

probe

Investigation

Mayor orders fire probe

prompt

To cause

Court decision prompts public anger

rage

To burn out of control

Forest

raid

Attack, robbery

$23M drug raid

rap

Accusation; charge

To criticize

Corruption rap unfair says senator

Safety commission raps auto companies

riddle

mystery

Girl in shotgun death riddle

rock

To shock; to surprise

Gov’t. Report rocks stock market

rout

To defeat completely

Rebels routed, leave 70 dead

row

To quarrel, argument, dispute

Oil price row may bring down Gov’t

rule

To decide (especially in court)

Court rules today in corruption case

rule out

do not consider as a possibility

Israel rules out PLO talks

sack

Dismiss from a job

Jail chief sacked

sack (from “ransack”)

To search thoroughly and rob

14 held for US Embassy sacking

scare

Public alarm

Rabies scare hits Britain

set

Decide on, ready

Peace talks set for April



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