13. depending on individual discretion (as of a judge) and not fixed by law; not restrained or limited in the exercise of power
14. showing that you respect someone and want to treat them politely
15. the process of trying to achieve something
Ex. 2. Continue the strings of collocations, translate them. Make up a sentence with one collocation from each list.
Ex. 3. Fill in the gaps with the words from Ex. 1 and Ex. 2.
1. Railway Minister is unlikely _________________with basic passenger fares but may announce
some new trains and measures to improve services.
2. Sri Lankan officials claim that the UN investigation threatens to _______________ the
development of the island.
3. The Great Depression was a great________________ that reduced (social) differences in the
face of common want.
4. According to the author, democracy is not likely to come about unless leadership becomes _______________ to democratisation and governance reform.
5. __________________ decision-making by the powers that be is common in academia.
6. The ethnic, religious, and political diversity of the region has historically _____________
conflict.
7. The purpose of the visit is _______________ economic relations between the two countries,
especially in the field of agriculture.
8. Mary Wollstonecraft's work in ______________ of equality for women led to her being dubbed
the founder of the British Women's Rights Movement.
9. In fact, China was once at the centre of a regional security system, and other states had to conduct their relations with Beijing in a _________________ manner.
10. While Britain has been forced to worship at the altar of equality and _______________ the
values and beliefs of minorities, no-one noticed that the place was falling apart.
11. It was difficult ________________ the idea that a handful of revolutionaries had managed to
seize the entire Egyptian army.
12. Students who search for broad terms on the Internet can be _______________ by useless or
offensive information.
13. Government income redistribution thus not only lowers working individuals' incomes but also ________________ economic growth.
14. The essential problem is that the EU was founded as a political venture but quickly grew into a (promising) economic ____________________.
15. And George Bush has relentlessly promoted a cultural view of the world that _____________
_______ religiosity, patriotism, and uncritical obedience to government.
