Vocabulary-Grammar

1. constrain: to control and limit something The country's progress was constrained by a leader who refused to look forward.

2. Equate: to consider one thing to be the same as or equal to another thing He complained that there was a tendency to equate right-wing politics with self-interest.

3. Furthermore: in addition; more importantly I suggest we use Barkers as our main suppliers - they're good and furthermore they're cheap.

4. practitioner: someone involved in a skilled job or activity Elizabeth Quan is a London-based practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine.

5.reluctance: an unwillingness to do something I accepted his resignation with great reluctance.

6.thereby: as a result of this action Diets that are high in saturated fat and cholesterol tend to clog up our arteries, thereby reducing the blood flow to our hearts and brains.

7.whereas: compared with the fact that; but He must be about sixty, whereas his wife looks about thirty.

8.utilise: to use something in an effective way The vitamins come in a form that is easily utilized by the body.

9.overlap: [I or T] to cover something partly by going over its edge; to cover part of the same space The fence is made of panels which overlap (each other).

10.intervene: to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse The Central Bank intervened in the currency markets today to try to stabilize the exchange rate.