accord
agreement
Wages accord reached

aid
to help
Man aids police

air
to make known, broadcast
TV airs “facts” on Arms Delivery

assail
To criticize strongly
Soviets assails US on A-tests

axe
To dismiss from a job
To cut, destroy, take away
Governor to axe Aide?
Labor axe colleges in Tory Towns

back
To support
Unions back peace move

balk
To refuse to accept
Union balks at court order

ban
Prohibition; prohibit
Bus ban on pupils after attack on crew

bar
Not to allow, exclude
Club faces shutdown for barring women

bid
Attempt, offer
New peace bid in Rhodesia
Union rejects latest bid

bilk
To cheat
Clerk bilks city of $1m.

blast
Explosion; strong criticism
To criticize strongly; strike with explosives
Tanker blast near Manila.
Regan blasts Democrats

blaze
Fire
Blaze destroys factory

blow
Injury / disappointment suffered
Carter poll blow

boost
Help, incentive
Industry gets boost

cite
Mention
Management cites Labor Unset for shutdown

claim
To declare to be true
To kill
Man claims ghost sighting
Bombs Claim 40

clash
Dispute, violent argument, Battle (n.)
To disagree strongly; fight (v.)
Strikers in clash with police
Mayor clashes with City Council

cool
Uninterested; unfriendly
Hanoi cool to aid offer

coup
Revolution, change in government
Generals ousted in coup

curb
Restraint, limit
New curbs on immigration

cut
Reduction
Big cuts in air fares

deadlock
A disagreement that cannot be settled
Jury deadlock in kidnap trial

deal
Agreement
Pay pits deal hope

drive
Campaign, effort
Peace drive succeeds

due
Expected
Greek FM due today

ease
To reduce or loosen
1000 freed as Poland eases Martial Law

envoy
Diplomat
American envoy taken hostage

exit
Leave
Exit envoys in race storm

eye
To watch with interest
Women’s group eye court vote

eve
The day before
Violence on eve of independence

fault
To find in the wrong
Study faults police

feud
Dispute, strong disagreement
Border

Flay
To accuse; criticize strongly
US flays Soviet Block

foe
Opponent; enemy
Reagan talks with congressional foes

foil
To prevent from succeeding
FBI foils bid to hijack plane to Iran

Gems
Jewels
Actress loses Gems

Go-ahead
Approval
Go-ahead for dearer gas

grip
To take hold of
Cholera fear grips Japan

gunman
Man with gun
Gunman raids 3 banks

gut
To destroy completely by fire
Year’s biggest fire guts 178 homes

halt
Stop
Channel tunnel Halt

haul
Large quantity which has been stolen and later discovered
Cannabis haul

head
To lead, direct
Buchanan to head peace mission

head off
To prevent
President heads off rail strike

heist
Theft
Jewel heist foiled

hit
To affect badly
Fuel strike hits hospitals

hold
To keep in police control; detain
7 hold for gambling

ink
To sign
Thailand, Malaysia ink sea treaty

jet
Aero plane
Three killed in jet plunge

jobless
Unemployed
Number of jobless increases

key
Essential, vital, very, important
Key witness dies

kick off
To begin
Fiery speech kicks off campaign

lash out
To criticize strongly; accuse
Warsaw Pact lashes out at NATO Missile Plan

laud
To praise
PM lauds Community Spirit

launch
To begin
Police launch anti-crime drive

line
Position; demand
Israel softens line

link
To connect
Fungus linked to Mystery Disease

loom
Expected in the near future
Treaty dispute looming

loot
To take away of valuable goods unlawfully (v.)
Stolen money or goods (n.)
Rioters loot stores
Police recover loot

man
Representative
Carter man in China

nab
To capture
Gang leader nabbed

net
To total
To capture
Drug raid nets $1m
Patrol nets 2 prisoners

nod
Approval
Ministry seeks nod for oil saving plan

ordeal
Painful experience, drama
Jail ordeal ends

office
An important government position
Minister quits: tired of office

opt
Choose; decide
Swiss opt to back tax for churches

oust
To take power away from, push out, drive out, replace
Voters oust incumbents
Argentina ousts Union leaders

output
Production
Industrial output increases in Italy

pact
Agreement, treaty
Warsaw Pact ends

pay
Wages, salary
Pay rise for miners

pit
Coal mine
Pit talks end

plea
Request for help
A statement in court indicating guilt or innocence
Guilty pleas expected

pledge
Promise
Labor pledges higher pensions

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

slay
To kill or murder
2 slain in family row

snag
Problem; difficulty
Last minute snag hits arms talks

snub
To pay no attention to
Protestants snub Ulster Peace bid

soar
To rise rapidly
Inflation rate soars

solon
legislator
5 solons killed

spark
To cause; to lead to action
Frontier feuding sparks attack

split
To divide
Nationalization splits Party at conference

squeeze
Shortage, scarcity
Petrol squeeze ahead

stalemate
A disagreement that cannot be settled
New bid to break hostage stalemate

stall
Making no progress
Peace effort in Lebanon stalled

stance
Attitude, way of thinking
New stance toward power cuts

stem
To prevent or stop
Rainy season stems refugee exit

storm
Angry reaction, dispute
MP’s racist speech storm grows

strife
conflict
Inter-Union strife threatens peace deal

sway
To influence or persuade
President fails to sway Union

swindle
An unlawful way of getting money
Stock swindle in NY

switch
Change, deviation
Dramatic switch in incomes policy announced

swoop
Sudden attack or raid
Drug swoop in Mayfair

talks
discussion
Peace talks threatened

thwart
To prevent from being successful
Honduras attack thwarted

ties
relations
Cuba ties soon

top
To exceed
Post office profits top $40M

trim
To cut
Senate trims budget

trigger
To cause
Killing triggers riot

vie
To compete
Irish top ranks vie for office

void
To determine to be invalid
Voting law voided by court

vow
To promise
Woman vows vengeance

walkout
Strike (often unofficial)
Factory walkout threat over sacking

wed
To marry
Financier free to wed

weigh
To consider
Reagan weighs Tax Increase