You have to be DEVIOUS if you're going to succeed in business. A DEVIOUS scheme/ He took a rather DEVIOUS route which avoids the city centre=> Management seems to have acted DEVIOUSLY and without regard for the interests of policyholders.
Devious ppl or plans & methods are dishonest, often in a complicated way, but often also clever & successful/ Not direct
The bank manager WAIVED the charge (= said we didn't have to pay), as we were old and valued customers, He persuaded the delegates to WAIVE (= give up) their objections/ WAIVE a claim/fee/right: The bank WAIVED the overdraft fee.(FORMAL)
Not demand ST U have a right to, or not cause a rule to be obeyed/ Decide that u won't ask for ST although u've a right to do so, or that a rule will be ignored
We had to sign a WAIVER, giving up any rights to the land in the future, The company recovered $12 million of its start-up costs from a WAIVER of state income taxes.
An agreement that u do not have to pay or obey ST
When eating out with children, don't let the WAITPERSON serve meals to the kids first. If you want creative cuisine, an extensive wine list, or platoons of WAITPERSONS, this restaurant isn't for you.
a waiter or waitress , used so that you do not need to state what gender the person is
The hospital has a two-year WAITING LIST for minor operations. The course is full, but I can PUT you ON the WAITING LIST, in case somone drops out
a list of ppl who have asked for ST that is not immediately available but will be in the future
The institute will INVEST five million IN the project. He's not certain whether to INVEST IN the property market. You have all INVESTED significant amounts of time and energy IN making this project the success that it is.
Put money, effort, time, etc. into ST to make a profit or get an advantage
She only sees her niece occasionally, so she SHOWERS her WITH presents when she does. His boss SHOWERED him WITH praise.
Give someone a lot of presents or praise
EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK has been listed as a World Heritage site since 1979. The EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK wood storks are clustered in the shelter of big willow trees.
a national park(= a large area of land protected by the government bc of its natural beauty or because it has a special history) in the US state of Florida
the EVER-PRESENT danger of a terrorist attack
used to describe something that is always there
When you're dancing, you don't want to wear anything that CONSTRICTS your movements. The drug causes the blood vessels to CONSTRICT/ Too many rules had CONSTRICTED her lifestyle.=> CONSTRICTION
Become tighter & narrower, or to make ST become tighter & narrower/ Limit an action or behaviour
CONSTRICTOR
any snake that kills animals and birds by wrapping itself around them and crushing them
The bear that had ELUDED capture for so long was caught at last/ It was simply her misfortune that an Olympic medal ELUDED her in 1988.
Avoid SB orr ST/ If ST eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it (FORMAL)
The answers to these questions remain as ELUSIVE as ever. Success, however, remained ELUSIVE for her. elusive memories=> He remained ELUSIVELY in the background all evening.
difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember
