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1 Air – to make know, Iran airs video of
to broadcast boats with US ships
in Gulf
2 Assail – to criticize Green groups assail
strongly Govt energy plans
3 Axe – to remove Rolls to axe up to
from a job 2,300 jobs
4 Back – to support Call for factory day
care centres backed
5 Ban – to not allow to Court bans couple
do something from naming son
“Friday”
6 Bar – to officially Reformers barred
say that something from elections
must not be done
7 Bid – an attempt Chad, Sudan make
new bid for peace
8 Blast – an explosion Blast kills US troops
9 Blaze – a big fire Blaze destroys 50
houses
10 Cite – to mention; Management cites
to give as a reason labour unrest for
shutdown
11 Claim – to declare Man claims ghost
to be true sighting
12 Claim – to kill Bombs claim 40
13 Curb – to limit; to Lifestyle changes can
control curb climate change
14 Dim – to become Hopes dim for
weaker ending crisis
15 Dub – to give a Japan dubs activists
name or description ‘terrorists’
to
16 Due – expected Decision on
attempted bribery
case due today
17 Ease – to reduce or Authorities ease
lessen restrictions on Koh
Smui flights
18 Eye – to watch with Thai team eyes 10
interest; to have as a golds
goal
19 Fault – to criticize; Tests fault SUVs and
to say someone or pickups
something is wrong
20 Flay – to accuse; to NGOs flay govt for
criticize strongly rushing bill
21 Foe – enemy; rival; Farmers’ foe: Smog
competitor damage to crops costs
billions
22 Foil – to prevent Gang uses phones to
from succeeding foil police
23 Grip – control; to Army chief tightens
take control of his grip
24 Gut – to destroy by Fire guts part of Bo
fire Bae market
25 Haul – a large Cocaine haul tops a
amount of tone
something illegal
that has been taken
26 Haul – an amount Suphan Buri add
of something that eight medals to gold
has been won or haul
achieved
27 Heist – theft Two held over Bt17-
million van heist
28 Helm – the head of Hughes takes helm
an organization, at City
project, etc.
29 Hike – an increase Opec says no to
output hike
30 Ink – to sign MoU to be inked on
eradication of opium
crops
31 Irk – to case to be Indian Muslims
angry or annoyed irked over Rushdie
invite
32 Key – very Army urged to help
important protect key witness
33 Lash – to hit with a Heavy downpours
strong force lash Norteast
34 Lash out – to PM advisers lash out
criticize strongly at new sytem
35 Laud – to praise; to World lauds ‘free
say good things and fair’ elections
about
36 Launch – to start or Government to
begin launch a new war on
drugs
37 Link – to connect; Studies link starchy
connection foods with diabetes
38 Loom – expected in Controversy looms
the near feature over Olympic
qualifying
39 Mull –to think Google mulls ad-
carefully about; to sponsored
consider encyclopedia
40 Nab – to capture; to Police nab gang
arrest leader
41 Net – to capture; to Police net two
take possession of suspects in teacher’s
murder
42 Nod –approval Toll way linking ring
roads still awaits nod
43 Opt – to choose; to When buying
decide on handbags, men opt
for luxury
44 Oust – to force out Rules agreed to oust
of a position, party leaders
competition, etc.
45 Pact – an agreement Government urged to
sign UN pact
46 Plea – a request; an Court rejects TITV
answer to a criminal staff’s plea to keep
charge broadcasting.
Sen Craig trying to
take back his guilty
plea.
47 Pledge – a serious Opposition pledges
promise to continue protests
48 Poised – ready; Data show US
about to achieve poised for better
growth
49 Poll – an election PM won’t quit over
poll result
50 Post – a job or Putin accepts offer of
position prime minister’s post
51 Probe – to Censors probe
investigate; an hidden message in
investigation love poem
52 Prompt – to cause Injuries in fire drill
prompt legal threat
53 Rage – to burn out Forest fire rages
of control
54 Rage – to continue Battles rage in north
with a lot of force, Sri Lanka
violence or anger
55 Reel – to feel very Island reels from
shocked or upset worst cyclone in
about something memory
56 Rock – to shock; to Tremors rock
surprise provinces in the
North
57 Rout – to defeat Awesome Federor
completely or by a routs Roddick
large amount
58 Row – quarrel; a Temple row divides
serious disagreement Hindus during
festival
59 Rule – to make a WTO rules on
decision (especially shrimp next month
in a court or a
regulating agency)
60 Rule out – to not President rules out
consider as a calling an early
possibility election
61 Sack – to dismiss Police chief sacked
from a job
62 Scam – a clever and Police seek four more
dishonest plan for suspects in car scam
making money
63 Set – ready; decided 27-hole golf course
on set to open in Pattaya
64 Shun – to avoid Japanese food makers
someone or shun China for
something Thailand
65 Slam –to criticize Japan firms slammed
someone very for fake recycled
strongly papers
66 Slay – to kill Tribes slay 250
someone or foreign militants
something in a war
or fight
67 Snag – a problem or Early retirement plan
difficulty for teachers hits snag
68 Snub –to pay no Iran subs UN vote
attention to; to
refuse to accept
something
69 Soar –to rise rapidly Expert warns of
unrest as rice price
soars
70 Split – to divide or Movie industry split
become divided over rating system
71 Spook – to frighten Tsunami prediction
or become spooks island voters
frightened
72 Stalemate – a Battle ends in
disagreement that stalemate
can’t be solved
73 Stall – to delay or Election defeat could
make things wait; to stall reforms
stop making
progress
74 Stance – the IMF praises bank
opinions that stance on bath
someone has about
something; position
75 Stem – to stop Taiwan stems
something from departure of experts
spreading or to China
increasing
76 Sway – to influence Strong growth fails to
or persuade sway government
77 Swindle – a Fake policemen held
situation in which after B500,000
someone cheats swindle
someone in order to
get money or
property
78 Thwart – to prevent Zone chiefs told to
from being thwart teachers’ plan
successful to rally in city
79 Tie – relationship; US, Australia look for
strong connection growing ties with
China
80 Tip – to say in Nationalists tipped
advance that to win election
someone or
something will be
successful
81 Trigger – to make Thai chilies trigger
something happen; UK chemical attack
to cause someone to alert
say or do something
82 Trim – to cut or Opec trims forecast
reduce the amount on oil demand
or number of
something
83 Urge – to advise Airlines urge
someone very government to
strongly about what resolve airport
action or attitude troubles
they should take
84 Vie – to compete Thai company vies
with other people for for projects in Brunei
something that is
difficult to get
85 Void – to make Residents demand
something no longer result be declared
legal or effective void
86 Vow – a serious Teheran vows to go
promise; to make a on with nuclear work
serious promise
87 Weigh – to consider Hyundai weighs
all the aspects of launch of $3,500 car
situation
88 Woo – to try to Thailand aims to woo
persuade people to Bollywood producers
support you
89 Yield – to produce Video yields new
something useful; to clues in tourist
make a profit murder

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