hos‧tile / ˈhɒstaɪl $ ˈhɑːstl, ˈhɑːstaɪl / adjective

1 angry and deliberately unfriendly towards someone, and ready to argue with them :

Southampton fans gave their former coach a hostile reception .

Carr wouldn’t meet Feng’s stare, which was openly hostile .

hostile to/towards

The boy feels hostile towards his father.

2 opposing a plan or idea very strongly

hostile to/towards

Senator Lydon was hostile to our proposals.

su‧perb / sjuːˈpɜːb, suː- $ sʊˈpɜːrb / adjective [ no comparative ]

extremely good SYN excellent :

The food was superb.

superb weather

— superbly adverb

res‧i‧dent 1 S3 W3 AC / ˈrezəd ə nt, ˈrezɪd ə nt / noun [ countable ]

1 someone who lives or stays in a particular place :

the residents of Westville

2 American English a doctor working at a hospital where he or she is being trained SYN registrar British English

rev‧e‧nue W2 AC / ˈrevənjuː, ˈrevɪnjuː $ -nuː / noun [ uncountable ] ( also revenues [ plural ] )

1 money that a business or organization receives over a period of time, especially from selling goods or services → income :

advertising revenue

Strikes have cost £20 million in lost revenues .

2 money that the government receives from tax :

an increase in tax revenues of 8.4%

→ Inland revenue , internal revenue service

con‧tend / kənˈtend / verb

1 [ intransitive ] to compete against someone in order to gain something

contend for

Three armed groups are contending for power.

2 [ transitive ] to argue or state that something is true SYN insist

contend (that)

Some astronomers contend that the universe may be younger than previously thought.

contend with something phrasal verb

to have to deal with something difficult or unpleasant SYN cope with :

The rescue team also had bad weather conditions to contend with .

coun‧cil S2 W2 / ˈkaʊns ə l / noun [ countable ]

1 a group of people that are chosen to make rules, laws, or decisions, or to give advice :

the council for civil liberties

the UN Security Council

2 the organization that is responsible for local government in a particular area in Britain :

local council elections

He sent a letter to the council to complain about the noise.

County/District/City etc Council

Northampton Borough Council

council leader/officer/worker etc

council chamber/offices

sub‧si‧dy AC / ˈsʌbsədi, ˈsʌbsɪdi / noun ( plural subsidies ) [ countable ]

money that is paid by a government or organization to make prices lower, reduce the cost of producing goods etc

trade/agricultural subsidies etc

international disagreement over trade subsidies

in a row happening a number of times, one after the other SYN consecutively

She’s been out four nights in a row.

I’ve beaten her three times in a row .

rocket 2 verb [ intransitive ]

1 ( also rocket up ) if a price or amount rockets, it increases quickly and suddenly :

Interest rates rocketed up.

rocket (from something) to something

Car sales rocketed from 180 to 2000 a year.

2 [ always + adverb/preposition ] to move somewhere very fast SYN shoot :

The train rocketed through the tunnel.

cli‧en‧tele / ˌkliːənˈtel $ ˌklaɪənˈtel, ˌkliː- / noun [ singular ]

all the people who regularly use a shop, restaurant etc :

The restaurant attracts a young clientele.

ded‧i‧cat‧ed / ˈdedəkeɪtəd, ˈdedɪkeɪtəd / adjective

1 someone who is dedicated works very hard at what they do because they care a lot about it :

a dedicated and thoughtful teacher

dedicated to

The Woodland Trust is dedicated to preserving our native woodland.

2 [ only before noun ] made for or used for only one particular purpose :

a dedicated graphics processor

de‧tached / dɪˈtætʃt / adjective

1 not reacting to or becoming involved in something in an emotional way OPP involved :

Try to take a more detached view .

detached from

He appeared totally detached from the horrific nature of his crimes.

detached way/manner

She described what had happened in a cold and detached manner.