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Shaft A long, either vertical or sloping, passage through a building or through the ground.
Commerce The activities involved in buying and selling things.
Soaring To rise very quickly to a high level.
Hallmark In the UK, an official mark put on objects made of gold or silver which shows their place and year of origin and the purity of the metal used to make them.
Protest To show that your disagree with something by standing somewhere, shouting, carrying signs, etc.
Abuse When someone uses or treats someone or something wrongly or badly, especially in a way that is to their own advantage.
Alleged Said or thought by some people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have no proof.
Unrest Disagreements or fighting between different groups of people.
Inciting To encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent.
Disorder A state of untidiness or lack of organization.
Instigating To cause an event or situation to happen by making a set of actions or a formal process begin.
Colony A country or area controlled politically by a more powerful and often distant country.
Vibrant Energetic, exciting and full of enthusiasm.
Aggressive Behaving in an angry and violent way towards another person.
Plea An urgent and emotional request.
Swipe To move a card containing information stored on a magnetic strip through a device that reads this information.
Surveillance The careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or is expected.
Complex Involving a lot of different but related parts.
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