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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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. |