SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP VOCAB FINALE

TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMITMENT

To take on an obliGation that is acknowledged by the general public

TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE

to deal with / tackle an issue

RENDER

to cause sb / sth to be in a particular condition

UNPALATABLE

very unpleasant and difficult to accept

TO TACKLE

to try to deal with a difficult problem

TO DUCK (AN ISSUE)

to avoid sth, esp a difficult or unpleasant duty

TO CURB

to control / limit sth in order to prevent it from having a harmful effect

TO OVERSHADOW

to make sb / sth seem less important

YAWNING GULF

a great difference / lack of understanding between two groups of people, esp in their beliefs, opinions, and way of life

TO UNDERPIN STH

to give strenght or support to sth and help it succeed

DIRE POVERTY

DIRE - extremely serious or terrible

WOMB

the part of a womans or female animal's body where the baby grows before it is born

TO LEASE

to have a legal agreement under which you pay money to a person or company in order to use a building, area of land, vehicle, piece of equipment for a fixed time

TO COMMISSION

to formally ask sb to write an official report, produce a woork of art for you etc.

NGO (non-governmental organization)

an organization which helps people, protects the environment etc and which is not run by a government