smash

Police smashed the drug ring.

sophisticated

He thinks it's sophisticated to smoke with a cigarette holder.

speculate

I wouldn't like to speculate on the reasons for her resignation.

spontaneous

The highest and best form of efficiency

is the spontaneous cooperation of people.

stack

How does our product stack up against the competition?

statistics

Statistics is a rather modern branch of mathematics.

stretch

Like all antelopes,

Yingying is fast and agile

and can swiftly cover great stretches of land

as he races across the earth.

string

Mary has her boyfriend on a string.

superficial

Superficial scratches can be easily removed.

switch

Could you please hit the switch when you leave?

symbolic

The dove is symbolic of peace.

treasure

Bin Laden had arranged for treasures

to be smuggled across the mountains to Pakistan in March

where dealers awaited his orders to sell it.

trust

The money is being held in trust for him until he is twenty-one.

undertake

Who should undertake the responsibility for the white pollution,

the producer or the consumer?

violent

Students were involved in violent clashes with the police.

wage

Wages are higher in service traders than in industry.

workforce

The whole workforce has gone on strike.

abundant

We have abundant proof of his guilt.

access

Everyone should have access to education.

accessible

A manager should be accessible to his staff.

accord

Such an act would not be in accord with our policy.

achieve

There is something that can't be achieved only by working hard,

but if you don't try,

you can never achieve.

acknowledg(e)ment

We have had no acknowledgement of our letter.

address

Leaving the e-mail address to each other

is a fashionable way of keeping contact among young people nowadays.

advocate

Our premier advocates higher salaries for teachers.

affection

The bond of true affection had pulled us—

six very different men from six very different countries—

across Antarctica.

alliance

Chinais a nonaligned country

that will never enter into other countries' alliances.

applied

He devoted his life to applied science.

arbitrary

The king is an arbitrary ruler.

asset

Good health is a great asset.

assist

The head teacher's deputy assists with many of his duties.

astronomer

Halley was a great astronomer.

authentic

Is that an authentic Roman statue,

or a modern copy?

awkward

The seal is awkward on land but able to move easily in the water.

behalf

He made an impassioned speech on behalf of his country.

behavio(u)r

By that logic,

2010 should have been a breakthrough year for rational behavior.

best-seller

This dictionary is a best-seller.

bloodshed

The two sides called a truce to avoid further bloodshed.