Outcomes advanced Unit 2 (2)

subscriber

a ... is someone who pays to be able to use a service such as a TV channel, a telephone network, an online newspaper, etc

wealth

a ... of something useful or interesting is a very large amount of it

subject to

if someone is ... something, often something unpleasant, they are forced to experience it

prove

if something ... difficult, effective, a success, etc it becomes difficult, effective, successful etc

draw

if you ... a lesson from something, you learn something useful as a result of it. If you ... a conclusion from something, you decide what is true about it based on what you have just learned

sound out

to ... someone ... means to talk to them in order to find out what their opinion is about a plan or course of action

perseverance

... is the determination to continue doing something until you have finished it, even when it is difficult and might feel impossible

filtering

... is the process of examining a large number of things in order to select the ones that are wanted and the ones that need to be thrown away or not used

contested

people argue about it because they do not agree about it

thorough

something that is done in a ... way is done very carefully and with a lot of attention to detail so that no aspect is forgotten

premises

the .. of a company or organisation are the buildings and land which it uses

counterpart

the ... of something is another thing of the same kind in a different place or at a different time

determine

to .. the facts about something means to discover them and be sure that they are right

narrow down

to ... a range of things means to reduce them to a smaller number

give away

you let someone else have it for free

collaborative

you work together with them and and share the results and successes of the work