I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ gradual , lengthy , long , slow , time-consuming
▪ constant , continuous , ongoing
▪ complex , complicated
▪ arduous , difficult , gruelling/grueling , laborious , painstaking
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a painstaking ~ of trial and error
▪ natural
▪ normal
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The bylaws are amended through the normal ~es.
▪ formal
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The company doesn't have a formal complaints ~.
▪ due
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the due ~ of law
▪ painful
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Removing the splinters from the wound was a long and painful ~.
▪ tedious
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the tedious ~ of creating receipts and invoices
▪ consultation , consultative , decision-making , management , planning
▪ nomination , voting
▪ registration
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As part of the registration ~, the applicant will report certain information.
▪ collaborative
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Design is a collaborative ~.
▪ cognitive , creative , design , learning , mental , thought
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Teachers are trained to stimulate the child's cognitive ~es.
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I was beginning to understand his thought ~es.
▪ assessment , selection , testing
▪ review
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the long review ~ for his application
▪ democratic , electoral , political
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Churches are taking a key role in the democratic ~.
▪ chemical , industrial , manufacturing , production
▪ ageing/aging , biological , developmental , evolutionary , grieving , healing , physical , thinking
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Students use thinking ~es and skills to gain a knowledge of history.
▪ judicial , legal , legislative
▪ approval , screening , vetting
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They all have to go through a vetting ~.
▪ bidding
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the bidding ~ for media rights
▪ editorial
▪ peace
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a stalemate in the peace ~
▪ historical , social
▪ three-step , two-step , etc.
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A two-step ~ was used to test this hypothesis.
VERB + PROCESS
▪ go through , undergo
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Each time we have to go through the whole decision-making ~ again.
▪ accelerate , drive , expedite , hasten , speed up , stimulate
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Excessive exposure to sunlight speeds up the ageing/aging ~ of the skin.
▪ slow , slow down
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Disputes and negotiations have slowed down the ~.
▪ disrupt
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Protests disrupted the electoral ~ in the southern region.
▪ begin , initiate , start
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She began the long ~ of clearing up all the reports.
▪ complete
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The entire ~ was completed in less than 24 hours.
▪ repeat
▪ reverse
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places where the ~ of urbanization is being reversed
▪ simplify , streamline
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e-commerce solutions to streamline the ~
▪ facilitate
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The Web facilitates an interactive ~ of learning.
▪ oversee
▪ affect , influence
▪ control , guide , regulate
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calls for the law to regulate the warrant ~ effectively
▪ automate
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Most of the ~ is automated.
PROCESS + VERB
▪ occur , take place , unfold
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The selection ~ takes place over a period of two weeks.
▪ begin , start
▪ continue
▪ evolve
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Any design ~ evolves over time as new information surfaces.
▪ culminate , result in sth
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The ~ will culminate in December 2010.
▪ call for sth , require sth
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These ~es require careful scheduling.
▪ work
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Here's how the ~ works in Finland.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
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a legal ~ for dealing with defrauders
▪ ~ of
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the ~ of change
PHRASES
▪ (a) part of the ~
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This is part of the ~ by which musical works are created.
▪ a ~ of elimination
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I will prove this to you by a ~ of elimination.
▪ a stage in the ~ , a stage of the ~
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ efficiently
▪ specially
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tobacco specially ~ed to reduce nicotine
▪ correctly , properly
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properly ~ed black-and-white photographs
▪ fully
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It was a second later when I fully ~ed what he had said.
▪ quickly
▪ slowly
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My brain slowly ~ed the fact that I was free to leave.
▪ automatically
▪ digitally
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The image is ~ed digitally by computer software.
▪ routinely
PREPOSITION
▪ by
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This information is ~ed by the computer.
▪ for
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The plant is then ~ed for dye.
▪ into
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The berries are ~ed into juice or sauce.
PHRASES
▪ highly ~ed
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highly ~ed foods
Process is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ application , ↑ data , ↑ film , ↑ fuel , ↑ image , ↑ information , ↑ input , ↑ instruction , ↑ ore , ↑ paperwork , ↑ text , ↑ transaction , ↑ waste