English Words From Voice of America (Charles Kelly)

to act as one is ordered to act

to show that one does not like or approve; to protest; n. something not alive that can be seen or touched

to watch; to look at carefully; to celebrate or honor something ("They will observe the anniversary of the day she was born.")

to take and hold or to control by force

the area of salt water that covers almost seventy-five percent of the earth's surface; any of the five main divisions of this water

made from; belonging to; about; connected to; included among

away; at a distance; condition when something is no longer operating or continuing; not on; not connected

a military campaign of attack; ad. having to do with attacking

to present or propose; n. the act of presenting or proposing; that which is presented or proposed

a room or building where business or work is done; a public position to which one is elected or appointed

a person in the military who commands others; any person who is a member of a police force

a person with power in an organization; a representative of an organization or government; ad. of or about an office; approved by the government or someone in power

many times

a thick liquid that does not mix with water and that burns easily; a black liquid taken from the ground and used as fuel

not young or new; having lived or existed for many years

above and held up by; touching the upper surface of ("The book is on the table."); supported by ("He is on his feet."); about ("The report on the meeting is ready."); at the time of ("He left on Wednesday.")

one time only

being the single one or ones; no more than ("We have only two dollars.")

to start ("They opened talks."); ad. not closed; not secret

to do work or a job; to cut into the body for medical reasons

a belief based on one's own ideas and thinking

to be against; to fight against

different as possible; completely different from; exactly the other way ("North is the opposite direction from south.")

to make others suffer; to control by the use of unjust and cruel force or power

giving another of two choices; giving the last of several choices

to travel in space around a planet or other object; n. the path or way an object travels in space around another object or planet

to give a command; to tell someone what to do; n. a command; the correct or normal way things are organized; a peaceful situation in which people obey laws

a part of the body that has a special purpose, such as the heart or brain

a living thing, often so small it can be seen only through a microscope

to put in order; to put together into a system

different; of another kind; the remaining one or ones of two or more ("That man is short; the other is tall.")

of or belonging to us

to force to leave; to remove by force

away from the inside; opposite of in

above; covering; across, in or on every part of ("all over the world")

to remove from power; to defeat or end by force

to pay or have to repay (usually money) in return for something received

to have or possess for oneself