1. deplete (v.)
To deplete a stock or amount of something means reducing it.
to reduce something by a large amount so that there is not enough left; to be reduced by a large amount
They fired in long bursts, which depleted their ammunition.
Most native mammal species have been severely depleted.
Food supplies were severely depleted.
Intensive fishing is depleting fish stocks in the North Sea.
Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent.
We have to expand the size of the image.
2. spirit (n.)
Your spirit is the part of you that is not physical and that consists of your character and feelings.
the part of a person that includes their mind, feelings and character rather than their body
The human spirit is virtually indestructible.
Marian retains a restless, youthful spirit, in search of new horizons.
You are underestimating the power of the human spirit to overcome difficulties.
Yoga is meant to unite the body, mind and spirit.
Some people think the soul, unlike the body, is incorruptible.
The virus can affect all parts of the body.
3. stun (v.)
If you are stunned by something, you are extremely shocked or surprised by it and are therefore unable to speak or do anything.
to surprise or shock somebody so much that they cannot think clearly or speak
Many cinema-goers were stunned by the film's violent and tragic end.
His announcement produced only a stunned silence.
The guests were stunned into silence.
The company stunned investors with its third profits warning in five months.
The disease left him with a paralysed right arm.
Have some tea; it'll calm your nerves.
4. overcome (v.)
If you are overcome by a feeling or event, it is so strong or has such a strong effect that you cannot think clearly.
overcome somebody to affect somebody very strongly
The night before the test I was overcome by fear and despair.
A dizziness overcame him, blurring his vision.
Her parents were overcome with grief at the funeral.
Overcome by curiosity, the boy looked through the window.
The divorce affected every aspect of her life.
Both men appeared unmoved as the judge read out their sentence.
5. sack (v.)
If your employers sack you, they tell you that you can no longer work for them because you have done something that they did not like or because your work was not good enough.
to dismiss somebody from a job
He had sacked the teacher as soon as he heard of her misconduct.
They sacked her for being late.
She was sacked for refusing to work on Sundays.
He got sacked from his last job.
He was summarily dismissed from his job.
His company currently employs 135 workers in total.
6. retain (v.)
To retain something means to continue to have that thing.
to keep something; to continue to have something
The interior of the shop still retains a nineteenth-century atmosphere.
He retains a deep respect for the profession.
Other countries retained their traditional and habitual ways of doing things.
She retained her tennis title for the third year.
Lathan had to choose between marrying her and keeping his job.
The road is strewn with abandoned vehicles.
7. title (n.)
If a person or team wins a particular title, they win a sports competition that is held regularly. Usually a person keeps a title until someone else defeats them.
the position of being the winner of a competition, especially a sports competition
He retained his title as world chess champion.
She has won three world titles.
He'll be defending his title at this week's French Open.
Suzuki won seven consecutive batting titles in Japan's Pacific League.
She has held the championship for the past three years.
They were 16–3 losers to New Zealand yesterday.
8. dismiss (v.)
If you dismiss something, you decide or say that it is not important enough for you to think about or consider.
to decide that somebody/something is not important and not worth thinking or talking about
Mr Wakeham dismissed the reports as speculation.
The criticisms were summarily dismissed by the government.
The minister has dismissed all the allegations against him.
Such reports are routinely dismissed as hysteria.
Seventeen publishers rejected the manuscript before Jenks saw its potential.
Eventually Sam persuaded her to accept an offer of marriage.
9. restless (adj.)
If you are restless, you are bored, impatient, or dissatisfied, and you want to do something else.
unable to stay still or be happy where you are, because you are bored or need a change
By 1982, she was restless and needed a new impetus for her talent.
The audience was becoming restless.
After five years in the job, he was beginning to feel restless.
The children always get restless on long trips.
He was getting bored with/of doing the same thing every day.
I'm very interested in history.
10. press (n.)
the judgment that is given of someone or something in the newspapers or on radio or television:
the type or amount of reports that newspapers write about somebody/something
What kind of press did his play get? The play has had a good/bad press.
The airline has had a bad press recently (= journalists have written unpleasant things about it).
The demonstration got very little press.
His latest novel didn't get (a) very good press (= was not praised in the media).
He made a number of rude remarks about the food.
The military government failed to control the current of public opinion.
11. meditate (v.)
If you meditate on something, you think about it very carefully and deeply for a long time.
to think deeply about something
He meditated on the problem.
On the day her son began school, she meditated on the uncertainties of his future.
He went off to meditate on the new idea.
He meditated on the consequences of his decision.
Don't make any decisions before you've considered the situation.
Are animals able to think?
12. indifferent (adj.)
If you accuse someone of being indifferent to something, you mean that they have a complete lack of interest in it.
having or showing no interest in somebody/something
People have become indifferent to the suffering of others.
The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.
He was coldly indifferent to other people.
Anna shrugged her shoulders trying to seem indifferent.
Her manner was cold and distant.
Thank you for your kind words.