DOME

The dome of city hall could be seen in the distance.

MOCK - UP

It has to be clear that the mock-up is for information purposes only, not to solicit comments for a redesign.

FACELIFT

The bank is planning to give its 1930s building a complete facelift.

EXPOSURE
/ɛkˈspəʊʒə/

1. Even a brief exposure to radiation is very dangerous.
2. The exposure of the politician's love affair forced him to resign.

GREED

They must be made aware of the troubles that they cause by their own selfish greed.

TOUCH

1. "Would you like milk?" "Just a touch."
2. I had a touch of flu/hay fever.
3.The flowers on the table provided the finishing touch.

A TOUCH
The weather has turned a touch too cold for my liking.

PROMINENCE

Most of the papers give prominence to (= put in a noticeable position) the same story this morning.
Tina Fey came to/rose to/gained prominence as a writer and comedian on "Saturday Night Live".

FURY
/ˈfjʊə.ri/

He was blind with fury.

The tsunami should open our eyes to the reality that no force on earth can fight against the fury of sea.

WINDFALL

How did Spain manage to waste one of the biggest financial windfalls in human history?

TANTRUM
/ˈtantrəm/

Let them know that their childish tantrums will get them nowhere.

CHARM

Rituals, prayers and charms are used by folk healers only as additional element of healing.

CACHE
/kaʃ/

Anti-terrorist police discovered a weapons cache in the basement of the house.

SORCERER
/ˈsɔː.sər.ər/

The evil sorcerer had been trying to woo the princess, but she remained loyal to her husband.

INTERNSHIP
/ˈɪn.tɜːn.ʃɪp/

I worked for them for a summer as kind of an internship.

Two weeks ago she had finished her internship at St Paul's Hospital in Vancouver.

PARLOUR
/ˈpɑːlə/

He has a barbershop, beauty shop and nail salon and plans to add a deli, coffee shop and massage parlor.

WATCHDOG

Some consumer watchdogs are concerned that the labels on the bottles aren't clear enough.

CUSTODIAN
/kʌˈstəʊdɪən/

1. Farmers are custodians of the land for the next generation.

2. The state was named custodian of Kimberly and her two brothers.

QUALM
/kwɑːm/
1. Despite my qualms, I took the job.
2. He had been working very hard so he had no qualms about taking a few days off.

TREATY
/ˈtriː.ti/
We've signed/concluded a treaty with neighbouring states to limit emissions of harmful gases.
The whole country celebrated the signing of the peace treaty.

SPECTRE
/ˈspektə(r)/

1. Was he a spectre returning to haunt her?
2. The terrible spectre of civil war hung over the country once again.

WHIT
/wɪt/
She hadn't changed a whit since I'd seen her last.
The result should surprise us not one whit.

JAY
/dʒeɪ/

Among the greatest enemies and destroyers of bird life are the jays, the magpies, the jackdaws and the sparrow hawks.

SENTIMENT
/ˈsen.tɪ.mənt/

I don't think she shares my sentiments.

Already we have some indication of public sentiment on this issue.

INSTANCE
/ˈɪn.stəns/
There have been several instances of violence at the school.
Over 20 instances of sexual misconduct are currently being investigated.

ANIMOSITY
/ˌæn.ɪˈmɒs.ə.ti/

Of course we're competitive, but there's no personal animosity between us.
In spite of his injuries, he bears no animosity towards his attackers.

MERIT
/ˈmer.ɪt/
1. Adam's book has the merit of being both informative and readable.

2. the MERITs of something
We discussed the merits of herbal tea.

CONCEIT
/kənˈsiːt/
One's capacity for driving is probably the vainest form of conceit, particularly among men.
Camille's conceit of about her beauty is quite annoying.

GIST
/dʒɪst/

That was the gist of what he said.
I think I got (= understood) the gist of what she was saying.