wage verb

/weɪdʒ/ v [T] slightly formal

to fight a war or organize a series of activities in order to achievesomething

Surely the President needs Congress' permission to wage war onanother country?

They've been waging a long campaign to change the law.

agitate verb ( MAKE LESS CALM )

/ˈædʒ.ɪ.teɪt/ v

[T] to make someone feel anxious or angry

I didn't want to agitate her by telling her.

agitated adjective

/ˈædʒ.ɪ.teɪ.tɪd/ /-t ̬ɪd/

agitate verb ( SHAKE )

/ˈædʒ.ɪ.teɪt/ v

[T] specialized to shake a liquid

Pour the powder into the solution and agitate it until the powder hasdissolved.

agitateverb ( ARGUE )  

/ˈædʒ.ɪ.teɪt/ v

[I] to argue forcefully, especially in public, in order to achieve aparticular type of change

The unions continue to agitate for higher pay.

As a young man, he had agitated against the Vietnam war.

sought verb

/sɔːt//sɑːt/ v

past simple and past participle of seek

treasonable adjective

/ˈtriː.zən.ə.bl ̩/ adj (also treasonous)formal

A treasonable act or crime etc. is, or is considered to be, treason.

a treasonable offence

treasonable activities

eternity noun

/ɪˈtɜː.nɪ.ti//-ˈtɝː.nə.t ̬i/ n

[U] time which never ends or which has no limits

They haven't been given these rights for (all) eternity - theyshould justify having them just like most other people have to.

Religions gain some of their worldly power by claiming they have the key toeternity (= a state of existence outside normal life).

an eternity

a very long time

The film went on for what seemed like an eternity.

Nine months is a long time for anyone, but it's an eternity for the veryyoung.

encounter noun

/ɪnˈkaʊn.tər //-t ̬ɚ/ n [C]

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a meeting, especially one that happens by chance

I had a rather alarming encounter with a wild pig.

This meeting will be the first encounter between the party leaderssince the election.

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an occasion when people have sex, usually with someone they have not metbefore

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an occasion when two teams play against each other

In their last encounter with Italy,Englandwon 3-2.

 encounter verb( MEET )

/ɪnˈkaʊn.tər //-t ̬ɚ/ v [T]

formal to meet someone unexpectedly

On their way home they encountered a woman selling flowers.

threatening adjective

/ˈθret.ən.ɪŋ/, /-nɪŋ-/ adj

expressing a threat of something unpleasant or violent

threatening behaviour

threateningly adverb

/ˈθret.ən.ɪŋ.li/, /-nɪŋ-/

threaten verb

/ˈθret.ən/ v

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[T] to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them, or cause problems forthem if they do not do what you want

They threatened the shopkeeper with a gun.

[+ to infinitive] They threatened to kill him unless he did as theyasked.

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[T] to be likely to cause harm or damage to something or someone

Changing patterns of agriculture are threatening the countryside.

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[I] If something bad threatens to happen, it is likely to happen

Look at those clouds! There's a storm threatening.