35-36 ANKI

All colour had faded from the sky. The sun had faded the curtains. Her smile faded. Summer was fading into autumn. Black faded on the final bend.

The meanders of a river. A pleasant meander along tracks through pastures and woodland. A meander through various fields of learning.

The stream meanders slowly down to the sea. They meandered around the old town admiring the architecture.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead. You must have wiped off that programme I recorded. Somebody had wiped all the tapes. I tried to wipe the whole episode from my mind. You can never wipe out the past.

Can you give the table a quick wipe? Remember to take nappies and baby wipes.

You look wiped out.

You would never have guessed his intentions from the benign expression on his face. The industry's environmental impact is relatively benign, even positive. She is recovering after surgery to remove a benign tumour.

The written consent of a parent is required. She was chosen as leader by common consent. Your family, in effect, signs the consent for you.

When she told them what she intended, they readily consented. He reluctantly consented to the proposal. She finally consented to answer our questions.

He was summoned to appear before the magistrates. In May 1688 he was urgently summoned to London. She summoned the waiter. To summon assistance. To summon a meeting. She was trying to summon up the courage to leave him.

A number of measures were taken to alleviate the problem.

The alleviation of poverty.

His view is that prison sentences must be long enough to satisfy the requirements both of retribution and deterrence.

They were arguing about the deterrent effect of nuclear weapons.

Hopefully his punishment will act as a deterrent to others. A deterrent against cheating.

Death was almost instantaneous.

This account gives you instant access to your money. The show was an instant success. Instant coffee.

I'll be back in an instant. At that (very) instant, the door opened. I recognized her the instant (that) I saw her. Do you want some coffee? Is instant OK?

An interim government/measure/report. He only holds the post on an interim basis. Interim figures/profits/results.

A lapse of concentration/memory. A momentary lapse in the final set cost her the match. After a lapse of six months we met up again. He wrote to us after a considerable lapse of time. It was an odd lapse for one who is normally so polite.

She had allowed her membership to lapse. The treaty lapsed in 1995. His concentration lapsed after a few minutes. This custom had lapsed over the years. He lapsed from Judaism when he was a student.

A lapsed subscription. A lapsed Catholic lapsed faith.

A long-standing relationship. Long-standing grievances were aired at the meeting.

Obsolete technology. With technological changes many traditional skills have become obsolete.

Products with built-in/planned obsolescence.

Obsolescent equipment/technology.

An overdue payment/library book. The rent is now overdue. Overdue reforms. A book like this is long overdue.

His acting career spanned 55 years. The operation, which spanned nine countries, resulted in 200 arrests. His experience spanned not merely politics, but also business and journalism. A series of bridges spanning the river.