ELUDE
/iˈluːd/
1. Financial success eluded him.

2. The details of the case elude me.

3. a criminal who eluded the authorities for six years

PERSUADE

1. What persuaded you to accept the job?

2. There was no way she could persuade him of her innocence.

EXEMPT

Small businesses have been exempted from the tax increase.

INFRINGE

They infringed building regulations.

TACKLE

There are many ways of tackling this problem.

ANTICIPATE

Police are anticipating trouble at tonight's game.

OMIT

She was omitted from the list of contributors to the report.
She omitted to mention that they were staying the night.

RESIGN

He resigned from the company in order to take a more challenging job.

She resigned as director.

ADOPT

All three teams adopted different approaches to the problem.

IMPEDE
/ɪmˈpiːd/
Work on the building was impeded by severe weather.
A number of practical difficulties impeded the process.
In what ways did economic factors impede progress?

CONSENT

He finally consented to go.

The patient must consent to the surgery.

COMPLY

They refused to comply with the UN resolution.
When requested to leave, they refused to comply.
What sanctions can they take against us if we fail to comply?

RUN

He has been running his own company since he left school.

DETER
/dɪˈtɜːr/

These measures are designed to deter an enemy attack.
High prices are deterring many young people from buying houses.

FLATTER
/ˈflæt.ər/

I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money.

She was flattered by his attention.

SUSPEND

A lamp was suspended from the ceiling.

The builders worked on wooden platforms, suspended by ropes from the roof of the building.

ENCOMPASS
[in'kʌmpəs]

1. The festival is to encompass everything from music, theatre, and ballet to literature, cinema, and the visual arts.
2. The fog soon encompassed the whole valley.

CONCEDE

1. The government has conceded (that) the new tax policy has been a disaster.

2. Federer had to concede in the ninth round due to a head injury.

STRAND SOMEBODY

The strike left hundreds of tourists stranded at the airport.

EAVESDROP ON

He was eavesdropping on our conversation.