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continue:Outside the building people continue their vigil, huddling around bonfires.

keep up:I was so hungry all the time that I could not keep the diet up for longer than a month.

prolong:The actual action of the drug can be prolonged significantly.

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suffer:The peace process has suffered a serious blow now.

undergo:He underwent an agonising 48-hour wait for the results of tests.

experience:British business is now experiencing a severe recession.

sus|tain|able /səste I nəb ^ə l/

1 ADJ You use sustainable to describe the use of natural resources when this use is kept at a steady level that is not likely to damage the environment. □  Try to buy wood that you know has come from a sustainable source. ●  sus|tain|abil|ity /səste I nəb I l I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT □  …the growing concern about environmental sustainability.

2 ADJ A sustainable plan, method, or system is designed to continue at the same rate or level of activity without any problems. □  The creation of an efficient and sustainable transport system is critical to the long-term future of London. ●  sus|tain|abil|ity N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …doubts about the sustainability of the current economic expansion.

sus|te|nance /sʌ st I nəns/ N‑UNCOUNT Sustenance is food or drink which a person, animal, or plant needs to remain alive and healthy. [FORMAL ] □  The state provided a basic quantity of food for daily sustenance, but little else.

su|ture /suː tʃə ^r / (sutures ) N‑COUNT A suture is a stitch made to join together the open parts of a wound, especially one made after a patient has been operated on. [MEDICAL ]

SUV /e s juː viː / (SUVs ) N‑COUNT An SUV is a powerful vehicle with four-wheel drive that can be driven over rough ground. SUV is an abbreviation for 'sport utility vehicle'.

svelte /sve lt, sfe lt/ ADJ Someone who is svelte is slim and looks attractive and elegant. [APPROVAL ]

SW in AM, also use S.W. SW is a written abbreviation for south-west . □  …King's Road, London SW 3.

swab /swɒ b/ (swabs , swabbing , swabbed )

1 N‑COUNT A swab is a small piece of cotton wool used by a doctor or nurse for cleaning a wound or putting a substance on it.

2 VERB If you swab something, you clean it using a wet cloth or a tool called a mop. □ [V n] I noticed a lone man in the cafeteria swabbing the floor as I passed.

swad|dle /swɒ d ^ə l/ (swaddles , swaddling , swaddled ) VERB If you swaddle a baby, you wrap cloth around it in order to keep it warm or to prevent it from moving. [OLD-FASHIONED ] □ [V n] Swaddle your newborn baby so that she feels secure. □ [V -ed] …a baby swaddled in silk brocade.

swag /swæ g/ (swags )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Swag is stolen goods, or money obtained illegally. [INFORMAL , OLD-FASHIONED ]

2 N‑COUNT A swag is a piece of material that is put above a window and hangs down in a decorative way.

swag|ger /swæ gə ^r / (swaggers , swaggering , swaggered ) VERB If you swagger , you walk in a very proud, confident way, holding your body upright and swinging your hips. □ [V prep/adv] A broad-shouldered man wearing a dinner jacket swaggered confidently up to the bar. □ [V -ing] He was an arrogant, swaggering young man. [Also V ] ● N‑SING Swagger is also a noun. □  He walked with something of a swagger.

swain /swe I n/ (swains ) N‑COUNT A swain is a young man who is in love. [OLD-FASHIONED ]

swal|low /swɒ loʊ/ (swallows , swallowing , swallowed )