#2 News English

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society (noun) [uncountable]
people in general, living together in communities

examples:
Health standards have risen in society at large.
He felt isolated from the rest of society.


confident (adjective)
feeling sure about your own ability to do things and be successful

 examples:
We feel confident that these results are accurate.
They gave a confident prediction that things would improve.

balance (noun) [uncountable, singular]
a situation in which different things exist in equal, correct or good amounts

examples:
Cats have a very good sense of balance.
He set his feet wider and adjusted his balance.

eager (adjective)
very interested and excited by something that is going to happen or about something that you want to do

 examples:
They were only too eager to help us.
Eager crowds waited outside the stadium.


prevention  noun[uncountable]
the act of stopping something bad from happening

examples:
crime prevention strategies.
a drug prevention programme.

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