Substantiivit

addict	a person who is unable to stop using or doing something as a habit, especially something harmful	the treatment and rehabilitation of addicts	addikti
alcohol	drinks such as beer, wine, etc. that can make people drunk	he dangers of excessive alcohol consumption	alkoholi
alien	a person who is not a citizen of the country in which they live or work	an illegal alien	ulkomaalainen
benefit	an advantage that something gives you; a helpful and useful effect that something has	the benefits of modern medicine	hyötyä
cannabis	a drug made from the dried leaves and flowers or resin of the hemp plant, which is smoked or eaten and which gives the user a feeling of being relaxed. Use of the drug is illegal in many countries.	Traces of cannabis were found in the pilot’s blood	kannabis
cigarette	a thin tube of paper filled with tobacco, for smoking	to smoke/have a cigarette	tupakka
food bank	a place where people in need can go to get free food	Half a million people have visited food banks since April	ruokapankki
nicotine	a poisonous substance in tobacco that people become addicted to, so that it is difficult to stop smoking	The nicotine stains on his fingers told me he was under stress	nikotiini
gender gap	a difference that separates men and women, in terms of attitudes, opportunities and status	Women have closed the gender gap in education in recent years	sukupuoltten välinen kuilu
tension	a situation in which people do not trust each other, or feel unfriendly towards each other, and that may cause them to attack each other	There is mounting tension along the border	jännitys

Adjektiivit

addictive	if a substance or activity is addictive, it makes people unable to stop using it or doing it	Heroin is highly addictive	riippuvuutta aiheuttava
alcoholic	connected with or containing alcohol	The fruit juice tasted slightly alcoholic	alkoholillinen
biased	tending to show favour towards or against one group of people or one opinion for personal reasons; making unfair judgements	biased information/sources/press reports	puolueellinen
charitable	connected with a charity or charities	a charitable institution/foundation/trust	hyväntahtoinen
hard up	having very little money, especially for a short period of time	They’re not really as hard up as they say they are	rahapulassa
homeless	having no home, and therefore typically living on the streets	he scheme has been set up to help homeless people	koditon
mind-altering	(of a drug) causing changes in the brain that affect mood or thoughts	aking mind-altering drugs can affect your concentration	mieltä muuttava
jobless	without a job	The closure left 500 people jobless	työtön
sexist	treating other people, especially women, unfairly because of their sex or making offensive remarks about them	a sexist attitude	seksistinen
social	onnected with activities in which people meet each other for pleasure	She has a busy social life	sosiaalinen

Verbit

accept	to take willingly something that is offered; to say ‘yes’ to an offer, invitation, etc.	he asked me to marry him and I accepted	hyväksyä
agitate	to argue strongly for something you want, especially for changes in a law, in social conditions, etc.	agitate (for/against something) political groups agitating for social change	kiihtyä
cancel	cancel something to decide that something that has been arranged will not now take place	All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather	perua
dismiss	to decide that somebody/something is not important and not worth thinking or talking about	The criticisms were summarily dismissed by the government	hylätä
deport	to force somebody to leave a country, usually because they have broken the law or because they have no legal right to be there	He was convicted of drug offences and deported	karkottaa
emigrate	to leave your own country to go and live permanently in another country	The family left Czechoslovakia in 1968 and emigrated to America	muuttaa pois
fundraise	to collect money for a charity or organization, often by organizing social events or entertainments	We're looking at new ways to fundraise for the charity	varankeruu
naturalize	to make somebody who was not born in a particular country a citizen of that country	a naturalized American who was born in Poland	kansalaistaa
overdose	to take too much of a drug at one time, so that it is dangerous	He had overdosed on heroin	ottaa yliannostus
subscribe	to pay an amount of money regularly in order to receive or use something	Which journals does the library subscribe to?	tilata