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1. mob mob


The police could not control the mob.
After a while, the protesting mob became disorderly.
The angry mob overturned cars and smashed storefront windows.
The angry mob attacked the building.
He battled his way out of the mob.
Michael Jackson is mobbed by fans wherever he goes.
The mob robbed three banks simultaneously.
Smart mob is sometimes perceived as a political danger - mostly in the countries lacking in traditions of democracy.
And Fury wields the weapons of the mob, the stone and knife.
The mob controls everything in this neighbourhood.
[often passive] She was mobbed by photographers.
There's always a mob on the underground in the mornings.
an angry mob
A mob threw bottles and rocks at the police and the restaurant, completely destroying the eatery, according to media reports.
An angry mob formed in front of the city hall.

2. beset


For the past 10 years, the station has been beset by significant money problems.
Pyongyang’s media portray a nation beset by hostile forces
He was beset with doubts.
1) She was beset with self-doubt. 2) I was beset by clouds of flies. 3) the ship was beset by ice and finally sank.
The project has been beset by problems from the start.
This country is beset by strikes.
1. The project has been beset by problems from the start. 2. You will be beset with failure, but never give up hope.
He felt a new man, free from the pain and sickness that beset him.
the system continues to be beset by new problems.
beset, beset

3. assault


He was charged with assault.
An 18 hour assault has pummelled the town center.
A woman and a man have been convicted of assaulting a police officer. He had attempted to sexually assault the woman.
The barricade was stronger than it had been for the first assault, and the rebels were at their positions, guns loaded and ready for action.
verbal assault
It was a real assault on the senses: a beautiful view, peaceful music and delicious food.
Smacking a child is considered assault in Sweden
This brutal assault, which was not motivated by robbery, deserves the most severe condemnation.
She went to karate lessons to learn how to defend herself in case of an assault.
These incidents cover a wide range of behaviour, for example verbal abuse, graffiti or physical assault.
The political candidate promised to launch an assault against poverty if she were elected.
make an assault on somebody/something
For the victims of violent assaults, it is of little concern who ordered the violence.
Why do you think some assaults are never reported to the police?
She was assaulted in the street in broad daylight.