Essential Vocabulary for TOEFL - Suggestions and Rules

a process of providing guidance, support, and advice to someone facing personal, emotional, or psychological challenges

someone who gives professional advice on a given subject

to seek information or advice from someone, especially before making a decision or doing something

a recommended plan that is proposed for a business

a suggestion, plan, or proposal, especially in business or negotiation contexts

to invite someone to compete or strongly suggest they should do something, often to test their abilities or encourage action

to present an idea, suggestion, etc. to be discussed

to adjust one's actions or behavior based on specific information, ideas, or advice

to strongly recommend something

as a second choice or another possibility

information, criticism, or advice about a person's performance, a new product, etc. intended for improvement

help and advice about how to solve a problem, given by someone who is knowledgeable and experienced

to indirectly suggest something

to act as the supervisor or teacher of someone less experienced

to give advice to people about what they should or should not do in a way that might annoy or bore them

(of a payment, debt, etc.) scheduled or required to be paid immediately or at a specific time

to allow something or someone to do something

an action that one must perform because they are legally or morally forced to do so

not permitted to be done

forced to be done by law or authority

to have a moral duty or be forced to do a particular thing, often due to legal reasons

to force someone to do what they do not want

a principle or instruction based on which a person should behave or act in a particular situation

a rule made by the government, an authority, etc. to control or govern something within a particular area

a necessary condition that has to be fulfilled

a rule or law that limits what one can do or the thing that can happen

a regulation or rule that forbids the use or practice of something

to formally forbid something from being done, particularly by law

to comply with laws or regulations

the quality or characteristic of being uncompromising in enforcing rules, regulations, or standards

the fact that something must happen or is needed

the state of being dedicated to someone or something

the act of following rules or regulations

to disobey or break a regulation, an agreement, etc.