1. treat [triːt]  
v. 治疗；对待；探讨；视为; 请客；n. 请客；款待
Police say they're treating it as a case of attempted murder. 警方说他们正将其作为谋杀未遂案件来处理。

2. retreat  [rɪ'triːt]  
n. 撤退；休息寓所；撤退v. 撤退；退避；向后倾
The president's remarks appear to signal that there will be no retreat from his position. 总统的话似乎暗示他不会放弃自己的职位。

3. handle  ['hænd(ə)l]  
n. [建] 把手；柄；手感；口实v. 处理；操作；运用；买卖；触摸
Do you know how to handle the machine?  你知道这机器应怎样操作吗?

4. vanish  ['vænɪʃ] 
v. 消失；突然不见；成为零
He just vanished and was never seen again. 他就这么突然消失了，再也没有人见到过他。

5. diminish [dɪ'mɪnɪʃ] 
v. 使减少；使变小；缩小
The threat of nuclear war has diminished. 核战的威胁变小了。

6. disappear [dɪsə'pɪə] 
v. 消失；失踪；不复存在
The black car drove away from them and disappeared. 黑色的小汽车驶离了他们便消失了。

7. divide [dɪ'vaɪd]  
v. 划分；除；分开；使产生分歧
The physical benefits of exercise can be divided into three factors. 锻炼对身体的好处可以分成3个方面。

8. separate [ˈsepəreɪt;]  
v. 分离；分开；分居 adj. 单独的；分开的；不同的；各自的
It's very possible that we may see a movement to separate the two parts of the country. 我们很有可能会看到一场运动将该国一分为二。

9. split [splɪt]] 
v. 分离；劈开；离开；分解n. 劈开；裂缝
They tried to split the United Church of Catholicism. 他们曾试图分裂联合天主教会。