struggle /ˈstrʌg.l ̩/ verb FIGHT
4. [ I ] to fight, especially with your hands
He struggled with his attacker who then ran off.
5. [ I usually + adverb or preposition ] to use a lot of effort to defeat someone, prevent something, or achieve something
For years she struggled with/against the establishment to get her theories accepted.
relatively /ˈrel.ə.tɪv.li/ /-t ̬ɪv-/ adverb
1. relatively good/bad/etc.
quite good/bad/etc. in comparison with other similar things or with what you expect
He's a relatively good squash player.
There was relatively little violence.
2. relatively speaking
said when you are judging one thing in comparison with other things
Relatively speaking, it's a fairly poor country.
UNIT 6 Effective communication
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