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obsessed /əbˈsest/ adjective
unable to stop thinking about something; too interested in or worried about something
Why are people so obsessed with money?

390.	discriminate	/dɪˈskrɪm.ɪ.neɪt/ verb TREAT DIFFERENTLY 1. [ I ] to treat a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their skin colour, religion, sex, etc. She felt she had been discriminated against because of her age. In order to increase the number of female representatives, the selection committee decided to discriminate in favour of women for three years. /dɪˈskrɪm.ɪ.neɪt/ verb SEE A DIFFERENCE 2. [ I + adverb or preposition ] formal to be able to see the difference between two things or people Police dogs can discriminate between the different smells.
391.	negotiate	/nəˈgəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ verb DISCUSS 1. [ I or T ] to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them The government has refused to negotiate with the strikers. I'm negotiating for a new contract. I've managed to negotiate (= get by discussion) a five per cent pay increase with my boss. verb MANAGE TO DO 2. [ T ] to manage to travel along a difficult route The only way to negotiate the muddy hillside is on foot. 3. [ T ] to deal with something difficult The company's had some tricky problems to negotiate in its first year in business.
392.	reputation	/ˌrep.jʊˈteɪ.ʃ ə n/ noun [ C usually singular U ] the opinion that people in general have about someone or something, or how much respect or admiration someone or something receives, based on past behaviour or character The company has a worldwide reputation for quality. She has the reputation of being a good doctor. The hotel has a bad/good reputation. He earned/established/gained/acquired a reputation as an entertaining speaker.
393.	a feature	/ˈfiː.tʃə r /noun QUALITY 1. [ C ] a typical quality or an important part of something The town's main features are its beautiful mosque and ancient marketplace. Our latest model of phone has several new features. A unique feature of these rock shelters was that they were dry. 2. [ C ] a part of a building or of an area of land a geographical feature This tour takes in the area's best-known natural features, including the Gullfoss waterfall. 3. [ C usually plural ] one of the parts of someone's face that you notice when you look at them He has wonderful strong features.