reimburse

reimburse [T] FORMAL to pay back money to someone who has spent it for you or lost it because of you:
The airline reimbursed me for the amount they had overcharged me.
She was reimbursed by the gas company for the damage to her house.

reimbursement [C or U]

from Cambridge

stride

stride: from Yahoo / from Cambridge

"The market at this stage seems to have taken Mr Packer's death in its stride,'' Mr Morrow said.

"The turnover is quite heavy as you would expect, but the share price is only down less than two per cent.

"It probably mirrors the idea that the organisation has been very well prepared.''

[PBL shares fall after Packer death]

callus

from Cambridge
noun [C] an area of hard thickened skin, especially on the feet or hands:

He had workman's hands which were rough and covered with calluses.

radical

Many thousands of apparently healthy people would be offered medical treatment to prevent heart disease, under a radical proposal being considered by the Federal Government.

The plan, which hinges on assessing heart disease risk through a complex calculation involving age, blood pressure and cholesterol and measurements, family history, weight and several other factors, would involve screening by GPs of symptom-free people, possibly from as young as 45.

[ Radical heart disease test plan floated ]

plough

plough = (Britain) plow

A man is recovering in hospital after losing control of his car and ploughing into a house in Melbourne's east.

Police said the accident happended at 9.20pm (AEDT) yesterday when the car driven by a man aged in his 30s, ran off the road near the corner of Bizley and Lawrence roads at Mt Waverley.

The car hit the garage before slamming into the side of a house, causing structural damage to the building.

[ Cars plough into houses ]