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never revealed

kept secret

effective against

treat

everybody wanted

demand grew

highly contagious

spread easily

cover with

put on

put on

coat with

make sure

ensure

encased in

surrounded by

surround

enclose

split into two halves

break open

produced from

be used to produce

made from

be produced from

import to Europe

bring to Europe

exclusive importers

the only importers

the location of the source

where something is grown

held the cure

be effective against

grown elsewhere

cultivated outside

secure their hold over

have control of

have control of

dominate

give

obtain

obtain

acquire

trade

exchange

smuggle

secretly take

secretly take

smuggle

wipe out

destroy

destroy

wipe out

nutmeg groves

nutmeg plantations

parked

not in use

spend most of its life parked

be unused most of the time

human error

driver mistakes

road collisions

motor accidents

contributory factor

partly due to

reduce the incidence of

reduce the number of

free the time

save time

be responsible for

have responsibility for

travel autonomy

independence

greater travel autonomy

increased independence

initiatives

schemes

viable

workable

car-sharing

shared vehicles

fewer vehicles

a reduced number of vehicles

be required

be needed

vehicle ownership

ownership of cars

annual mileage

yearly mileage

would double

be twice as high

rate of turnover

replacement rate

vehicle production

automotive manufacturing

vehicle production will not necessarily decrease

no reduction in manufacturing

best suits their needs

most appropriate

particular journey

each trip

select

choose

hurdles

obstacles

obstacles

barriers

overcome

conquer

conquer

overcome

robust research

thorough research

concrete predictions

definite predictions

gather pace

develop rapidly

implementation

introduction

cost savings

reduced costs

improvements

enhancements

indicate

show

demonstrate

show

suggest

indicate

point out

state

claim

say

argue

say

highlight

emphasise

emphasise

stress

lead to

result in

result in

lead to

cause

lead to

reduce

lower

increase

raise

maintain

keep

allow

enable

enable

allow

support

help

contribute to

help cause

require

need

have a major impact on

strongly affect

be sustainable

be environmentally friendly

lower the need for

reduce the need for

decrease the environmental impact

reduce environmental damage

move to cities

urbanise

be tasked with

be responsible for

emphasis on

focus on

radical changes

major changes

more enjoyable

more pleasant

less environmentally damaging

more environmentally friendly

hold some of the answers

provide some solutions

not to suggest

do not propose

experiment with

try out

stimulate new ideas

generate new ideas

suffer from

be negatively affected by

separation between

detachment from

improvise and adapt

adjust flexibly

personal experience

first-hand experience

take into account

consider

put people off

discourage people from