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alliteration

The repetition of a sound.

attention-grabbing

That gets and holds your attention.

blow sb away

To make sb extremely excited.

brochure

A thin booklet advertising sth.

catchy slogan

An advertising phrase easy to remember.

classified ad

An advertisement for buying/selling sth in a newspaper.

digital advertising

Advertisements on the Net, etc.

digital hoarding

A digital billboard.

flyer

An advertisement on a small piece of paper distributed in the streets.

full page spread

An advertisement covering one page in a newspaper or magazine.

impact

An influence.

indulge myself

To let myself enjoy sth.

legalized

Lawful.

pamphlet

A small brochure.

scientific reference

Mentioning sth related to sciences.

second to none

The best.

activism

The belief of taking serious action in order to achieve social or political goals.

affluent

Prosperous.

appealing

Attractive.

be implicated in

To be involved in.

phr borderline obsessive

Very close to being considered unhealthily paranoid.

phr break the vicious cycle

To put an end to a situation in which one problem creates another worse than the first.

collapse

To fall down on a sofa, bed, etc.

compelling

Interesting.

compost

To use decayed leaves, plants, etc in order to improve the soil.

concrete

Real.

consumption

Buying goods and services.

developing

Advancing.

dismal

Depressing.

disposal

Throwing sth away.

distribution

Supplying goods to shops.

engaging

Captivating.

epilogue

The last part of a book.

exposé

A news story revealing sth shocking.

extraction

Obtaining sth from sth else.

fertilizer

A chemical substance for helping plants grow.

grip

To get and hold sb's attention.

horror

Terror.

humble

Ordinary, not special but useful.

indigenous

Native.

intensity

Strength of feeling.

interweave

To closely connect one story with another.

phr material acquisition

Obtaining money and goods.

narrative

A story.

obsession

A bad persistent interest in sth.

optimism

The belief that only good things will happen.

pesticide

A chemical substance for protecting crops against insects.

poorly

Badly.

practical

Feasible.

purposely

On purpose.

resonate (with sb)

To be sympathetically received by sb.

resources

Minerals, precious stones and metals that exist naturally in the earth.

scoff

To make fun of sb/sth.

phr second hand

Used.

sorely

Very seriously.

tedious

Boring.

thought-provoking

Stimulating.

trash

To severely destroy a place on purpose.

value

To consider sb/sth highly important.

phr a good deal

A bargain.

phr a returns policy

The practice of a shop accepting products back and refunding customers' money.

bargain-hunter

A shopper that looks for cheap products.

phr be in debt

To owe money to sb.

beam

To transmit sth to a mobile phone.

phr buy at auction

To buy sth in a public sale by offering the highest price.

phr buy in the sales

To buy things during a period when shops sell products at reduced prices.

phr buy on hire purchase

To buy sth expensive by paying small amounts of money at regular intervals.

phr buy on impulse

To buy sth on the spot without thinking about it.

canvas

Strong cloth for making tents, sails, bags, etc. and for painting on.

cracked

Slightly damaged with lines on the surface.

craft shop

A shop that sells handicraft items.

cut-down

Reduced.

deduction

The process of taking an amount away from a total.

delicatessen

A shop that sells high quality packed foods.

discount

A reduced price of a product.

DIY superstore

A huge shop that sells items for making things yourself.

email alert

Information you receive immediately about offers, sales, through the Net.

end-of-season

At the completion of each quarter of a year.

factory outlet

A retail store with very low prices.

farmer's market

A place where products are sold directly by the producers.

fascinator

A decorative item of headwear.

flawed

Having imperfections.

frugal

Economical with money.

phr v go off

(of a gun, bomb, etc) to explode.

phr go out of fashion

To become no longer fashionable.

hammer

A tool for hitting nails into surfaces.

phr knock-down price

An extremely cheap cost to buy sth.

last-minute

At the latest possible time.

phr leave sb broke

To make sb spend all their money.

millinery

A shop that sells women's hats.

nail

A long thin piece of metal with a flat top.

offer

A product sold at a reduced price.

organic food

Items of food produced without chemicals.

outbid

To offer a higher price to buy sth.

phr pay in advance

To pay for sth before you buy it.

phr pay in arrears

To be late in making a payment.

phr pay in full

To give the whole amount of money for sth that you buy.

phr pay in instalments

To pay for sth in small amounts of money.

ploy

A trick.

pricey

Expensive.