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hasten

to make something happen sooner or more quickly

hinder

преча

to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something:

• hinder someone in something: High winds have hindered firefighters in their efforts to put out the blaze.

• Her progress certainly hasn't been hindered by her lack of experience.

jeopardize

to put something such as a plan or system in danger of being harmed or damaged:

• She knew that by failing her finals she could jeopardize her whole future.

to tackle

to try to deal with something or someone

to dread

to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen:

• He's dreading the exam

shirk responsibility

avoid responsibility

shrewd

having or based on a clear understanding and good judgment of a situation, resulting in an advantage:

• [ + to infinitive ] He was shrewd enough not to take the job when there was the possibility of getting a better one a few months later.

abundance

изобилие

scarcity

недостиг

amendment

improvement

crack down

to start dealing with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way

depletion

reduction

sewer

канализация

take a heavy toll

have a serious bad effect

toll

a small amount of money that you have to pay to use a road, cross a bridge, etc.:

• Tolls are now collected electronically on most motorways.

sober

трезвен

hospital ward

отделение

fertilizer

тор

intricate

complicated

hazardous

(of substances, materials, activities, or conditions) dangerous, рисков, опасен

weather the storm

If someone or something weathers the storm, they successfully deal with a very difficult problem

to alter

to change

sobering

making you feel serious or think about serious matters

enhancement

improvement

enterprise

начинание

shove

блъскам

pertain

excess

an amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable

exhaustive

complete and including everything, изчерпателен

malnourishment

the fact of being weak and in bad health because of having too little food or too little of the types of food necessary for good health

gust

силен порив

inclusive

including everything

extinguish

put an end to; destroy.

• "hope is extinguished little by little"

eroded

ерозиран