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degradation

a course of action resulting in a worse state

detrimental

damaging

dormant

inactive

facet

an aspect

flourish

to thrive; to keep developing

inherent (in sb/sth)

existing as part of sb's nature

latter

last

mindset

sb's way of thinking

nurture

to encourage and support the gradual growth of sth

oblivious (to sth)

unaware of sth

repercussion

a negative consequence

soak in

to absorb sth into your senses

societal

referring to a society

stagnate

to stop developing

traverse

to make a journey through sth

abide

to stay in an area

abjure

to formally reject sth

agitation

anxiety

arid

of land, very dry

at the expense of sb/sth

causing harm to sb/sth in order to achieve a goal

at the instigation of sb/sth

at the prompting of sb/sth

avow

to declare sth

board (n)

a committee

board (v)

to get on a plane, ship, etc.

mortgage

a loan from a bank in order to buy a house

ostentatious

showy

pave the way for sth

to lay the foundations for sth

penetrate

of a firm, to start selling its products in a market, region, etc

plough on

to continue despite difficulties

pluck

to pull sth quickly in order to remove it

polish

to make minor changes in order to improve sth

rake

to move leaves, etc., using a garden tool

range

a variety of people/things

range (from sth to sth)

to vary from sth to sth else

relationship (with sb/to sth)

how two people/things are connected

reside (in a place)

to live somewhere

rough it

to live in basic conditions for a short period

scarcely

hardly, barely

shrivelled

of a plant, dried up and wrinkled

stale

i) of food, not fresh; ii) of air, smelling unpleasant because it's not fresh

stand by

to be in a state of readiness

stand in

to take sb else's place at work during their absence

stand sb up

to fail to meet sb

stand up for

to defend sb's ideas/interests

stand up to

to resist sb/sth courageously

stroll

to take a relaxing walk

struggle (with sth)

to have difficulty with sth

succumb

to lose your determination and quit

superficially

on the surface; at first glance

tactfully

in a considerate way

talk sb through sth

to explain sth to sb in detail

tangibly

clearly; definitely

thirst (for sth)

a strong desire for sth

to the detriment of sth

in a way that is damaging to sth

tolerate

to cope with sth unpleasant

unification

bringing together two or more parties so that they become a single one

wander

to walk aimlessly

access road

a road used to get in or out of a specific place

buffet car

the carriage of a train where you eat or drink

carriage

each of the parts of a train

compartment

each of the small enclosed areas in a train carriage

deluxe

of very high quality and very expensive

divert

to change the direction of traffic

drift

of a vehicle, to be carried by the wind or water

drive sb round the bend

to get on sb's nerves

dock

of a ship, to approach a specific place in a port for loading or unloading

exotic

unusual and attractive because it comes from a foreign country

fasten

to firmly attach sth to sth else

flotation device

a gadget that fills with air and moves on the surface of water

fly into a rage

to become extremely angry

ingenious

inventive, creative

inquisitive

curious

intrepid

brave, daring

lay-by

a small strip of road next to a main road for vehicles to stop temporarily

moor

to anchor a boat or ship to the land

navigate

to steer a ship or aircraft

rock the boat

to cause trouble by what you say

run aground

of a ship, to touch the earth and get stuck at it

brawl

to fight loudly in a public place

bring about

to give rise to sth

bring around

to make sb regain consciousness

bring out

to make sth visible

bring up

to raise a subject

by no means

not at all

clash (with sth)

to go against sth

conflict (n)

an argument

conflict (v)

to be at odds with sth

crawl

to move along the ground on all fours

decline

to become smaller

degenerate

of sb's health, to take a turn for the worse

dehydrated

i) of food, preserved by having water removed from it; ii) of the body/skin, suffering from loss of water

depreciate

to decrease in value

deteriorate

to get worse

dispute

to claim that a fact, theory, etc is not true

draw (sth from sth else)

to get sth from a particular source

dwell (in a place)

to live in a specific place

eschew

to intentionally avoid sth

extravagant

spending more than necessary

forfeiture

confiscation

haul

to drag sth heavy