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ejecta
выброс
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debris
обломки
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celestial
небесный
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liable
legally responsible
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propulsion
the force that drives something forward
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unnavigable
not enough for ships to navigate
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beget
to make something happen - formal
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nutty
slightly crazy or strange
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to scotch
to stop something from happening
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to dub
to name - humorous or critical way
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prospect
the possibility that something will happen
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endearing
causing to feel love
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horde
​a large crowd of people
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consecutive
following one after another in a continuous series
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natural reserve
a protected park for animals and plants
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golf course
a playground for golf
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commemorate
to remind of an important event or person from the past
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solemn
a very serious and sincere way
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consecrated
to state officially in a religious ceremony that something is holy
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maritime
marine or near the sea
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literary
connected with literature
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shirk
to avoid doing something you should do
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sought after
wanted by many people
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to boast
to talk in a way that shows you are too proud
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newsagent
a shop that sells newspapers
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glitzy
very attractive
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imposing
making a strong impression
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splendour
grand and impressive beauty
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succession
a number of things that follow each other in time or order
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opt for/against
to make a decision to take a particular course of action
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detour
a longer route to avoid a something
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verdant
fresh and green (garden)
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to resemble
to look like or be similar to another thing
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austere
​simple and plain
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without any decorations
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opulent
luxurious
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turret
a small tower
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a far cry from something
very different experience from something
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to double back
to turn back and go in the direction you have come from
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pristin
fresh and clean
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round-up
a summary of the most important points
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to let on
to share a secret - please don't let on to anyone
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to enforce
to make sure that people obey a particular law or rule
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respectively
the same order as the people or things already mentioned
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to appease
to make somebody calm by giving them what they want
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to come on the heels of
to follows very soon after smth
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baffling
causing you to feel completely confused and unable to understand
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viable
that can be done; that will be successful - viable option, economically viable
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extent
how large, important, serious, etc. something is
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to dampen
to make something such as a feeling or a reaction less strong
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cash-strapped
without enough money
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persuade
to make somebody do something by giving them good reasons for doing it
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foreseeable
that you can predict will happen
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notoriously
is well known for being bad or for tmth bad
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rival
a person, company or thing that competes with another in sport, business, etc.
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scuttlebutt
stories about other people’s private lives, that may be unkind or not true
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to morph
to change
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demise
the end or failure of an institution, an idea, a company
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to proclaim
to publicly and officially tell people about something important
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turnover
the total amount of goods or services sold by a company during a particular period of time
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pennies on the dollar
If something is pennies on the dollar, it's much cheaper than it cost originally
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