4liable
legally responsible
5propulsion
the force that drives something forward
6unnavigable
not enough for ships to navigate
7beget
to make something happen - formal
8nutty
slightly crazy or strange
9to scotch
to stop something from happening
10to dub
to name - humorous or critical way
11prospect
the possibility that something will happen
12endearing
causing to feel love
13horde
a large crowd of people
14consecutive
following one after another in a continuous series
15natural reserve
a protected park for animals and plants
16golf course
a playground for golf
17commemorate
to remind of an important event or person from the past
18solemn
a very serious and sincere way
19consecrated
to state officially in a religious ceremony that something is holy
20maritime
marine or near the sea
21literary
connected with literature
22shirk
to avoid doing something you should do
23sought after
wanted by many people
24to boast
to talk in a way that shows you are too proud
25newsagent
a shop that sells newspapers
27imposing
making a strong impression
28splendour
grand and impressive beauty
29succession
a number of things that follow each other in time or order
30opt for/against
to make a decision to take a particular course of action
31detour
a longer route to avoid a something
32verdant
fresh and green (garden)
33to resemble
to look like or be similar to another thing
34austere
simple and plain
35 without any decorations
38a far cry from something
very different experience from something
39to double back
to turn back and go in the direction you have come from
41round-up
a summary of the most important points
42to let on
to share a secret - please don't let on to anyone
43to enforce
to make sure that people obey a particular law or rule
44respectively
the same order as the people or things already mentioned
45to appease
to make somebody calm by giving them what they want
46to come on the heels of
to follows very soon after smth
47baffling
causing you to feel completely confused and unable to understand
48viable
that can be done; that will be successful - viable option, economically viable
49extent
how large, important, serious, etc. something is
50to dampen
to make something such as a feeling or a reaction less strong
51cash-strapped
without enough money
52persuade
to make somebody do something by giving them good reasons for doing it
53foreseeable
that you can predict will happen
54notoriously
is well known for being bad or for tmth bad
55rival
a person, company or thing that competes with another in sport, business, etc.
56scuttlebutt
stories about other people’s private lives, that may be unkind or not true
58demise
the end or failure of an institution, an idea, a company
59to proclaim
to publicly and officially tell people about something important
60turnover
the total amount of goods or services sold by a company during a particular period of time
61pennies on the dollar
If something is pennies on the dollar, it's much cheaper than it cost originally