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keep up something
CONTINUE)
to continue to do or have something:
Keep up the good work.
derelict
adjective
Derelict buildings or places are not cared for and are in bad condition:
a derelict site
The theatre has been left to stand/lie derelict.
Synonyms
broken-downdecrepitdilapidatedramshackle disapprovingricketyrun-downtumbledown
demolition
noun [ C or U ]
the act of destroying something such as a building:
the demolition of dangerous buildings
See
demolish
warehouse
noun [ C ]
warehouse noun [C] (STORAGE)
C2
a large building for storing things before they are sold, used, or sent out to shops, or :
The goods have been sitting in a warehouse for months because a strike has prevented distribution.
strike
verb
strike verb (STOP WORK)
B2 [ I ]
to refuse to continue working because of an argument with an employer about working conditions, pay levels, or job losses:
Democratization has brought workers the right to strike and join a trade union.
We’re striking for better pay and improved safety standards.
distribution
noun [ C or U ]
the process of giving things out to several people, or spreading or supplying something:
Has the Channel Tunnel improved the distribution of goods between the British Isles and mainland Europe?
distribution costs
C1
the way in which people or things are spread out in a place:
a map showing distribution of global population
They aimed to achieve a more equitable distribution of resources/wealth.
property developer
a person whose job involves buying and selling buildings and land, and arranging for new buildings to be built
degradation
noun [ U ]
degradation noun [U] (DESTRUCTION)
the process in which the beauty or quality of something is destroyed or spoiled:
environmental degradation
degradation noun [U] (LOSS OF RESPECT)
formal
the situation in which people are made to feel they have no value:
the misery and degradation of prison life
conservatively
adverb
conservatively adverb (TRADITIONALLY)
in a way that is not fashionable or modern:
I dress more conservatively for the office.
He dresses conservatively, usually but not always in a dark suit.
carefully, often in a way that suggests that you do not like change:
They continued to run the company conservatively.
The drugs are generally safe if used properly and conservatively.
Give an appetite
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Spoil an appetite
That walking game me an appetite
Don’t eat sweets, it will spoil your appetite.