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vibrant

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充满活力的

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skim

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撇去、略过

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soot

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煤烟

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impersonation

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扮演

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pantomime

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手势、哑剧

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out of sight

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看不见

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fanwise

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（展开）呈扇形的

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percolate

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渗出

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obsession with

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fixation on

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cement

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巩固，加强

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utterly

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amostly,

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12
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disdian

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蔑视

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caliber

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口径

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Pales in comparison

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somethings have no ability to compare with others.

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too little in amount for what is needed

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immersion

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the state of being completely involved in sth

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fetid

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smelling very unpleasant

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rancid

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it tastes or smells unpleasant because it is no longer fresh

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resentment

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a feeling of anger or unhappiness

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metaphormoses

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to change or make sth/sb change into sth completely different,

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deity

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a god

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21
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lucrative

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producing a great deal of profit

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endorse

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support

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indelible

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hard to remember

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peculiar

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strange or unusual, especially in a way that is unpleasant or worrying.

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encroachment

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invasion

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avert

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avoid

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majestic

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grand

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perilous

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dangerous

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intrepid

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brave

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reprimand

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to tell sb officially that you do not approve of them or their actions

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deciduous

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that loses its leaves every year

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frantically

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crazily;

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crevice

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fractures

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soar

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increase rapidly above the usual level.

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refuge

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a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble.

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infusion

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the act of adding sth to sth else in order to make it stronger

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demonstration

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showing feelings openly, especially feelings of affection

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antecedent

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a thing or an event that exists or comes before another, and may have influenced it

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dine

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to eat (something) for dinner.

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off-putting

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unpleasant, disconcerting, or repellent

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exogenous

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origin from outside

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endogenous

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origin from inside

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manifestation

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an event, action or thing that is a sign that sth exists or is happening.

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excruciatingly

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in a way that is extreme and difficult to bear

40
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homicide

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the crime of killing sb deliberately

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innocent

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not having done sth wrong

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incarcerate

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imprison or confine.

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wooded area

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forest

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ectoherms

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cold blood animals

45
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vogue

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the prevailing fashion

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neonate

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new born baby

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smother

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to kill sb by covering their face so that they cannot breathe

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steppe

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a large area of land with grass but few trees, especially in SE Europe and Siberia

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prostrate

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lying on the ground and facing downwards (verb)
so shocked, upset, etc. that you cannot do anything (Adj)

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perishable

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likely to decay or go bad quickly

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void

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a large empty space

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haggard

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looking very tired because of illness, worry or lack of sleep

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obliged

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to force sb to do sth, by law, because it is a duty,

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inadvertently

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by accident; without intending to

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affluence

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is the state of having a lot of money or a high standard of living

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opulent

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things or places look grand and expensive

55
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fitus

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an animal or human being in its later stages of development before it is born.

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grandiose

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If you describe something as grandiose, you mean it is bigger or more elaborate than necessary.

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a succession of

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a series of

58
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divert

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1: to make sb/sth change direction.
2: to take sb’s thoughts or attention away from sth

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blight

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to spoil or damage sth, especially by causing a lot of problems

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destitute

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without money, food and the other things necessary for life

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petrification

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the process by which organic matter exposed to minerals over a long periods is turned into a stony substance.

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immerse

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to put sb/sth into a liquid so that they or it are completely covered

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