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scenery

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the natural features of a particular part of a country that you can see, such as mountains, forests, deserts etc

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Causeway

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a raised road or path across wet ground or through water

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keen

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wanting to do something or wanting something to happen very much SYN eager

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soaking

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very wet

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correspondent

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  1. someone who is employed by a newspaper or a television station etc to report news from a particular area or on a particular subject → reporter
  2. someone who writes letters
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corridor

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  1. a long narrow passage on a train or between rooms in a building, with doors leading off it
  2. a narrow area of land between cities or countries that has different qualities or features from the land around it
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spiral

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  1. a line in the form of a curve that winds around a central point, moving further away from the centre all the time
  2. a process, usually a harmful one, in which something gradually but continuously gets worse or better
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gloomy

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making you feel that things will not improve SYN depressing OPP bright

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sensible

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reasonable, practical, and showing good judgment

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invade

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to enter a country, town, or area using military force, in order to take control of it

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sectarian

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violence/conflict/murder etc

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harvest

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the time when crops are gathered from the fields, or the act of gathering them
at harvest/at harvest time

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pagan

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pagan religious beliefs and customs do not belong to any of the main religions of the world, and may come from a time before these religions

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rituals

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a ceremony that is always performed in the same way, in order to mark an important religious or social occasion → rite

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