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corroborate
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retreating
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livestock
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wipe out
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disturbed
unhappy and full of bad or shocking experiences
sound*
In good condition; not damaged, injured, or diseased:
beset
to affect somebody/something in an unpleasant or harmful way
disaster
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integrity
the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles
formal) the state of being whole and not divided
synonym unity
coercion
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static
not moving, changing or developing
the world is not static
sacred
connected with God or a god; considered to be holy
a sacred image/shrine/temple
very important and treated with great respect
For journalists nothing is sacred (= they write about anything).
status quo
the situation as it is now, or as it was before a recent change
subterfuges
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infiltration
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glance
+ adv./prep. to look quickly at something/somebody
She glanced at her watch.
glance at/down/over/through something to read something quickly and not thoroughly
only had time to glance at the newspapers.
overwhelming
very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist it or decide how to react
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fateful
having an important, often very bad, effect on future events
She looked back now to that fateful day in December.
falter
to become weaker or less effective
The economy is beginning to falter.
behave in a way that shows that you are not confident
squarely
directly; not at an angle or to one side
She looked at me squarely in the eye.
directly or exactly; without confusion
The responsibility for the crisis rests squarely on the government.
county
(pl. counties) (abbreviation Co.) an area of Britain, Ireland or the US that has its own government
thrive
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amid
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