overwhelm
if a feeling overwhelms you, you feel it so strongly that you cannot think clearly
donor
someone who gives something, especially money, to an organisation in order to help people
be liable to do sth
very likely to do something
bear fruit
if a plan or decision bears fruit, it is successful
introvert
someone who is quiet and shy, and does not enjoy being with other people
paradox
a situation or statement that seems strange because it involves two ideas or qualities that are very different
over the moon
very happy
nagging
making you worry or feel pain all the time
elect to do sth
to choose to do something
justification
a good reason for doing something
incorporate
to include something as part of a group, system, plan etc
tendency
if someone or something has a tendency to do something, they are likely to do it
fundraising
the activity of collecting money for a specific purpose, especially in order to help people who are ill, old etc
combat
to try to stop something bad from happening or getting worse
chair
someone who is in charge of a meeting or committee
panel
a group of people who are chosen to discuss something or answer questions
collate
to arrange sheets of paper in the correct order
descend
to go down
roots
your relation to a place because you were born there, or your family used to live there
come of age
to reach the age when you are legally an adult
contemplate
to think about something in a serious way
recollection
when you remember something from the past, or something you remember
wheat
a plant that produces grain used for making flour, or this grain
hide-and-seek
a game in which a child tries to find other children who are hiding
ascent
when someone or something moves to a higher position
stuff
to push things into a small space
resemble
to be similar to someone or something
spirits
the way you are feeling, for example whether you are happy or sad
surge
a sudden increase
thereafter
after a particular event or time
miraculously
extremely luckily and completely unexpectedly
viral
shared by a lot of people on the internet
pay cheque
a cheque that you get each week or each month for doing your job
inspector
someone whose job is to check that something is satisfactory and that rules are being obeyed
spare
to not damage or harm someone or something
staggering
very surprising or shocking
stick in sb's mind
if something sticks in your mind, you remember it well because it was surprising, interesting etc
formulaic
containing or made from ideas or expressions that have been used many times before and are therefore not very new or interesting
perplexed
confused by something that you do not understand
covering letter
a letter that you send with a document or package, which gives more information about it
manuscript
a book or piece of writing before it is printed
snap up
to buy something immediately or take an opportunity to get something
subsequent
happening or coming after something else
pedestrian
ordinary, and not very interesting or exciting
debut
the first time that a performer or sports player performs in public
put off
to make it difficult for someone to do something by preventing them from thinking clearly about what they are doing
refusal
when someone refuses to do, accept, or allow something
destiny
the things that will happen to someone in the future
dependence
the fact of needing someone or something in order to exist, be successful, healthy etc
undesirable
something that is undesirable is not wanted because it may have a bad effect
large-scale
using or involving a lot of people or things
sector
one part of a country's economy
hardship
something that makes your life difficult, especially not having enough money
manufacturing
the business of producing goods in factories
considerably
to a considerable degree
discipline
a particular subject of study
vocational
relating to, or teaching, the skills needed to do a job
at sb's expense
if you do something at someone's expense, they pay for you to do it
refuge
a place that provides protection from danger
additionally
used to add something to what you have said
all in all
considering everything
last but not least
used before mentioning the last person or thing in a list, to emphasise that they are still important
lastly
used to say that the next thing you mention will be the last thing
to sum up
used at the end of a piece of speech or writing before repeating the main information in a few words
cart
a vehicle pulled by a horse and used to carry things
storyline
the main set of related events in a story
expertise
special skills or knowledge that you learn by experience or training
beneficial
helpful or useful
impersonal
not showing any sympathy, friendliness etc
ownership
the state of owning something, or the fact that a particular person owns something
emotive
causing strong feelings of anger, sadness etc
closure
when an institution, building, or road is closed
in conjunction with sb/sth
working, happening, or being used with someone or something else
favourably
in a way that makes people like or approve of someone or something
immensely
very much
disrepair
buildings that are in disrepair are in bad condition because they have not been cared for
lucrative
a lucrative job or activity is one that you earn a lot of money from
appealing
attractive or interesting
exaggerate
to make something seem better, larger, worse etc than it really is
rhetorical question
a rhetorical question is one that you ask as a way of making a statement, without expecting an answer