to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult

deserving of or bringing great honor

ground near a lake, a river, or the sea that often floods and is always wet

a place where people come to live or the process of setting in such a place

(especially of a place or prospect) not attractive.

to move, especially quickly and powerfully

an area of sea water that is separated from the ocean by a reef or sandbar

to have a feud(=argument) with someone

always or very often

a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

an occasion when a plan or an idea begins to happen, exist, or to be successful

to consider or judge something in a particular way

to make a word or phrase shorter by using only the first letters of each word

If a situation or decision comes down to something, that is the thing that influences it most

to use or record one thing, especially the cost of something, in order to reduce or remove the effect of another; to say that an amount of money should be considered a cost of your business and that therefore you should not pay tax on it

to be as good as sth

to do or finish an unpleasant but necessary piece of work or duty so that you do not have to worry about it in the future

to begin something such as a plan or introduce something new such as a product

having or showing sharp powers of judgment; astute.

not able to be changed or improved

something that is not serious and has no real value, but is entertaining or attractive

unusual in a pleasing and exciting or silly way

a large sea fish that can be eaten

not known to many people

to spread through sth and be present in every part of it

the act of changing, especially continuously and between one level or thing and another

the smallest quantity of energy that can be emitted (or absorbed) in the form of electromagnetic radiation

larger in amount than usual

a very light, sweet cake made by mixing sugar with egg white (=the clear part) and baking it

to try to learn a lot very quickly before an exam

(dissaproving) If you regurgitate facts, you just repeat wht you have heard without thinking about it.

the quality of being formal or serious

spotting, marking

showing good judgement; able to be trusted