Question 1

the full use of sth for benefit

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exploitation

Question 2

rising at an increasing rate

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spiraling

Question 3

to set out for somewhere dangerous

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venture

Question 4

used to show outcomes that occur as the result of an event/action (usually negative)

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in sth's wake

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the activity of removing natural resources from the ground

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mining

Question 6

seduction; exhaustion

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depletion

Question 7

an overwhelmingly large amount of sth

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plethora

Question 8

to become less and less in an unstoppable way

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inexorably decline

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businessman or a businesswoman

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entrepreneur

Question 10

a good or rich source of sth

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treasure trove

Question 11

each of the bodies of rock that move around the Sun

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asteroid

Question 12

to orbit; to revolve around

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spin

Question 13

a mineral from which metal is obtained

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ore

Question 14

a unit of measurement equal to about 2.200 pounds

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metric ton

Question 15

to maintain

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sustain

Question 16

a danger; a hazard

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peril

Question 17

broad; extensive

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large-scale

Question 18

a degree or amount

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element

Question 19

to wait patiently for a good opportunity before doing sth

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bide one's time

Question 20

relating to the organization of sth complicated

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logistical

Question 21

recklessly with great speed

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headlong

Question 22

sth is an impressive achievement

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sth is no mean feat

Question 23

unimportant

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insignificant

Question 24

to hold sth in position

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stabilize

Question 25

nonstop

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relentless

Question 26

to provide, furnish

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cater to

Question 27

to suppost; to uphold

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advocate

Question 28

workers

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manpower

Question 29

the act of traveling somewhere to learn about it

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exploration

Question 30

to go somewhere risky or unknown

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venture (into sth)

Question 31

to be a possible danger for sb/sth

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pose a threat to sb/sth

Question 32

(of a vehicle) to pass through a place

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transit

Question 33

to go past; rise above sth

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trancend

Question 34

excessive

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extravagant

Question 35

willing to give and share unstintingly

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generous

Question 36

to make sth blow up violently

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explode

Question 37

to begin

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commence

Question 38

very great in degree

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extreme

Question 39

to travel and search a place

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explore

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