- strewn (adjective) –
scattered (disorderly). - in the making (phrase) –
burgeoning, developing, growing, up and coming. - flip-flop (noun) –
a sudden reversal of something, particularly a policy/plan. - facilitate (verb) –
make easier, make possible; assist, help, aid. - lockdown (noun) –
an emergency protocol implemented by the authorities that prevents people from leaving from a place; An extended state of confinement/encirclement/isolation of a person by the authority. - derail (verb) –
obstruct, interrupt, impede/thwart. - livelihood (noun) –
means of making a living with the basic necessities (food, water, shelter and clothing); means of support, subsistence, source of income. - inability (noun) –
lack of ability, incapability, ineffectiveness. - protocol (noun) –
procedure, rules, system of rules, method. - every step of the way (phrase) –
continuously, constantly, invariably; during the entire process. - put through (phrasal verb) –
subject to, experience, go through (an unpleasant/difficult situation). - hardship (noun) –
distress, trouble, misfortune, suffering. - aggravate (verb) –
made serious/severe, worsen, compound, exacerbate, enrage. - lack of (noun) –
absence, deficiency, insufficiency, shortage. - incompetence (noun) –
inability, incapability, ineptitude, lack of skill/ability. - sight (noun) –
view, glimpse, seeing. - stream (noun) –
a large number of people (crowd) moving continuously in a particular direction. - toddler (noun) –
a young child. - the infirm (plural noun) –
weak, feeble, unwell/ailing people. - indelible (adjective) –
permanent, lasting, inerasable. - inept (adjective) –
unsuccessful, ineffectual, incompetent, clumsy. - circumstances (noun) –
situation, conditions, state of affairs. - take into account (phrase) –
consider, bear in mind, take account of. - at any costs (phrase) –
regardless of the effort needed. - take to (phrasal verb) –
resort to, turn to, have recourse to, start. - spare no effort (phrase) –
pull out all the stops, to make every effort to succeed; to do everything possible, try hard to achieve something. - make out (phrasal verb) –
distinguish, recognize, discern. - spectacle (noun) –
display, sight, view. - make a spectacle of oneself (phrase) –
to behave embarrassingly (badly) in public. - unfold (verb) –
occur, happen, take place. - pestilence (noun) –
disease, epidemic/pandemic, infection. - tailspin (noun) –
a situation in which something begins to perform badly or to fail and becomes out of control; (emotional) collapse due to rapidly increasing chaos or panic; uncontrollable decline, downturn, breakdown. - catch napping (phrase) –
catch off guard, find unprepared, take by surprise. - at best (phrase) –
simply, merely, only. - tenuous (adjective) –
weak, fragile, shaky; insubstantial, unspecific, indefinite. - slumber (noun) –
sleep, nap, rest, drowse/doze. - ferry (verb) –
transport. - stranded (adjective) –
stuck (in difficulties), helpless, abandoned, deserted. - starving (adjective) –
deprived of food, dying of hunger. - workforce (noun) –
workers, employees. - reign (verb) –
exist, be present, prevail, be in effect, be the case. - onerous (adjective) –
burdensome, difficult, tough, troublesome, stressful. - heap on (verb) –
load on, to provide a lot of something (to somebody). - hapless (adjective) –
unfortunate, unlucky, ill-fated. - get by (phrasal verb) –
survive, manage, cope, exist, subsist (stay alive with difficulty). - at/in the best of times (phrase) –
in the most advantageous situations. - arbitrarily (adverb) –
unreasonably, illogically; autocratically. - humiliation (noun) –
embarrassment, discomfiture, disgrace, insult/offence. - desperate (adjective) –
despairing, hopeless, anguished, distressed. - venture (verb) –
undertake a risky journey; dare to do something. - get home (phrase) –
to return to one’s home; to arrive at one’s home. - map out (phrasal verb) –
outline, set out, detail. - orderly (adjective) –
systematic, methodical, organized/planned. - pay the price/cost (phrase) –
experience the bad/unpleasant result of something; sacrifice, loss. - mitigate (verb) –
reduce, lessen, decrease, make less severe. - just (adjective) –
fair, equitable, impartial. - in one’s tracks (phrase) –
suddenly.
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