1、lifeline, a rope or line used for life-saving, typically thrown to rescue someone in difficulties

 

2、unwind, to stop worrying or thinking about problems, start to unroll

 

3、bespoke, (of a product) made specially, according to the needs of an individual customer,

      trailer-made, custom-made

 

4、upfront, (of a payment) in advance, (adj.) bold, honest, and frank

 

5、breathtaking, astonishing or awe-inspiring in quality

 

6、swing into action, quickly begin acting

 

7、lax, not sufficiently strict, or severe

 

8、facility, a place, amenity and equipment

 

9、drip-feeding, supply (a patient) with fluid, nutrients, or drugs through a drip,

      provide gradually and in small amounts

 

10、benchmark, a surveyer's mark cut in a wall, pillar, or building and used as a reference point in measuring altitudes

 

11、calibrate, correlate the scale of (an instrument) with those of a standard in order to check the instrument's accuracy

 

12、conspicuous, clearly visible, easy to notice, likely to attract attention

 

13、sage, profoundly wise

 

14、grouse, complain, grumble

 

15、galvanize, shock or excite (someone), typically into taking action

 

16、head-start, an advantage that helps you to be successful

 

17、hoarding, an amassed stock of useful information, retained for future use, billboard, advertisement

 

18、juice up, liven something up, to be interested

 

19、bristle, show angry

 

20、provenance, source, place of origin

 

21、notch, an indentation or incision on an edge or surface, score, archive

 

22、downwind, in the direction in which the wind is moving

 

23、waft, pass or cause to pass gently through the air, move with a gliding motion

 

24、husbandry, the care, cultivation, and breeding of crops and animals, management and conversation of resources

 

25、homage, respect shown publicly, formal public ackonwledgement of feudal allegiance

 

26、epigraph, a short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest its theme

 

27、uplift, elevate (someone, influence) morally or spiritually

 

28、exemplar, a person or thing serving as a typical example or appropriate model

 

29、be assimilated, absorb and integrate (people, ideas, or culture) into a wider society or culture

 

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