a low patch - a period of time when you have a lot of difficulty

advancement - progress or development in your job

circumstances - conditions

current - present, happening or exciting now

drained - very tired without any energy

evergreen - a tree or bush that doesn't lose leaves in the winter

humble - having a low position, or a low class

intake - the amount of food or drink that you take to your body

palatable - having a pleasant or acceptable taste

prospects - chances of future success

pure - not mixed with anything

query - a question that you ask to have information

resilience - the ability to become strong, happy or successful again after difficult event

scope for - the opportunity to do or develop sth

solicitor - a type of lower who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents

to acquire - to gain knowledge or learn a skill

to be wet - not willing to do sth that you think you should do

to call for sth - to need or deserve a particular type, kind of behaviour or treatment

to crush - to press sth so hard that it breaks

to cultivate - to plant and take care of a particular crop

to extract - to carefully remove a substance from sth which contains it

to head for - to go or travel towards to a particular place

to melt down - to heat sth until it becomes a liquid

to munch - to eat sth noisily

to put up with - to accept an unpleasant situation without complaining

to reunite - to come together again

to rub off on sth - if a feeling, quality or habit rubs off on you, you start to have it because you are with another person who has it

to slip up - to make a mistake

to sneak into - to go somewhere secretly and quietly

tremendous - very big or powerful

void - an empty area where nothing exists

wasteland - an unattractive area often with ruined buildings, factories

workout - a training, a physical exercise

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