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allowed
allow (v)
to give permission
cheered_up
cheer up (v)
to become happier
coached
coach (v)
to train someone, such as sportspeople
fully
fully (adv)
completely
got_over
get over (v)
to recover from something
halting
halting (adj)
slow, hesitating
healing
heal (v)
to make a person healthy
mute
mute (adj)
unable to speak
overjoyed
overjoyed (adj)
extremely happy
picking_up
pick up (v)
to learn
pointed
point (v)
to use your finger to make someone look at something
raised
raise (v)
in this context, to collect money for a special purpose
scenario
scenario (n)
the outline of the story of a film
shock
shock (n)
complete surprise
speech_therapist
speech therapist (n)
a person trained to help people with speech problems
starved
starved (participle)
not having enough of something, usually food
tank
tank (n)
a big pool for fish, dolphins, etc.
therapy
therapy (n)
the treatment of illnesses
utter
utter (v)
to speak words
vocal_cords
vocal cords (n)
a part of your throat that makes sound for speaking
within
within (prep)
before the end of a period of time; "within days" means "before a few days had passed"
youngsters
youngsters (n)
children
funding
funding (n)
financial help from the government
naked
naked eye (n)
what the human eye can see without help from a telescope or microscope
stamina
stamina (n)
the capacity for doing a hard physical activity for a long time
widespread
widespread (adj)
very common
canyon
canyon (n)
a long, narrow valley with very steep sides
fall
fall on deaf ears (idm)
to have no attention paid to something that was said
guide
guide (v)
to show someone how to get from one place to another
social
social services (n)
the service provided by a local authority to help people with problems
tunnel
tunnel (n)
an underground passage for cars, trains etc.; for example, the Channel Tunnel goes under the English Channel
wander
wander (v)
to walk about without any clear purpose or direction
attempt
attempt (n)
a try at doing something
cash
cash in on (v)
to make a lot of money quickly by taking advantage of a situation
steadily
steadily (adv)
in a regular manner
showcase
showcase (v)
to show the best qualities of something
buzz
buzz (n)
excited, positive talk about something
teaser
teaser video (n)
a short video to create interest
right
right away (expression)
Immediately
niche
niche (n)
an opportunity for a business to offer a product or service that is not offered by other businesses
giveaway
giveaway (n,adj)
something that is given for free
incentivise
incentivise (v)
to make someone want to do something