HAIL (V)
DOWNCAST
AT/FROM THE OUTSET (OF SOMETHING)
THUMPING
MERELY
OBLIVIOUS
ENGROSS
CONCERTED
KEEP / STEER CLEAR (OF SOMETHING / OF SOMEBODY)
WANE
UNTOLD
PUT ON A BRAVE FACE / PUT A BRAVE FACE ON SOMETHING
ETCH
To cut lines into a piece of glass, metal, etc. in order to make words or a picture.
Immeasurable
At/from the beginning of something.
Done together by more than one person, government, country, etc.
Very big; very good
To avoid a person or thing because they may cause problems.
To pretend that you feel confident and happy when you do not.
(Of a person or an expression) sad or depressed
To describe somebody/something as being very good or special, especially in newspapers, etc.
To become gradually weaker or less important.
if something _____ you, it is so interesting that you give it all your attention and time.
Not aware of something.
Used meaning ‘only’ or ‘simply’ to emphasize a fact or something that you are saying. [It is not merely a job, but a way of life.]