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desertification

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one third; a third part

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desert

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crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products

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to suffer from hunger

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Africa

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all people; everybody; ten thousand people

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to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect

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to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone

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car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

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factory; plant; mill; workshop

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electricity; (electric) light

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oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin

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splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)

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carbonic acid gas; carbon dioxide; CO2

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weather; temper; mood

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leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)

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dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

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to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

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various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

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trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

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hence; for that reason

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endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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Minister of the Environment

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fate; destiny; lot

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peace; harmony

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ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

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in one's imagination

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to speak; to hear a voice

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from out of nowhere; from who knows where

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reply; answer; response

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far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

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barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)

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creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

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calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

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to answer; to reply

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hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

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noise

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to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

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attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

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transmission; sending

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to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

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necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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