An awfully big adventure 1

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with the look and feel of leather:
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leathery
leathery skin/hands
very or extremely, when used before an adjective or adverb:
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awfully
I'm awfully sorry, but we've forgotten to reserve you a table.
to become stretched or to experience pressure, or to make something do or experience this:
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strain
Don't watch TV in the dark - you'll strain your eyes!
used after a negative statement to emphasize how unlikely a situation is because something much more likely has never happened:
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let alone
Some people never even read a newspaper, let alone a book.
excitement and happiness
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exhilaration
syn. excitement
He recalled the dangers and exhilaration of that amazing treck.
a person who trains and is in charge of animals, especially dogs:
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handler
police dog handlers
to put something such as a plan or system in danger of being harmed or damaged:
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jeopardize
She knew that by failing her finals she could jeopardize her whole future.
friendly and welcoming to guests and visitors:
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hospitable
The villagers were very hospitable to/towards anyone who passed through.
very attractive, in a mysterious way, making you want to keep looking:
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mesmerising
He had the most mesmerizing blue eyes.
at the particular point when something was thought of or done:
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at the time
It seemed like a good idea at the time
very great in amount or level, or extremely good:
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tremendous
She's been a tremendous (= very great) help to me over the last few months.
used to emphasize that what happened was not what you expected:
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in the event
We had expected to arrive an hour late, but in the event we were early.
a journey across a large area of water, from one side to the other:
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crossing
It was a really rough crossing - I threw up three times.
(something that causes) difficult or unpleasant conditions of life, or an example of this:
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hardship
economic hardship
a disease of the bowels that causes the contents to be passed out of the body much more often and in a more liquid form than usual. It is caused by an infection that is spread by dirty water or food.
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dysentery
a drop below normal levels of water in the body:
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dehydration
Diarrhoea and vomiting lead to dehydration unless fluids are taken to replace the loss.
the ability to keep doing something difficult, unpleasant, or painful for a long time:
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endurance
The pain was bad beyond endurance.
used to describe weather that is extremely cold, especially when it causes you physical pain:
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biting
a biting wind, biting cold

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