outlook	a place from which sb watches sth carefully
precarious	depending on chance
foreboding	a feeling that sth bad will happen soon
benchmark	a standard example or a point of reference for making comparisons
to lay sth bare	to expose, to reveal
to grope	to try to find sth in the dark
to avert	to turn away or prevent
acclaim	enthusiastic welcome or praise
bout of sth	a short period of specified activity/ an attack of illness
watershed in sth	a turning-point in sth
to score high	to become more successful
conciliatory	mollifying, reconciling, appeasing
incipient	in its early stages
to decipher	to decode, to be able to understand, read sth
rambling	not keeping to the subject, disconnected
to admonish	to scold or to give a warning, to urge
lopsided	unevenly balanced with on side lower
verbose	using more words than is needed
to imbue	to fill or inspire
sovereignty	independence
to lay slap-tang in the path	to lie directly, right in the path of sth
to be at one's disposal	to be available to one whenever he needs to
from far and wide	from everywhere
duly	in a proper, appropriate manner
to linger	to be unwilling to leave, to remain in small quantities
to keep low profile	to remain unnoticeable, not to draw public attention
to err on the side of	to show too much of a good quality
obscurity	an instance of being not well-known, not clear
coinage	a new word is called this
confines	limits, borders, boundaries
receipt	a proof of purchase
unrelenting	not reducing in intensity
disparity	a small difference
to annihilate	to destroy completely, to wipe out
to deploy	to use efficiently
to pave the way for sth	to prepare the ground for sth to happen, to develop