knitwear	clothes that are knitted
to sound off about sth	to talk about sth noisily and boastfully
to round up	to cause sb to gather in one place
a look-alike competition	people who resemble sb well-known gather & the most akin person is chosen
all the rage	very popular or fashionable
to hump	to carry sth on one's back
to hunch	to bend forward one's shoulders
peek	a quick look
briefing	an instance of providing sb with necessary information
speckled with	marked with
to poke	to nudge
to scramble sth up	to mix sth in an untidy way
premises	area that marks some institution
to fall in with	to agree, to harmonise
to keep up with	to keep the same pace
to come down to	to be the matter of
to live up to	to meet sb's expectations
to label	to put a label
to string sth together	to combine to form a meaningful statement
to tell of	to reprimand
to add up	to make sense
to sprinkle	to splash, to lop, to throw sth in small drops over some surface
at close quarters	from a short distance
lovelorn	to be unhappy because of unfortunate love ?
to imperil	to endanger
inopportune	not at the right moment
keynote	the most important thing ex. in a speech
madcap	reckless
monstrosity	a thing that is huge, large and ugly
kafkaesque	implying sinister forces
malaise	a feeling of uneasiness, confusion
to retrieve	to get back
irretrievable	that cannot be got back
lucrative	beneficial
interplay	interaction
to empoverish	to make sb poor
to joyride	to steal a car and go for a ride
a life-blood	sth that gives strength and vitality
inroad	a sudden attack
to make inroads into	to attack suddenly
ignominious	shameful, causing disgrace
to maladjust	to adjust wrongly
to luxuriate	to take great pleasure
a loudmouth	a person who talks a lot
imperturbable	cool, not worrying easily
at this juncture	in this particular stage
reign	an instance of holding power
to proclaim	to make known officially, to announce, to herald
cornucopia	an abundant source of information
blatant	obvious, shameless
treasuretrove	a person to whom sb turns for information, help/ a rich source of information
ruckus	noisy disturbance, uproar, confusion