on a par	as good as
irreversible	that cannot be changed back to its initial form
to reprehend	to criticize, to run down, to rebuke
to burgeon	to flourish
detriment	sth that causes sb's suffering
to deplete	to make sth smaller of fewer
gaunt	exceptionally thin because of hunger or some illness
to emaciate	to make thin as a result of hunger or some illness
confinement	imprisonment
derelict	abandoned and in ruin
stranded	left without any assistance
a backdrop	a background/ a piece of cloth at the back of a stage
to mount on to sth	to fix
to mount	to climb/ to increase
to mar	to spoil
innate	inborn
hackneyed	commonplace, trite
to nit-pick	to constantly try to find faults with sb's actions
to make waves	to draw attention
feel-good factor	sth that makes you happy
all-time low	of conditions that are at the low
well and truly	completely
by far	definitely
intermittent	not constant
plausible	believable, probable
impetuous	rush and impulsive
preposterous	absurd, outrageous
to outstrip	to go faster than sb else
to surpass	to go beyond certain limits
to badger	to pester
to trigger	to start sth undesirable