a) an expert swimmer employed at a beach or pool to protect other swimmers from drowning or other accidents (used metaphorically in the passage), lifeguard, b) pointed top of a mountain, peak, c) something that stops or hinders movement from one place to another, barrier, d) great mass of snow and ice that slides down the side of a mountain, avalanche, e) small movement of rocks and soil down the side of a hill or other slope, landslide, f) advantage; something that makes life better or easier, boon, g) cut down (of trees), felled, h) area of grassland, meadow, i) stop looking after and leave, not intending to return, abandoned, j) eager; wanting (to do something) very much, keen, k) develop in order to make money; take advantage of, exploit, l) something that happens and can be seen or experienced, phenomenon, m) calculate approximately, estimate, n) go or move downwards, descend, o) with people living there; occupied, inhabited, p) reduction; being used up so that little or none remains, depletion.

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