e'en adverb (literary ): = EVEN

redistrict verb [T, I] ~ (sth) (US ): to change the official borders between districts

cupidity noun [U] (formal ): a strong desire for more wealth, possessions, power, etc. than a person's needs    greed

credo noun (pl. -os) (formal): a set of beliefs   creed

sun-kissed adjective [usually before noun]: made warm or brown by the sun

clawback noun (BrE, business ): the act of getting money back from people it has been paid to; the money that is paid back

hotchpotch (especially BrE ) (NAmE usually hodgepodge) noun [sing.] (informal ): a number of things mixed together without any particular order or reason

tarn noun : a small lake in the mountains

baby blue adjective : very pale blue in color

eerie adjective : strange, mysterious and frightening   uncanny

angler noun : a person who catches fish (= goes angling) as a hobby

 (mañana adverb (from Spanish ): at some time in the future (used when a person cannot or will not say exactly when

Aussie ( also Ozzie ) noun (informal ): a person from Australia

  screen test noun : a test to see if sb is suitable to appear in a film/movie 

visage noun (literary ): a person's face

ignoramus noun (usually humorous ): a person who does not have much knowledge

afoot adjective [not before noun]: being planned; happening 

flat rate noun : a price that is the same for everyone and in all situations

herder noun : a person whose job is to take care of a group of animals such as sheep and cows in the countryside

wrong-headed adjective : having or showing bad judgement

chez preposition (from French ): at the home of

welkin noun [U] (literary or old use ): the sky or heaven

briny adjective (of water): containing a lot of salt  salty

future-proof adjective, verb : ◊ adj. (business or technical ) : designed to continue working or to be effective after changes that may happen in the future ◊ verb_sth : to make sth future-proof

grey matter (especially BrE) (NAmE usually gray matter) noun [U] (informal): a person's intelligence

stepping stone noun : 1 one of a line of flat stones that you step on in order to cross a stream or river 2 something that allows you to make progress or begin to achieve sth

gimcrack adjective [only before noun]: badly made and of little value  shoddy

jejune adjective (formal): 1 too simple  naive  2 (of a speech, etc.) not interesting

help desk noun : a service, usually in a business company, that gives people information and help, especially if they are having problems with a computer

go-to adjective [only before noun] (especially NAmE ): used to refer to the person or place that sb goes to for help, advice or information

fruitarian noun : a person who eats only fruit

hot air noun [U] (informal): claims, promises or statements that sound impressive but have no real meaning or truth

Hinglish noun [U] (informal): language which is a mixture of English and Hindi, especially a type of English that includes many Hindi words

far-fetched adjective : very difficult to believe

samey adjective (BrE, informal, disapproving): not changing or different and therefore boring

hit man noun (informal): a criminal who is paid to kill sb

name-dropping noun [U] (disapproving): the act of mentioning the names of famous people you know or have met in order to impress other people

markdown noun [usually sing.]: a reduction in price

fuzzy logic noun [U] (computing): a type of logic that is used to try to make computers behave like the human brain

looking glass noun (old-fashioned): a mirror