| abbreviate |
to shorten the time or length of. |
| boredom |
the state of being bored or of not feeling interested. |
| calamity |
an event causing great harm, pain, or destruction; disaster. |
| commerce |
the buying and selling of goods or services; trade; business. |
| deplete |
to lessen drastically; exhaust. |
| former |
happening in or having to do with the past; previous. |
| hulk |
an old ship that no longer is in use. |
| mode |
a way of doing something. |
| oust |
to force out; expel. |
| premium |
the exceptional value or esteem accorded something. |
| reassure |
to make less worried; give back confidence to. |
| routinely |
regularly; habitually. |
| typhoon |
a hurricane that occurs in the western Pacific area and the China Sea. |
| via |
traveling through; by way of. |
| withdrawn |
emotionally distant or unresponsive. |