| A | B |
|---|
| alleviate | to lessen or make easier |
| borrow | to take something with permission (with the intention of returning it) |
| breed | to mate or reproduce |
| environmental | relating to the living conditions experienced by plants, animals, and people |
| insiders | people in a group or organization who have special knowledge of how it works |
| invest | to put money into a project in order to earn more money |
| irrigation | watering of farmland by canals, ditches, and so on |
| loan | to give something with the intention of getting it back |
| proposal | a suggestion (either spoken or presented as a written plan) |
| snail | a simple creature with a soft, wet body in a coiled shell |
| under fire | under attack; needing defense |
