1. overwhelm (verb) – overload, swamp; affect/disturb.
2. scrubber (noun) – brush or something like that.
3. discard (verb) – throw away, dispose of, dump.
4. inhale (verb) – breathe in, draw in, gasp.
5. condaminants (noun) – dirty/polluted/unsanitary materials.
6. accumulation (noun) – collection, stockpile, reserve (of something).
7. aggravate (verb) – worsen, make worse, exacerbate.
8. heartening (adjective) – encouraging, boosting, comforting.
9. come forward (phrasal verb) – volunteer, step forward, make oneself available for.
10. commission (verb) – order, authorize; engage (a person to do something).
11. binding (adjective) – irrevocable, unalterable, permanent.
12. marine (adjective) – relating to the sea, ocean.
13. stagger (verb) – astonish, shock, surprise/disconcert.
14. debris (noun) – rubbish, waste, remains.
15. durable (adjective) – lasting, enduring, indestructible.
16. segregation (noun) – separation, setting apart, sorting out.
17. retrieve (verb) – get back, repossess, regain.
18. lie (in) (verb) – consist, exist, be present.
19. consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group. agreement, concurrence.
20. business as usual (phrase) – routine, a normal pattern, a normal state of affairs.

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