If you’ll remember correctly you got something very different from you for you birthday

Plague – epidemic
Malaise – the problems affecting a particular situation - unease
Alienation – to make sb less friendly
Genuine – real, exactly, not artificial
Posit – postulate – asos bo’lmoq, ishonmoq
Crucial – extremely important
Validate – sth to prove that sth is true
Abiding – durable, lasting for a long time
What’s that about ? – bu nima haqda
Snacking leads to weight gain
To put up with – to accept somebody/something that is annoying, unpleasant etc. without complaining
Persistent high-pitch – doimiy baland ovozli
Chattering away – to talk quickly and continuously, especially about things that are not important
Siren – xatar signali – unpleasant or shocking or warning signal
Lawnmowers – maysazorlar wailing sirens – blaring sirens
Hoover – plesos bn tozalash
Turn the ignition – mashinani o’t oldirish
Murder of crows – flock of birds
Seagulls – chayqalar
Concentrate – not think about anything else
Preliminary – initial
Concern – to affect sb/sth
Obstruct – blockage, clog
Prosperous – rich and successful
Seminal – very important and having strong influence
Controversy – public discussion and argument about sth that many people strongly disagree about
Consensus – an opinion that all members of a group agree with
Require – to depend on sb/sth, to need sth
Preoccupation – a state of thinking about sth continuously
Burdensome – causing worry, difficulty or hard work
Commensurate – matching sth in size, importance, quality
Longer-term – long period of time
Disposal – the act of getting rid of sth – throwing away
Commitment – a promise to do sth ( make a commitment )