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rich, wealthy
affluent
to suddenly become larger in amount
balloon
an important topic or problem for debate or discussion
issue
important political or social events happening now
current affairs
a quick increase of business activity
boom
if a business...................., it is increasing and being very successful
boom
road deaths
road fatalities
the situation of a very large number of road deaths
road carnage
car accidents
crashes
rapidly expanding number of cars being sold
booming car market
rapidly increasing number of road related deaths
ballooning road toll
Increase in affluence
incomes rise
the situation of the economy suffering negative effects because of the influence of something
high economic cost
to go past a moving vehicle or person because you are going faster than them and want to get in front of them
overtake
a person who walks across the street on foot
pedestrian
a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc.
pillion
