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  • a difficult or terrible situation
    plight
  • a strong complaint expressing disagreement, disapproval or opposition
    protest
    campaign
  • something that you do to help produce or achieve something together with other people or to help make something successful
    donation
    contribution
  • a natural feeling of kindness and understanding that you have for someone who is experiencing something very unpleasant
    sympathy
    empathy
  • a planned group of especially political, business, or military activities that are intended to achieve a particular aim
    campaign
    protest
  • limit the development and progress of something
    hinder
  • to unwillingly let go of something, or give it up
    relinquish
  • a person who is standing near and observing something, but not participating
    bystander
  • to be affected by emotion in a very strong way
    overwhelmed
  • something that encourages a person to do something by offering them a reward
    incentive
    motive
  • a reason for doing something
    motive
    incentive
  • turn away your eyes or thoughts from something
    avert
  • for a very long time
    since time immemorial
  • a lack of, scarcity
    dearth
  • helpful, useful, or good
    profitable
    beneficial
  • to challenge an idea, a view
    contest
  • in a way that produces or is likely to produce a financial advantage
    beneficial
    profitable
  • money or goods that are given to help a person or organization, or the act of giving them
    contribution
    donation
  • done, made, or given willingly, without being forced or paid to do it
    vocational
    voluntary
  • the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened
    hindsight
  • providing knowledge and skills that prepare you for a particular job
    voluntary
    vocational
  • the ability to share someone else's feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in that person's situation
    empathy
    sympathy