Compulsory vocabulary for week 4

take sth on board
output
take shape
iconoclast
a ray of comfort/hope, etc.
liability
conspicuous   
run up against sth
spring to mind
demise
bathos
keep sb on their toes
make your blood run cold
pushy
peculiar to sb/sth
momentum
reunion
in its/his/their, etc. own right
hit/strike/touch a (raw) nerve
a vain attempt/effort/hope
tangible
mediocre
schism  
plucky
stringent
out of shape
speak your mind
slip out
against all (the) odds
addendum
versatile
unprecedented
refuge
flout  
duress