Definitions of the words Slow Lane

1. (n) standstill (singular) - a situation in which something stops moving or

happening
2. (adj) frenetic - done very fast and with a lot of energy, often by someone
who is in a hurry
3. (adj) aspiring - hoping and trying to be successful at something, especially in
your career
4. (n) backing (uncount) - support, help, or active approval
5. to foster – verb [transitive] to help something to develop over a period of
time: PROMOTE
6. (adj) lurid - a lurid colour is very bright in an ugly way
7. (adj) exalted - an exalted position is an important position in an organization
or in society
8. (adj) exorbitant - an exorbitant price or amount of money is much more than
is reasonable
9. to blot out phrasal verb [transitive] 1 to cover something so that you can no
longer see it
10.(n) haven (uncount) - a place where people or animals can feel safe and
happy
11.to curb - to control or limit something that is harmful
12.to thwart - to prevent someone from doing something they want to do
13.(n) speciality (count)- a food or drink that a person, a restaurant, or a region
is well known for and that you cannot always get in other places
14.to epitomize - to be the best possible example of a particular type of thing
15.to linger - to stay somewhere longer or spend longer doing something than
necessary for your own enjoyment or benefit
16.to implement - to make something such as an idea, plan, system, or law start
to work and be used, carry out