despair
n.绝望;使人绝望的人(或物) vi.(of)绝望
The noise from the neighbours used to drive him to despair .邻居那里传来的噪声曾吵得他烦死了。
desperate
a.孤注一掷的;极需要的;绝望的，危急的
I had no money left and was desperate.我身无分文，已经走投无路了。
despite
prep.不管，尽管
Despite all our efforts to save the school, the authorities decided to close it.尽管我们竭力想保住这所学校，当局还是决定把它关闭。
destruction
n.破坏，毁灭，消灭
weapons of mass destruction大规模杀伤性武器
energetic
a.精力充沛的，充满活力的
an energetic drive to get more customers为争取更多客户的十足干劲
