贫穷: poor, impoverished...
夸耀: to brag about, to flaunt...
毫无: not in the least, to completely lack...
淡化: to water down, to play down, to trivialize, to weaken, to become dull with time, to desalinate, desalination...
久违: (haven't done sth) for a long time, a long time since we last met...
必不可少: absolutely necessary, indispensable, essential...
将要: will, shall, to be going to...
