n. tiredness of mind or body
n.  fastening for a gate or door, consisting of a bar that is lifted from its catch, groove, hole, etc by a lever
adj. existing but not yet active, developed or visible
adj. of, at, from or towards the side
n.  distance of a place north or south of the equator, measured in degrees .
v. praise (sb/sth); glorify
adj. deserving praise; praiseworthy
adj. expressing or giving praise
adj.  ~ ~ (in doing sth) giving or producing generously or in large quantities
adj. not sufficiently strict or severe; negligent
n, adj causing or helping the bowels to empty
n.  person who does not have an expert knowledge of a subject
n.  = lead
n.  substance used to make dough rise before it is baked to make bread
n. act of saying goodbye
n. excessive interest in sexual pleasure
n. high sloping desk made to hold a lecturer's notes, a Bible in church, etc
adj. ~ (infml ) wary; suspicious
n.  amount of freedom to move, change, etc that is left to sb
n.  money or property left to sb in a will
adj. adv (to be played) in a smooth even manner
n.  story handed down from the past, esp one that may not be true
n.  skilful performance of tricks using the hands; juggling; conjuring ;
n. body of people with the power to make and change laws
mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant ; a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
adj. of or like a lion
adj.  causing or able to cause death
adj. Hot weather makesme lethargic
n. assembly of visitors, esp at a formal reception
v. rise and float in the air, esp by means of supernatural powers
n. lack of proper seriousness or respect
v.  ~ sth (on sb) collect (a payment, etc) by authority or force; impose sth
adj.  treating sexual matters in a vulgar or indecent way
n. person who compiles dictionaries
n.  dictionary, esp of an ancient language ,
n.  ~state of being liable
n.  communicationand co-operation between units of an organization
n.  false written or printed statement that damages sb's reputation
defamatory; injurious to the good name of a person
n. man who lives an irresponsible and immoral life
adj. having or showing strong sexual feelings; lustful ;
n. (psychology ) emotional energy or urge, esp sexual
n. words that are sung and spoken in an opera or musical play
v. give a licence to
adj. disregardingthe rules of behaviour, esp in sexual matters
n. ~ (on/upon sth) right to keep sb's property until a debt owed in connection with it (for repair, transport, etc) is paid ,
adj. woody
adj. on a small scale; tiny
adj. supple; flexible ;
n. in limbo in an intermediate or uncertain state; neglected
portray; describe vividly
adj.  not stiff or firm
adj. clear; transparent
n. line of descent from an ancestor; ancestry
n. features of the face, etc
v.  stay for a long time; be unwilling to leave
adj. of language or linguistics
assign great social importance to
v.  pay or settle
n.  series of names, items, figures, etc written or printed
adj. having no energy, vitality or enthusiasm
n.  series of prayers to God for use in church services, spoken by a priest with set responses by the congregation
adj. bending or turning easily; supple
n. process of going to law
n. ironical understatement,esp using a negative to emphasize the contrary ,  It wasn't easy It was very difficult
n.  light rubbish (eg bits of paper, wrappings, bottles) left lying about, esp in a public place
adj.  of the colour of lead; bluish-grey
adj.  ~ to do sth unwilling; reluctant
v. feel great hatred or disgust for (sb/sth)
n. vein of metal ore
n.  room or space directly under the roof of a house, used for storing things
adj.  (of thoughts, aims, etc) noble; exalted
n.  length of tree-trunk that has fallen or been cut down
v.  ~ stand about idly
v.  ~ rest, sit or stand lazily, often while leaning against sth
n. long life
the act of keeping watch against danger, etc.
n. machine for weaving cloth
v. run fairly fast with long bounding strides
adj. with one side lower, smaller, etc than the other; unevenly balanced
adj. fondof talking; talkative ;
n. the `lot, all the `lot, the whole `lot the whole number or amount (of sb/sth)
n.  way of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving prizes to the holders of numbers selected at random
v. sit or stand in a lazy way, esp leaning against sth; loll
n. clumsy vulgar man or youth with bad manners
adj.  not high or tall; not extending far upwards
v. put oil or grease on or in so that it moves easily
adj.  clearly expressed; easy to understand
adj. producing much money; profitable
n.  profit or money-making, as a motive for doing sth
adj. causing laughter; ridiculous; absurd
adj. dismal; mournful
v.  ~ sb/sth (to sth) make (a person or an animal) quiet or less active; soothe sb/sth
n.  unwanted pieces of furniture, etc that are stored away or take up space
a unit of luminous flux equal to the light emitted in a unit solid angle by a uniform point source of one candle intensity
n.  person who inspires or influences others
adj.  giving out light; bright
adj. of the moon
n.  insane person
adj.  having bright glaring colours or combinations of colour
v.  be or stay hidden, esp when waiting to attack
adj.  rich and sweet in taste or smell
adj.  growing thickly and strongly; luxuriant
n.  ~ (for sb) strong sexual desire
shine; gloss
adj. having lustre
adj. growing thickly and strongly; lush
v. ~ in sth take great pleasure in sth; enjoy sth as a luxury
adj. connected with death, and thus causing fear; gruesome
n.  large heavy club formerly used as a weapon, usu having a head with metal spikes ,
v. (cause sth to) become soft or break up by soaking
adj. cunning and deceitful in gaining what one wants; showing such cunning or deceit
[ machination: ] an intrigue, plot, or scheme
make dirty or spotty; also used metaphorically ; spot, stain, or pollute
n. songfor several voices, usu without instrumental accompaniment,on the themes of love and/or nature  ,
n.  great whirlpool
adj.  having or showing authority
n. official who acts as a judge in the lowest courts; Justice of the Peace
n. being magnanimous
n. wealthy and powerful landowner or industrialist
adj. (of words, speech) pompous-sounding  ,
n.  (usu large) size
v. wound or injure so that part of the body cannot be used
n, adj used temporarily until sth better is available
adj. not clever or skilful; clumsy; bungling
n. disease; illness
n. general feeling of illness, without clear signs of a particular disease
ncomical confusion of a word with another, similar-sounding,word which has a quite different meaning, eg `an ingenuousmachine for peeling potatoes'
of an inappropriate or misapplied nature or kind
n, adj discontented and rebellious
n. prayer that sb or sth may be destroyed, hurt, etc; curse ;
n. wrongdoer; criminal

adj. ~ wishing to do evil or cause harm to others; spiteful
a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct
adj. intended to harm others
v. say unpleasant or untrue things about
adj.  feeling or showing great desire to harm others; malevolent
n. person who malingers
adj.  that can be beaten or pressed into different shapes easily
adj. smelling unpleasant
n. any of the class of animals that give birth to live offspring and feed their young on milk from the breast
n. large hairy type of elephant, now extinct
n. one of a pair of chains or metal bands for binding the hands or feet; fetter ;
n.  ~ (to do sth) authority given to a party, trade union, etc by the people who support it
adj. required by law; compulsory
= manoeuvre
n. skin disease of hairy animals, caused by a parasite
v.  damage greatly, (almost) beyond recognition; mutilate
adj.  suffering from mange
adj.  violently mad
adj. ~ (fml ) clear and obvious
outward demonstration; indication
n. (publication containing a) public declaration by a political party, ruler, etc of principles and policy
adj. of many types; many and various
v.  control or handle with skill
adj. having an unnatural style of speaking, writing, etc; affected
n.  peculiar habit of behaviour, speech, etc
n.  loose sleeveless cloak
v. (fml ) (formerly) free (a slave)
v.  damage (sth); spoil
a sudden short attack ; search for plunder
n.  blank space round the written or printed matter on a page
adj.  of or in a margin
adj. of ahusband or wife; of marriage
adj.  of the sea, sailing or shipping
adj. clear; noticeable; easily seen
adj. n brownish red
[ mar: ] vt. to cause harm to; spoil or impair
n.  soft fatty substance that fills the hollow parts of human and animal bones
n.  officer of high rank
n, adj of the class of mammals which includes the kangaroo, the female of which has a pouch on its body to hold its young
adj. of or associated with war
n. person who imposes strict discipline and demands obedience to orders
n.  person who is killed or made to suffer greatly because of his beliefs
n.  grain, bran, etc cooked in water until soft, used as food for animals
n.
n.  person who builds in or works with stone
n.  false show; pretence
n.  celebration of Christ's Last Supper, esp in the Roman Catholic Church
v. chew (food)
n.  piece of material, made of straw, rushes, fibre, etc, used to cover part of a floor
n.  obsession with material possessions,bodily comforts, etc while neglecting spiritual values
adj.  of or like a mother
n. female head of a family or tribe
v. be admitted or admit as a student to a university
n. state of being married; marriage
n. mould into which molten metal, liquid, etc is poured to form shapes for eg printer's type, gramophone records, etc
adj. foolishly or tearfully sentimental or self-pitying, esp when drunk ,
v.  ~ sb/sth (about) handle sb/sth roughly or brutally
n. large, finely built tomb
adj. n pale purple colour
n.  unbranded calf
adj. sentimental in a feeble or sickly way
n. saying that expresses a general truth or rule of conduct, eg `Waste not, want not' ,
n.  violent disorder or confusion; havoc
deficient in quality or quantity
hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy
v.  follow a winding course, flowing slowly
adj. fond of or in the habit of meddling