adj.  (esp of animal or vegetable matter) that has become rotten; decomposed
n.  questionthat is difficult to understand or answer; mystery
n. large pile of wood, etc for burning a dead body as part of a funeral ceremony
n. person who suffers from pyromania
interj, n harsh sound made by a duck
n. four-footed animal
v. drink (sth) by swallowing large amounts at a time, not taking small sips
n. area of soft wet ground; bog or marsh
n. small bird, similar to a partridge .
adj. attractively odd or old-fashioned
adj.  having completed the relevant training or examination
v. ~ (sb) (for/as sth) have or give (sb) the qualities, training, etc that are necessary or suitable (for sth)
[ qualm: ] a sudden feeling of sickness or nausea
n. state of not being able to decide what to do; awkward or difficult situation
n. isolation for people or animals that may carry an infectious disease, until it is known that there is no danger of the disease being passed on to others
n. animal or bird that is being hunted
v.  reject (by legal procedure) as not valid; declare (sth) not to be enforceable by law
n. landing-place, usu built of stone or iron, for loading and unloading ships
adj. having a tendency to feel sick; feeling sick
adj.  different from what is expected; strange, esp in an unpleasant way
v. put an end to (sth); suppress
v.  extinguish (fire, flames, etc), esp with water
adj. complaining; irritable
n.  question
n.  line of people, vehicles, etc waiting for sth or to do sth
n.  objection or criticism, esp atrivial one
n. = mercury
adj. inactive; passive; quiet
n. stillness; calm ;
n. the ~ of sth  essential part of (a theory, speech, condition, etc)
n. witty or sarcastic remark
n.  habit or action that is peculiar to sb/sth
n. traitor, esp one who helps an enemy occupying his country ,
v. tremble slightly or vibrate
adj. noble, unselfish or gallant in an extravagant or impractical way
adj. in a questioning manner, esp when amused
n. minimum number of people who must be present at a meeting (of a committee, etc) before it can proceed and its decisions, etc can be considered valid
adj. everyday; commonplace
n.  disorderly crowd; mob ;
adj.  suffering from rabies
n. fatal virus disease causing madness in dogs, foxes and other animals, transmitted to humans usu by a bite ,
n. person who tells stories skilfully and wittily
n. lottery with an article as the prize
n.  odd cloth, usu torn, frayed, etc
n. person, esp a small boy, in dirty untidy clothes
n.  level or sloping bar or connected series of bars of wood or metal, eg forming part of a fence, the top of a banister, a protective barrier, etc
n. clothing
n.  long-handled tool with a row of prongs at the end for drawing together fallen leaves, smoothing soil, etc
adj.  of or like a rake
v. ~ (round/to sb/sth); ~ (round) (of people) come together, esp to make new efforts, eg after a defeat or when there is danger, need, etc
n.  uncastrated male sheep .
v.  walk for pleasure with no special destination
n. part of a complex structure; secondary consequence, esp one that complicates
v. (fml ) (cause sth to) branch out in many directions; make or become a network
n.  slope joining two levels of ground, a floor, a road, etc
adj.  flourishing excessively; unrestrained
n.  defensive wall round a fort, etc consisting of a wide bank of earth with a path for walking along the top
adj. almost collapsing
adj.  tasting or smelling bad because of staleness
bitter deep-seated ill will
adj. done, chosen, etc without method or conscious choice; haphazard
n.  position in a scale of responsibility, quality, social status, etc
v. cause lasting bitterness or resentment
v.  ~ sth search (a place) thoroughly
v. ~ (derog )  speak loudly, violently or theatrically
adj.  greedy, esp for money; grasping
n. ~ sympathetic and harmonious relationship
adj. ~ so intent or absorbed that one is unaware of other things; spellbound
n.  intense delight
adj.  not often happening or seen, etc; unusual
adj.  less dense than is normal; thin
n.  coarse file with rows of sharp points on its surface
adj. rough; grating
v. make (an agreement, a treaty, etc) officially valid, usu by signing it
n. process of logical and methodical reasoning
n.  fixed quantity, esp an official allowance of food, etc in times of shortage
adj.  able to reason
n. fundamental reason for or logical basis of sth
to provide plausible but untrue reasons for conduct
adj. loud and hoarse; harsh-sounding
v.  damage badly; destroy
v.  ~ talk wildly or furiously as if in a fever or mad
v.  ~ (sth) (up) (cause threads or fibres to) tangle and become knotted
adj.  very hungry
n. deep narrow steep-sided valley between mountains
to destroy to the ground:DEMOLISH
n, adj opposing (esp political) progress or reform
n.  kingdom
n.  person who reaps
n. amount by which a debt, tax, etc can be reduced; discount or partial refund
n. unkind or contemptuous refusal or rejection (of an offer, request, friendly gesture, etc); snub
v. ~ sb express sharp or severe disapproval to sb, esp officially; reprove sb
n. puzzle in which a word or phrase has to be guessed from pictures or diagrams representing the letters or syllables in it
n.  act of rebutting or being rebutted
adj. resisting authority or discipline; disobedient
v. formally reject (a former opinion, belief, etc) as being wrong
v. state again or summarize the main points of
v.  ~ sth (as sth) put (sth written or spoken) into a new form
adj. ~ able or quick to receive new ideas, suggestions, etc
n.  (US also vacation) period of time when work or business is stopped, esp in Parliament, the lawcourts, etc
n.  temporary decline in economic activity or prosperity
a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior;  especially :relapse into criminal behavior
n. ~ person who receives sth
adj. given and received in return; mutual
v.  give and receive (sth) in return; exchange (sth) mutually ;
n.  public performance of music, dance, etc by a soloist or a small group
v.  ~ (to sb) say (a poem, passage, etc) aloud from memory, esp to an audience
v.  ~ sb/sth among sth; ~ sb/sth as sth (not used in the continuous tenses ) be of the opinion or consider that sb/sth is as specified
v.  lean or lie back in a horizontal or near-horizontal position
n. person who lives alone and avoids other people
to make consistent or congruous
adj.  (of subjects) little known or understood; obscure
n. exploration or a survey of an area, esp for military purposes
v. ~ sth give a detailed account of sth; tell about sth
n.  possible source of help, eg in an emergency
n, adj (person who is) cowardly, unfaithful or treacherous
n. accusation in response to an accusation from sb else; countercharge
v.  put (sth) right; correct
n. moral correctness or straightforwardness; honesty
adj. (esp of a person) lying down; reclining
v.  ~ (fml ) recover from illness, exhaustion or loss, etc
adj. recurring often or regularly
adj. ~ of/with sth  smelling strongly of sth
adj. to be feared and respected; formidable
v.  put right (a wrong); compensate for (sth)
v.  ~ sth (to/by sb) make sth smaller in size, number, degree, price, etc
adj.  not needed; superfluous; unnecessary
n.  strong bad smell
n. dining-hall in a monastery, convent, college, school, etc  ,
n. referring of a political issue to a general vote by all the people of a country for a decision; vote thus taken
n. refracting or being refracted .
adj.  difficult to control or discipline; wilful or unmanageable
n.  lines of a song or poem which are repeated, esp at the end of each verse
adj. gloriously bright; shining ;
v. make clean or bright again; redecorate
n. waste or worthless material; rubbish
v. prove to be wrong
adj. of, like or fit for a king or queen; royal
v. ~ sb with sth amuse or entertain sb (with stories, jokes, etc)
n. sporting event at which races are held between rowing-boats or yachts
spiritual rebirth
n. person appointed to rule a country while the monarch is too young, old, ill, etc, or is absent
n.  crime of killing a king
n.  method or system of government
n. set of rules about diet, exercise, etc aimed at improving sb's health and physical well-being
n.  (artillery and armour) unit divided into batteries or squadrons
v.  restore to a normal life by retraining, medical treatment, etc, esp after imprisonment or illness
v. ~ sth ~ sb (for sth) (usu fml ) pay back to sb (money that he has spent, lost, etc); refund sth
v. ~ sb restore sb to a previous (esp important) position
v. say or do (sth) again or repeatedly
n. what is said in reply; retort
v. restore youthful appearance, strength, etc to
v. ~ fall back into a previous condition or a worse state after making an improvement
banish; consign to inferior position
v.  decide to be less strict, determined or harsh
adj. ~ (to sth/sb)connected with what is being discussed, what is happening,what is being done, etc
n.  trace or feature surviving from a past age and serving to remind people of it
adj.  of religion
v.  give up or cease to practise, feel, etc (sth); abandon
n.  ~ great enjoyment of food, etc; zest
adj. that can be remedied
n.  recalling of past events and experiences; reminiscing ;
adj.  ~ of sb/sth reminding one of or suggesting sb/sth
adj. ~ (fml ) careless of one's duty; lax
n.  pardoning or forgiveness of sins by God
v. (fml )  refrain from inflicting (a punishment, etc)
n.  remitting of money
n.  small remaining quantity or part or number of things or people
n. remonstrating; protest ;
v. ~ with sb; ~ against sth make a protest or complaint about sb/sth
n.  ~ sense of deep and bitter regret for having done sth wrong
adj.  ~ (from sth) far away from other communities, houses, etc; isolated
adj. profitable
v. (arch or fml )  tear (sth) apart forcibly; split
v.  ~ sth (for sth); ~ sth (to sb) give sth in return or exchange, or as sth which is due
n.  ~ (with sb) (place chosen for a) meeting at an agreed time
n. way in which a dramatic role or piece of music, etc is performed; rendering
n.  person that deserts a cause, political party, religious group, etc
v.  ~ (on sth) fail to keep a promise, one's word, etc
v.  agree to give up ownership or possession of (sth), esp formally
v. restore to good condition
n. fame or distinction
n.  regular payment made for the use of land, premises, a telephone, machinery, etc; sum paid in this way
adj. (of a loss, etc) that can be made good ,
n.  ~ (for sth) compensating for damage; making amends for loss
n.  sharp clever retorts
meal
v. withdraw officially; revoke ;
v.  drive (sb/sth) back or away; repulse
adj.  ~ arousing distaste or disgust; repulsive
n.  indirect effect or result of an event, etc; consequence
n. all the plays, songs, pieces, etc which a company, actor, musician, etc knows and is prepared to perform
v. ~ (fml ) feel or show discontent; fret
v.  ~ sth fill sth again
adj. ~ (fml )  well-fed or full; gorged
n. exact copy, esp one made by an artist of one of his own pictures, etc
v. be or make a copy of (sth); reproduce
v.  rest; lie
n.  place where things are stored or may be found, esp a warehouse or museum
adjdeserving to be reprehended