v. (~ in sth)  lie and roll about in mud, water, etc
adj. (of a person, his appearance, etc) pale and looking ill or tired; pallid
n. strong desire to travel
v.  show a gradually decreasing area of brightness after being full
v.  ~ sth (out of sb) get or arrange sth that one wants by using trickery or clever persuasion
adj.  done deliberately for no good reason; wilful
v. (esp of a bird) sing in a continuous gentle trilling way
n.  separate part or room in a hospital for a particular group of patients
v.  become bent or twisted from the usual or natural shape, esp because of uneven shrinkage or expansion
n.  ~ written order giving authority to do sth
[ warrant: ] anything that gives authority for an action or decision; authorization; sanction
n.  guarantee, esp one given to the buyer of an article, promising to repair or replace it if necessary
n.  area of land with many burrows in which rabbits live and breed
adj. ~ (of sb/sth) looking out for possible danger or difficulty; cautious
n. lazy good-for-nothing person
v.  be or become weak or unsteady; falter
n.  soft sticky yellow substance produced by bees and used by them for making honeycombs
v. (pt, pp waylaid )wait for and stop (sb who is passing), esp in order to rob him or to ask him for sth
v.  ~ sb/sth (on to sth) gradually stop feeding (a baby or young animal) with its mother's milk and start feeding it with solid food
adj.  very tired, esp as a result of effort or endurance; exhausted
n.  condition of the atmosphere at a certain place and time, with reference to temperature and the presence of rain, sunshine, wind, etc
adj.  (frightening because it is) unnatural, uncanny or strange
adj. having or showing good manners
n.  strip of leather round the edge of the upperof a shoe, to which the sole is stitched
n. ~ of sth/sb disorderly mixture of things or people; general confusion
v. ~ sth (out of sb) obtain sth by being pleasant to or flattering sb
n.  young animal of the dog family; puppy or cub ;
v.  (fml ) sharpen (the blade of a knife, an axe, etc), esp by rubbing with a stone
n. ~ faint smell or puff of air or smoke
n. sudden desire or idea, esp an unusual or unreasonable one; caprice
adj. full of whimsy; fanciful, playful or capricious
n.  odd or playful behaviour or humour
n. long high-pitched complaining cry, esp one made by a dog or child
n. gentle neighing sound
n. the smallest amount
v.  ~ (at) sth cut thin slices or strips off (wood, etc)
adj. good for one's health or well-being
n.  one turn of a spiral
v. (cause sth to) move from side to side with rapid short movements
intentional; headstrong
adj. tall, lithe and slender
v. (of a plant or flower) droop and wither
adj. crafty or cunning; full of wiles
v. ~ show pain, distress or embarrassment by a slight involuntary movement, esp of the muscles in the face
n.  fruit, esp an apple, that has been blown off a tree by the wind
v. blow a current of air through (grain) in order to remove (the chaff)
adj. attractive and pleasant
n. ~  small separate bunch, bundle or twist (of sth)
adj. full of or expressing sad or vague longing
adj. uncommunicative or unsociable
v.  ~ ~ (sth) (up) (cause sth to) become dry, shrivelled or dead
v. (fml )~ sth (from sb/sth) (fml ) refuse to give sth; keep sth back
v. (often fml ) endure (sth) without giving in, collapsing, wearing out, etc; resist
adj. unintelligent or foolish; out of one's mind
n. witty remark
n. practice of magic
adj. having a dried-up wrinkled skin; shrivelled
n.  great sorrow or distress
adj.  full of woe; sad
adj. ~ to do sth in the habit of doing sth; accustomed to doing sth
adj. of (the affairs of) the world, esp the pursuit of pleasure or material gain; not spiritual
n. ~ (about/over sth) noisy or angry argument or dispute (with sb) (about sth)
n. extreme anger
v.  ~ sth (on sb) carry out (revenge or vengeance) on sb; inflict sth
v.  ~ sth off (sth); ~ sb/sth away twist or pull sb/sth violently away from sth
v.  ~ sth from sb take sth away from sb violently
n.  very unfortunate or miserable person
v.  ~ sth (out) twist and squeeze sth in order to remove liquid from it
n.  small fold or line in the skin, esp one of those on the face that are caused by age
n. formal legal written order to do or not to do sth, issued by a court of law or a person in authority
v.  twist or roll about, esp because of great pain

adj.  (of a person's face, features, etc) twisted into an expression of disappointment, disgust or mockery
n. intense dislike or fear of foreigners or strangers
n. unit of money in Japan
n. (Brit)  (esp arch ) farmer who owns and works his land
v.  bear, produce or provide
n.  shaped piece of wood fixed across the necks of two animals (esp oxen) pulling a cart, plough, etc
n. simple-minded country person; bumpkin ;
n. of yore (arch or rhet ) long ago
adj. (infml ) amusingly ridiculous; eccentric
n. ~ (for sth) (usu intense) energy or enthusiasm; keenness
n. person who is extremely enthusiastic about sth, esp religion or politics; fanatic , ;
n.  point in the heavens directly above an observer
n. soft gentle breeze
n.  ~ great enjoyment or excitement; gusto