n.  sculpture of a person's head, shoulders and chest
n.  support built against a wall .
adj. (of women) plump and healthy-looking; having a large bosom ;
n. secret political plot
n. place for hiding food, treasure or weapons
(adj.) sounding jarring
n. loud unpleasant mixture of discordant sounds
n. dead body of a person; corpse ;
adj. looking like a corpse; very pale and gaunt ;
n.  rhythm in sound
n. young person training to become a policeman or an officer in the armed forces
v. ~ sb(into/out of sth); ~ sb (into/out of doing sth) persuade sb (to do sth) by flattery or deceit; coax sb
n. serious misfortune or disaster
undertaken after considering the likelihood of success or failure
= cauldron
ability; capacity
n. beautiful handwriting
adj.  cruelly insensitive or unsympathetic
adj. immature and inexperienced
n. area of thick hardened skin
adj. of or producing heat
n.  false statement about sb, made to damage his character
n. friendship and mutual trust; comradeship ;
n.  small piece of hard stone with a raised design, esp one with two coloured layers so that the background is of a different colour from the design
n.  place where people (eg holiday-makers, Scouts or explorers) live temporarily in tents or huts
n. false report or rumour
unreserved, honest, or sincere expression:FORTHRIGHTNESS
adj. of, like or relating to dogs
n.  disease that destroys the wood of plants and trees
adj. shrewd and careful, esp in business matters
n.  insincere talk, esp about religion or morality; hypocrisy ;
adj. bad-tempered; quarrelsome ;
n. short musical work, often on a religious subject, sung by soloists and usu a choir, accompanied by an orchestra
n.  (of a horse) movement that is faster than a trot but slower than a gallop
n. any of the main divisions of a long poem
v.  ~ (for sth) go around an area asking (people) for (political support)
adj. that can hold much; roomy
n.  ability to hold or contain sth
n. any of the very narrow blood vessels connecting arteries and veins in the body
v. ~ surrender (to sb), esp on agreed conditions
n.  sudden change in attitude or behaviour with no obvious cause; whim ;
adj. characterized by sudden changes in attitude or behaviour; unpredictable; impulsive
v. overturn or be overturned
n.  short title or heading of an article in a magazine, etc ,
adj. fond of criticizingor raising objections about unimportant matters; quibbling ;
n.  glass container in which wine or water are served at meals .
n. shell on the back of a tortoise or crustacean
n.  unit of weight (
[ carcinogen: ] "carcino'genic adjective
adj. most important; chief; fundamental
n.
v.  turn on its side (esp for cleaning or repairing)
n.  profession or occupation with opportunities for advancement or promotion
adj. without responsibilities or worries; cheerful
n. picture,description or imitation of sb/sth that exaggerates certain characteristics in order to amuse or ridicule
n.  set of bells sounded either from a keyboard or mechanically
n. killing of many people
adj. of the body; sexual or sensual
adj. flesh-eating
(noisy party with) drinking and merry-making
adj. tending to make petty complaints; fault-finding
n. dead and decaying flesh
n. person who draws maps and charts
n.  waterfall, esp one of a series forming a large waterfall
n.  any of the hereditary Hindu social classes
severe punishment
v. remove the testicles of (a male animal or person); geld
adj.  happening by chance
n.  person who is killed or injured in war or in an accident
n. sudden violentchange or disaster, eg a flood, an earthquake, a revolution or a war
n.  substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without itself changing
n.  Y-shaped stick with a piece of elastic attached to it, used esp by children for shooting stones .
n.  large steep waterfall
n. sudden great disaster or misfortune
n. shrill whistle expressing disapproval
n. summary of the principles of a religion in the form of questions and answers
adj. unconditional; absolute; explicit
v.  ~ (for sth/sb) provide food and services, esp at social functions
n. (instance of the) release of strong feelings through the effect of art, esp drama
adj. causing catharsis; purgative ;  n. purgative drug
adj.  = Roman Catholic (Roman)
n.  (meeting of the) parliamentary members of a particular political party or any other legislature
v. make (esp a boat) watertight by filling the seams or joints with waterproof material
adj.  of or forming a cause; relating to cause and effect ;
adj.  that can burn or destroy things by chemical action
burn with hot iron or caustic
n. procession of people on horseback, in cars, etc
n.  Cavalier supporter of Charles I in the English Civil War
v. ~ (at sth) (fml ) make unnecessary complaints (about sth)
v. ~ sth give up one's rights to or possession of sth
n. quickness
adj.  of the sky
adj.  remaining unmarried, esp for religious reasons
n. area of land, not a churchyard, used for burying the dead ,
n.  person authorized toexamine books, films, plays, letters, etc and remove partswhich are considered indecent, offensive, politically unacceptable or a threat to security
adj. tending to find faults in people or things; severely critical ;
v. ~ sb criticize sb severely; rebuke sb formally
n. one of a tribe of creatures with a man's head, arms and upper body on a horse's body and legs
adj. of or using a temperature scale with the freezing-point of water at   and the boiling-point at
adj. moving away from the centre or axis
n. rotating machine using centrifugal force to separate substances, eg milk and cream
adj. moving towards the centre or axis
n. officer commanding a unit of     soldiers
adj.  of the brain
n. working of the brain; thinking ;
adj. full of ceremony; very formal ;
n. feeling of certainty; lack of doubt ;
n. action or act of ceasing; pause
n. action of ceding sth, esp land or rights
v.  ~ become irritated or impatient (because of sth)
n.  outer covering of corn, etc, separated from the grain by threshing or winnowing
(n.) banter; teasing
n. feeling of disappointment or annoyance
n. large cup for holding wine, esp one from which consecrated wine is drunk at the Eucharist
n.  any of various types of small lizard that can change colour according to its surroundings
n.  person, team, animal or plant that has defeated or excelled all others in a competition
n.  contest to decide who is the champion
n.  head of government in Austria etc
n.  simple tune to which psalms or canticles are fitted by singing several syllables or words to the same note
adj. in a state of chaos; completely disorganized
n.  small building or room used for Christian worship, eg in a school, prison, large private house, etc
n. older person, usu a woman, who looks after a girl or a young unmarried woman on social occasions
n. clergyman attached to the chapel of a school, prison, etc, or serving in the armed forces
v. (cause sth to) become black by burning; scorch
n.  power to inspire devotion and enthusiasm
n. person who falsely claims to have special knowledge or skill, esp in medicine
n.  power of pleasing, fascinating or attracting people; attractiveness
adj. ~ (of sth)  cautious; wary
v.  ~ sb/sth run after in order to capture or overtake sb/sth
n.  deep opening in the ground; abyss; gorge ;
n. framework on which the body and working parts of a vehicle, radio or television are built , ; .
adj.  not having had sexual intercourse; virgin ;
v.  punish in order to correct or improve; discipline ;
v. punish (sb) severely, esp by beating
n, adj displaying or feeling chauvinism
v.  ~ (up) make sure of sth by examining or investigating it
adj. chequered
adj. with a plump and innocent face
n.  use of clever but misleading talk in order to trick sb, esp in legal matters; dishonest practice
v. ~ sb (for sth) (dated or fml ) rebuke; scold
adj. unreal; fanciful
n.  thin piece cut or broken off from wood, stone, china, glass, etc
n. tool with a sharp cutting edge at the end, for shaping wood, stone or metal
adj.  showing the qualities of a perfect knight
n.  ~ act of choosing between two or more possibilities
n.  organized group of singers, esp one that performs in church services
adj. easily angered; bad-tempered ;
n.  small routine task
n. steps for ballet and dancing on stage
n. loud chuckle of pleasure or amusement
n.  group of singers; choir
adj.  lasting for a long time; continually recurring
n. record of historical events in the order in which they happened
v. laugh quietly or to oneself
adj. It seems churlish to refuse such a generous offer
having minute hairs
n.  (method of) secret writing in which a set of letters or symbols is used to represent others; code
n. circular band, eg of precious metal, flowers, etc, worn round the head as an ornament
n.  line, route or journey round a place
adj. long and indirect; roundabout
n. use of many words to say sth that could be said in a few words
v.  restrict (sth) within limits; confine
adj. considering everything carefully before acting; cautious; wary ;
v. find a way of overcoming or avoiding (sth)
an artificial reservoir (as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (as rainwater)
fortress
quote; commend
adj.  of or relating to the citizens of a country
n, adj having such power
v. climb, esp with difficulty or effort, using the hands and feet
shout, complain with a lot of noise
adj. done secretly; kept secret; surreptitious
make a loud resonant noise
v.  ~ sth (together) strike (the palms of one's hands) together
n.  piece of metal, etc fixed loosely inside a bell and making it sound by striking the side
adj. loud, clear and rousing
n.  device for fastening things together
n. abnormal fear of being in an enclosed space
n. collar-bone .
v. break or split, esp along a natural line
n. crack or split occurring naturally
n.  mildness (esp of weather)
n. phrase or idea which is used so often that it has become stale or meaningless
n.  customers or clients as a group
adj. forming a climax
n. (arch or joc ) country; climate( b)
n.  any of various wire or metal devices used for holding things together
n.  clippers instrument for clipping nails, hair, hedges, etc
n. small group of people, often with shared interests, who associate closely and exclude others from their group
n.  covered passage around an open court or quadrangle, with a wall on the outer side and columns or arches on the inner side, esp within a convent or college, or attached to a cathedral
n.  half-solid lump formed from a liquid, eg from blood when it is exposed to the air
n.  heavy blow with the hand or a hard object
n.  comic entertainer who paints his face and dresses in a ridiculous way and performs funny or foolish tricks
adj. sickeningly sweet
v. change from a liquid to a thick and semi-solid state; clot
v. combine and form one group, substance, mass, etc
n.  action of uniting into one body or group
v.  (~ sb sth) persuade sb gently or gradually
n. final passage of a piece of music
v.  treat with great care and tenderness