n. (speech or piece of writing containing) high praise of a person or thing
n. use of pleasant, mild or indirect words or phrases in place of more accurate or direct ones
n. pleasantness of sound, esp in words
n. intense feeling of happiness and pleasant excitement
n. gentle and painless death for a person suffering from a painful incurable disease, extreme old age, etc
adj. quickly fading; soon disappearing from memory
adj.  having the aim or intention of avoiding capture, of not giving a direct answer, etc
without partiality
adj. happening at last as a result; ultimate
v. show clearly that one has (a feeling, quality, etc); exhibit
adj. ~ that evokes or is able to evoke memories, feelings, etc (of sth)
v.  bring to mind (a feeling, memory, etc); summon up
n. female sheep
v. make (pain, disease, a situation) worse; aggravate
adj.  correct in every detail; precise
adj. making great demands; requiring great effort
v.  make (sb) higher in rank or greater in power
v. irritate or annoy greatly
prep ~ ~ (that...) not including (sb/sth); but not
adj. that sb can object to
n. ~ passage, extract, from a book, film, piece of music, etc
n.  the Exchequer government department in charge of public money
n. government tax on certain goods manufactured, sold or used within a country
v. cry out suddenly and loudly from pain, anger, surprise, etc
to censure scathingly
v. ~ sb (fml ) free sb from blame; say that sb is not guilty
adj. verybad; terrible
to declare to be evil or detestable:DENOUNCE
v.  carry out, perform (what one is asked or told to do)
n. public official who carries out a death sentence
adj.  concerned with the management and carrying out of plans, decisions, etc
n. person who is appointed by the maker of a will to carry out the terms of the will
n. (fml ) explanation and interpretation of a written work, esp the Bible ,
adj.  serving as an example; suitable for imitation
v.  be a typical example of (sth)
adj. ~ free from an obligation, duty or payment; not liable
n. action of applying influence, etc
v.  breathe (sth) out
adj. very exciting; causing happiness
v. ~ sb (fml ) advise sb strongly or earnestly; urge sb
v. take from the ground (for examination)
n. (condition of) urgent need or demand; emergency
adj. very small (in amount); scanty
adj.  of or relating to (esp human) existence
n.  ~ (to...) (fml or joc ) departure of many people at one time
to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
adj. (of a price, charge, etc) much too high or great; unreasonable
drive out evil spirits
adj.  introduced from another country; not native
adj.  able or tending to expand
v. ~ on/upon sth write or speak at great length or in detail about a subject
n. person living outside his own country
adj. useful, helpful or advisable for a particular purpose, though not necessarily fair or moral
v. help the progress of (work, business, etc); hasten or speed up
adj. done with speed and efficiency
n.  action of spending or using
n. expert knowledge or skill, esp in a particular field
v. accept punishment for (wrong one has done) and do something to show one is sorry; make up for
n. violent (often meaningless) exclamation said in anger, pain, etc; swear-word
v. explain and analyse (esp an idea, a statement or a work of literature) in detail
adj.  (of a statement, etc) clearly and fully expressed
n. brave or adventurous deed or action
serving to expound or set fourth
n. protest; reasoned persuasion, etc
n.  action of exposing or state of being exposed
v. ~ sth (fml ) explain or make sth clear by giving details
v.  ~ sth (from sb) take away (property, etc) for public use without payment to the owner
v. ~ sth (fml ) remove or wipe out (words, names, etc) from a list, book, etc
v. remove improper or objectionable parts from (a book, etc)
adj.  extremely beautiful or delicate; finely or skilfully made or done
adj. still in existence
adj. spoken or done without preparation; extempore ;
v. make (wrongdoing) less serious (by providing an excuse)
v. remove or destroy (sth) completely
v. ~sb (as sth) (fml ) praise (sb/sth) highly
v. ~ sth obtain sth by violence, threats, etc
surrender of prisoner by one state to another
adj. ~  not belonging to or directly connected with the subject or matter being dealt with
n. ~ (fml )
v. ~ sb/sth (fml ) set sb/sth free; release sb/sth ;
adj. ~ (fml ) (of qualities, values, etc) not belonging to or part of the real nature of a person or thing; coming from outside
n.  person more interested in what is happening around him than in his own thoughts and emotions
v. ~ sth (fml )  force or squeeze out sth under pressure
n. state or quality of being exuberant
adj.  overflowing with happiness and excitement; very lively and cheerful
v.  ~ (sth) (from/through sth) (of drops of liquid, etc) come or pass out slowly; ooze out
v. ~ (at/in sth) get great pleasure from sth; rejoice greatly
v.  invent
n.  front (of a building)
n.  any of the many sides of a cut stone or jewel
adj. intended to be amusing, often inappropriately
adj.  easily obtained or achieved (and so not highly valued)
v. (of an object, a process, etc but not of a person) make (sth) easy or less difficult
n. exact copy or reproduction of writing, printing, a picture, etc
n. small united group within a larger one, esp in politics
adj.  of or causedby faction
adj. deliberately created or developed; unnatural; artificial
n. person employed to do all kinds of work
n.  any of the powers of the body or mind
n. object (eg a work of art) that seems genuine but is not
adj. misleading; based on error
adj. liable to make mistakes
adj. ploughed but left unplanted to restore its fertility
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
v.  move, walk or act hesitantly, usu because of weakness, fear or indecision
n. great or obsessive enthusiasm
imaginary; unreal
n. person with a special interest in and love for sth
adj.  using the imagination rather than reason
n.  power of the mind to imagine
n. short ceremonial piece of music, usu played on trumpets
adj.  wild and strange
n.  funny play for the theatre based on unlikely situations and events
adj.  (of a comparison) strained; unnatural
n.  manner or way of doing sth
adj.  selecting carefully; choosing only what is good ;
n. belief that events are decided by fate( ); acceptance of all that happens as inevitable ;
n. measure of the depth of water ,  .
adj. too deep to measure
adj. stupid and silly; foolish
n. all the animals of an area or a period of time
[ favouritism: ] the practice of giving special treatment to a person or group
[ fawn: ] a young deer of either sex aged under one year
v. fluster (sb)
adj. that can be done; practicable; possible
n.  one of the named parts of the face (eg nose, mouth, eyes) which together form its appearance
adj. caused by a fever
adj. inefficient; irresponsible ;
n.

v. pretend
n. pretended attack to distract an opponent's attention from the main attack
adj. (esp of words) well-chosen; apt
n.  great happiness
adj. n animal of the cat family
pt of fall
n. person guilty of felony
adj. (of animals) wild or savage, esp after escaping from captivity or from life as a pet
v.  change chemically through the action of organic substances (esp yeast)
n. fermenting
adj. fierce, violent or savage
n. small animal of the weasel family, kept for driving rabbits from their burrows, killing rats, etc
adj.  able to produce much; rich in nutrients
adj. showing warmth and sincerity of feeling; enthusiastic; passionate
adj. = fervent
intensity of feeling or expression
v.  become infected and filled with pus
adj. of or suitable for a feast or festival; joyous
n. outdoor entertainment or sale, usu to raise money for a special purpose
adj. smelling foul or unpleasant; stinking
n.  object that is worshipped, esp because a spirit is believed to live in it
n.  chain put round the feet of a person or animal to limit movement
n. long and bitter quarrel between two people, families or groups
n. complete and ridiculous failure
n. formal authorization, order or decree
adj. often changing; not constant
adj. imagined or invented; not real
n.  ~ loyalty; faithfulness
n.  evil spirit; devil
n. thing that is not real but only imagined
adj. (of words) used in an imaginative or a metaphorical way rather than literally
n.  written symbol for a number, esp   to
n. small ornamental statue, esp of a person
v. steal (esp sth of small value)
adj. of or expected from a son or daughter
n.  person who tries to delay or prevent the making of decisions in (esp parliamentary) meetings by making long speeches
n. fine ornamental work using gold, silver or copper wire
[ card: ] an index in which each item is separately listed on systematically arranged cards
n.  disgusting dirt
n. last part of a piece of music or a drama, etc
n. gay and elegant clothes or decoration
n.  skill in dealing with people or situations cleverly or tactfully
adj.  too fussy about food, clothes, etc
v.  come or bring (sth) to an end
adj.  ~ (infml ) in a state of having completed sth or no longer dealing with sb/sth
adj.  having bounds; limited; not infinite
n.  piece of burning wood
n. long deep crack in rock or in the earth
adj. ~ for sb/sth; ~ to do sth suitable or suited for sb/sth; well adapted for sb/sth; good enough for sb/sth
adj. occurring in short periods, not regularly and steadily
adj. soft and weak; loose and limp; not firm ;
n.  piece of cloth with a particular design, that can be attached by one edge to a rope, pole, etc and used as a symbol of a country, party, etc or as a signal
adj. particularly bad, shocking and obvious
n. tool consisting of a stick swinging from a long handle, used esp formerly to separate grain from chaff ,
n.  ~ for sth natural ability to do sth well
adj.  showy, very confident and extravagant
adj. attractive but usu not in good taste; showy
v. show (sth considered valuable) in order to gain the admiration of other people
v.  remove the skin from (a dead animal)
n. ~  very small patch or spot of a colour
inexperienced
n.  woolly hair of a sheep or similar animal
n.  group of warships, submarines, etc under one commander
n.  quick light blow, eg with a whip or the tip of a finger
v.  (of a light or flame) burn or shine unsteadily
adj. (esp of a woman or her behaviour) changeable and unreliable; not serious
v.  move or draw back suddenly, from shock, fear or pain
v.  toss (sth) with a sharp movement of the thumb and forefinger so that it turns over in the air
n. being flippant
adj. not showing sufficient respect or seriousness