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- 2. an unfair accusation or criticism which hurts sb's reputation
- 3. material consisting of threads of cotton, hemp, or other material twisted together to form a thin length
- 4. a section or table of subsidiary matter at the end of a book or document
- 6. a rough or noisy fight or quarrel
- 7. moral principles
- 12. a horizontal support on a ladder for a person's foot
- 13. a humorous or malicious deception
- 14. a couch, sofa
- 17. a room or space under the roof
- 18. wooden or metal covers fitted on the outside of a window
- 21. power/strength
- 22. the main body or stalk of a plant or shrub, typically rising above ground but occasionally subterranean
- 24. an important piece of news published in one newspaper before any of the other newspapers know about it
- 25. a plastic or metal channel fixed to the lower edge of the roof which rain water drains into
- 27. long pieces of wood that a wooden floor is made up of
- 29. the flat cutting edge of a knife, saw, or other tool or weapon
- 32. the pointed end part of a pen, which distributes the ink on the writing surface
- 35. a large, flat layer of padding put on a bed to sleep on
- 36. imitation of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art
- 38. a small building in the garden used for storing things such as garden tools
- 39. a shelf along the bottom edge of a window
- 41. a short introduction to a book, typically by a person other than the author
- 42. a prediction of what will happen in the future (often religious)
- 47. a kind of door at the entrance to a garden
- 48. a wood or stone shelf which is the top part of a border round a fireplace
- 50. a cupboard in the kitchen where people keep their food
- 54. a hidden trick
- 55. a barrier which separates two pieces of land (esp. gardens) or which surrounds one piece of land
- 57. dirt and untidiness
- 58. a violent confrontation (often short)
- 59. he end part of a sleeve, where the material of the sleeve is turned back or a separate band is sewn on
- 62. the projecting edge at the bottom of a hat
- 64. a stupid or careless mistake
- 65. (i) a situation where no further progress can be made (ii) (in chess) a position in which neither player can make a move allowed by the rules so the game ends with neither player winning
- 66. a bed for a baby with bars or panels so that the baby cannot fallout
- 67. a compartment for the pilot, and sometimes also the crew, in an aircraft or spacecraft
- 68. an area of grass, tended and kept short
- 69. a house
- 70. And this _____ usually serves to cloud the real goals of these operations.
- 71. an idea based on a strong intuitive feeling, and not on evidence
Down
- 1. a sudden, clever idea
- 5. a pipe attached to the side of a building through which rainwater falls from the roof into a drain
- 7. an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets
- 8. the part on each side of a coat or jacket immediately below the collar which is folded back on either side of the front opening
- 9. a hollow metal device connected to a central heating system, used to heat a room
- 10. the period of time following a war, tragedy or natural disaster (e.g. earthquake, volcanic eruption)
- 11. (i) a device on a piece of electrical equipment into which you can put a bulb or plug (ii) a device or point in a wall where you can connect electrical equipment to the power supply
- 15. a strip of porous material up which liquid fuel is drawn by capillary action to the flame in a candle, lamp, or lighter
- 16. a wide piece of hard ground or private road that leads from the road to a house
- 17. an absolute necessity
- 18. each of the bars or wire rods connecting the centre of a wheel to its outer edge
- 19. a flat, generally square piece of baked clay used for cover ing roofs, floors and kitchen or bathroom walls
- 20. a small carpet; mat
- 22. a small problem (often used ironically when the problem is big)
- 23. a strong and very unpleasant smell
- 26. the upper or outer edge of an object, typically something circular or approximately circular
- 28. the floor at the top of a flight of stairs
- 30. a large cover filled with feathers used instead of a sheet or blankets
- 31. a tall cupboard or cabinet in which you can hang your clothes
- 33. a narrow shelf along the top or bottom edge of a window or on a cliff face
- 34. It will not pass through the ____ of a needle until it is split into separate threads.
- 37. words that do not make sense
- 40. a strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant
- 41. a complete disaster
- 43. the yellow internal part of a bird's egg, which is surrounded by the white, is rich in protein and fat, and nourishes the developing embryo
- 44. недосмотр
- 45. (in a book or set of books) an alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc. with reference to the pages on which they are mentioned
- 46. a row of bushes along the edge of a garden, field or path
- 49. the tough outer part of a loaf of bread
- 51. a fashionable activity
- 52. a rail supported by posts and fixed along the side of a staircase
- 53. two layers of glass fitted to windows to reduce heat loss or noise
- 56. influence and power
- 60. a natural ability to do sth well
- 61. smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink
- 62. a long thick bar of wood, metal or concrete used to support the roof of a buildinq
- 63. a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters
- 65. point of view
- 71. a problem that causes a small delay (often used in the phrase: to go off without a ____: to happen successfully , without any.problems)
