. crab.
. 1. ( ) leggings;2. ( ) gauntlets.
|. . stolen goods pl. ;~ stolen.
stealthily; ~ creep*, slink.
. regional ethnographer;~ . regional studies/ethnography;~: ~  museum of regional studies/ethnography.
regional.
basic;~  corner-stone.
|. . edge; -. ~  . chance to hear smth.
. theft;~   burglary; ~ pilfering, petty larceny.
|. 1. edge, border;(, ) brink;() brim;~  wayside, roadside;,  ~ left, right edge; ~ . first line, forward position;  ~ full to the brim, brim-full;2. (, ) land, region;  ~ in these parts; ~,  ~ one`s own country;  ~ in foreign parts;3. (- ) krai/territory; ~ Krasnodar Krai/Territory; ~ from the end; ~ in plenty;~   -. chance to hear smth ; ~  on the brink/verge of ruin; ~  at the world`s end;  ~  have* one foot in grave.
extremely;~  absolutely essential.
|1. extreme;~ ,   . the extreme left, right party;~  dire need;extreme poverty;~  the last/latest date;~  the lowest price;   in the Far North;~  . foreskin, prepuce;2. . outside, wing attr. ;~  outside forward;~  extreme measures; ~  in the last resort, if the worst comes to the worst; ~  at any rate;~ . 1. extreme;2. ( ) extremity; ~ excessively;  ~ go* to extremes.
|. . sedition;~  . seditionary, plotter;~  seditious.
 I. (  . .) tap, cock;faucet . ;~    hot-water tap.
 II. () crane.
. . fender.
|. , ~  . crane operator.
. specks pl.
. spatter;  it is spitting with rain.
|. (stinging-)nettle(s);~ . nettle-rash;urticaria . ;~ nettle attr.
. . wren.
|. dot, spot;  ~ dotted cotton.
( ) marked.
|. 1. . . () beauty;. () charms;2. () ornament;~   the pride and joy;   ~ 1) in all one`s beauty;2) . in all one`s glory.
|. 1. good-looking/handsome fellow;. looker . ;2.: ~- a beautiful city;~ . 1. beauty;. looker . ;2.: ~- splendid horse, fine specimen of a horse.
. 1. . ;2. . dandy.
|beautifully;~ 1. beautiful, lovely;(    .) pretty;( ) good-looking, handsome; ~? is he good-looking?  ~? is she pretty/beautiful?;2. (   ) fine;~  fine action;3. () ~  fine words.
. (mere) prettiness.
|dye attr. ;~  dye-works;~ . dye-house;~ . dyer.
. dye-stuff.
|, (.) 1. ( ) paint (smth.) ;(, ) dye (smth.) ;() paint (smth.) , rouge (smth.) ;~  put* on lipstick, paint one`s lips;2. . . () improve (smb. , smth.) ;    ~ this dress shows her to great advantage;~ . 1.:   ~ the stuff rakes the dye well;2. ( , ) use/wear* make-up;( ) dye one`s hair;3. . ( ) run*, stain.
| I. 1. () colour, paint, pigment; ~ water-colour; ~ oil-colour; ~ printer`s ink;( , ) dye; ~ paint;~   wool dye;2. () colour;. colouring sg. , tints;3. . ( ) colours;   laying it on thick; -.   () ~ paint smth. in bright (dark) colours; ~ lay* it on thick; -.  ~ make* smb. blush;4. () flush;~ ,  blush(es);~  a flush of pleasure.
| II. . () dyeing; -.  ~ have* smth. dyed.
|, 1. ( ) redden, grow*/turn red;2. (    ) redden;( ) flush;( ,  .) blush; ~   one`s hands grow red with cold;3. . . () be* ashamed;    ~ you make me ashamed of you;4. . . () show* red.
. . Red Army man*;~ Red Army attr.
. . phrase-monger, rhetorician;~ . eloquence.
. . Red Guard.
. cabinet-maker.
Red Banner attr. ;awarded the Order of the Red Banner;~  Red Banner regiment.
. conifers pl.
red-faced, rubicund.
eloquent;~  eloquent speaker;~  eloquent look.
. eloquence.
. redness.
. . Red Navy man*, Red sailor.
red-cheeked, apple-cheeked.
. . German measles pl.
|red;(  .) ruddy, rubicund;~  Red Banner;      Red Cross and Red Crescent Society;  Red Square;  . Red Army;~  sturgeons pl. ;~  red caviar; ~  for the sake of a witty remark;~  new paragraph;() ~  ample/fair price (for that); ~  be* the key-note;~  fair/lovely maiden;  Little Red Riding Hood;~  the golden/bright sun;~  mahogany.
. 1. stand* out beautifully, stand out in all its beauty;2. () show* off.
|. beauty;~  the beauties of nature.
. . beauty.
|1. paint attr. ;dye attr. ;~  dyestuffs industry;2. ( ) coloured;3. () colourful, picturesque;~  colourful description.
, 1. (.) steal* (smth.) ;2. . . ( ) be* a thief*;~ . steal*, prowl;~   -. creep* up behind smb. , stalk smb.
|~  colouring matter.
  ~ a/one hundredfold.
. crater.
|1. (  ) short, brief;~  brief meeting;2. . short;~  short vowels;3. ( -  ) short;~  the short way/route;4. ( ) brief, concise;~  concise/brief summary; ~  in a few words;~  . the short form of the adjective.
briefly, with brevity.
short, brief, short-lived;of short duration  . ;~  short stay;~  short-lived success.
|short-term, short-dated;~  short leave (of absence);~  short-term loan;~  short-dated bill.
. brevity.
|. . multiple;  ~ least common multiple;~ . multiple.
. crash, failure, bankruptcy;. failure, collapse;~  failure of a bank;  ~ fail utterly.
. starch;~,  (.) starch (smth.).
1. starch attr. ;2. () starched;~  stiff collar.
~    .  like death warmed up.
painted;( , ) dyed.
. . : ~  hunch/hunk of bread.
. creature, minion.
. shrimp.
. . credit.
. 1. credit; acceptance credit; ~ bank credit; ~ non-interest bearing credit; ~ currency credit; ~ paper credit; ~ public/state credit; ~ discount credit; ~ long-term credit; ~ commercial credit; ~ short-term credit; ~ soft loan; ~ -. give* smb. credit;2. . () allocation sg. , appropriation sg. ; ~ on credit;~ credit attr. ;~  credit risk;~  credit market;~  credit money;~  credit restrictions;~  proceeds of credit;~  credit agencies.
-. . ( ) credit note.
|.  . (.) 1. (  ) credit (smb.) , give* (smb.) credit;~ -.   credit a large sum to smb. , credit smb. with a large sum;2. . finance (smth.) , grant credits (to);~  finance building;~ . creditor.
|. solvency;~ solvent.
. . creed.
. cruiser; ~ battle cruiser;~ cruising attr.
. cruise.
. cracker;() crisp.
. . cracking.
. cream; ~ shoe-cream, boot-polish.
|. crematorium ( pl. -ms, -la);~ . cremation.
. 1. flint;2. . (    ) man* of iron;(  ) skinflint; ,  ~ he has a heart of flint.
. Kremlin;( ) the Kremlin.
. . silicon.
 I() stony;. () hard.
 II. siliceous.
1. cream attr. ;2. ( ) cream-coloured.
. list;( ) heel;() bank;    ~ the ship is listing heavily.
|. twist of bread; ~ stagger, lurch.
, (.) give* (smth.) a list;( ) make* (smth.) heel over;  ~ the ship was listing heavily;~,  list, heel over.
. . creosote.
. , ~ . Creole.
. 1. () crepe;2. () crape.
. crepe de Chine.
: ~  timber, (pit-)props pl.
|. 1. (. ;) fix (smth.) , fasten (smth.) ;2. (.) . shore up (smth.) (with pit props);3. (.) . () lash (smth.) down;4. (. ; , ) strengthen (smth.) ;~  strengthen the defence(s);5. ( ) constipate, make* one constipated; ~ he is constipated;~ . () hold* out;~! keep your chin up!, bear up!
|1. strong;() tough, hard;~  tough nut;~  strong/stout rope;2. () sound;~  sound boots;3. (, ) hardy, strong;~  strong constitution;4. (, ) firm;5. () reliable;(, ) lasting, enduring;~  enduring love;6. () ~  strong tea;~  strong tobacco;~  sound sleep;~  swear-word, strong language.
firmly;~  sturdily built;~  use strong language;~  -. become* very fond of smb. ;~  (  ) be* fast asleep;() sleep* soundly, be* a sound/heavy sleeper;~  -. give* smb. a big/real kiss;~ ()  ( ) love and kisses! ~  . very firmly.
. 1. () fastening;. lashing;2. . timbering, casing;3. ( ) binding.
, be*/grow* strong, get* stronger, grow*/increase in strength;( ) recover one`s strength.
. serfdom.
| I1. . serf attr. ;feudal, based on serfdom  . ;~  serfdom, bondage;~  serfdom;~  serf labour;~  economy based on serfdom, feudal economy;2.  . . . serf.
 II. fortress attr.
 I. (, ) strength.
 II. fortress;. bulwark, citadel.
. ( ) increase in severity, tighten its grip;( ) blow* harder.
. . sturdy fellow.
. . timbering.
. armchair, easy chair;lounger . ;( ) stall.
-. bed-chair, chair-bed .
. cross; ~  -. give* smth. up (as a bad job, as a hopeless case);  ~ cross one self.
. . sacrum ( pl. -rums, -ra).
. 1. () christening sg. ;2. () christening-party sg.
, , (.) 1. .  baptize (smb.) , christen (smb.) ;2. . . (   -.) stand* godfather to smb.`s child*;3. .  (  ) make* the sign of the cross (over);~, ,  1. .  ( ) be* baptized;2. .  (  ) cross one self.
-crosswise.
. . godmother.
|. godchild*, godson;~ . godchild*, goddaughter.
|~  sign of the cross;~  (religious) procession;  ~ ! good Heavens!
|. 1. : ~  godmother;~  godfather;2.  . . . godfather.
. 1. cross-piece;2. .-. frog.
|~  . crusade.
. . crusader.
crosswise;~ cross-shaped, cruciform.
~  . sacral bone.
. peasant;~ . peasant woman*;~ peasant attr. ;~ . peasantry.
. 1. cretin;2. . nitwit, imbecile;~  . 1. cretinism;2. idiocy, imbecility.
. gerfalcon.
. 1. . () baptism;2. . () twelfth-day, Epiphany; ~ baptism of fire, first time under fire.
|~  severe frost.
baptized; . . Christian.
. curve;~  temperature curve;~  . curve of sale;~  we might be lucky.
. . . falsehood, injustice.
. curvature.
, , (.) twist (smth.) ;~  play the hypocrite, dissemble ( one`s feelings);~ ,  twist one`s mouth, curl one`s lip, make* a wry face;~,  go* out of shape, lose* its shape;( , , ) twist.
|.  . . affected person;  ~ she`s full of airs and graces, she`s so affected;~  . affectation;~  . be* affected; ~! don`t be so affected;none of your airs and graces!
lop-sided.
|1. () curved;() crooked, leaning over;~  curve;~  bandy legs;2. . (   ) one-eyed;blind in one-eye  . ;~  wry/ironic smile;~  distorting mirror.
. curvilinear.
bandy-legged, bow-legged.
. false rumours.
. . crank, crank shaft.
. crisis ( pl. -ses);. . depression; ~ cabinet crisis; ~ political crisis.
. 1. cry;() shout;() scream, shriek, yell;( ) shouting, clamour;2. (, ) cry;~  cri de coeur; ~  the latest fashion/style, the latest thing out.
1. noisy;2. ( ) shrill;(   . .) ranting, loud-voiced;3. () garish;~  flashy/garish attire.
|. give* a cry/shout;cry out;~  . , ~  . . noisy person;   ~! how your baby cries!
. criminalist;~ . criminalistics.
criminal.
. criminology.
. . .
. . crinoline.
|. cryptogram;~ . cryptography.
. crystal;. . chip;~ . crystallization;~ .  . crystallize;~ crystalline.
crystallographic.
. crystallography.
|crystal, crystal-clear;~  pure soul;~   a man* of perfect integrity.
. criterion ( pl. -ia).
. critic; ~ severe critic; ~ dramatic critic.
|. 1. criticism;( .) critique;~  textual criticism;2. . () the critics pl. ;   ~  it is wide open to criticism;it doesn`t hold water;    ~ the theory doesn`t hold water;  ~ beneath contempt;~  . . criticizer, faultfinder, criticaster;~  . carping/ill-natured criticism;~ . (.) criticise (smb. , smth.).
. criticism.
| I( ) critical;~  criticism, critique;~  critical remarks;~  critical mind.
| II1. () critical, decisive;~  critical age;2. (, ) critical;~  critical/crucial moment;~  . critical temperature.
|. 1. cry;() shout, bawl;() cry out, scream, shriek, yell;( ) bray;~   shriek with pain;2. ( . ;) shout (at);3. (. ;) call (smb.) ;4. (  ) stick* out;( . ;   -.) proclaim (smth.) ;5. ( .) . () shout (about), raise a clamour;~  glaring, loud;blatant;~  loud/glaring colours;~  gawdy attire.
. shelter, roof   ~ be* homeless, be* left without a roof over one`s head.
|1. bloody;( .) blood-stained;( .) murderous;~  bloody/bleeding wound;~  blood stain;~ , ~  bloody battle;2. (-) blood-red;~  bitter tears;~  blood-bath;~  (    ) bloody Mary.
. cot.
. bed;() bedstead.
|roofing attr. ;~  roofing;~ . (   ) roofer;(   ) tiler.
|~  blood-vessel;~  circulatory system.
|. :  ~   deathly pale;not a drop of blood in one`s face.
|. roofing;() tiling;   ~ live under the same roof.
|~  bound by ties of blood/kinship;~  vitally interested;~  -. mortally offend/wound smb. ;~ 1. () blood attr. ;~  blood relationship;2. ( , ) purebred, thoroughbred;3. () vital;~  vital interest;~  immediate concern;4. . (  ) hard-earned;~  hard-earned money;~  mortal/grievous offence;~  deadly enemy;~  blood feud, vendetta.
|. blood-thirstiness;~ blood-thirsty.
. haemorrhage;~   cerebral haemorrhage.
. circulation (of the blood).
|styptic;~  styptic.
.  . blood-sucker.
. internal bruise/contusion.
|. bloodshed;~ bloody;~  bloody/murderous wars.
. blood-letting, bleeding;. phlebotomy.
. incest.
. . blood-sucker.
. bleeding, haemorrhage . ;~   nose-bleed;bleeding at the nose;  ~   my nose is bleeding.
|bleeding;~ . bleed*.
. spitting of blood;. haemoptysis.
|. 1. blood;gore  ; ~ stop the blood, stop the wound; ~ bloodshot;2. ( ) breed, strain;  ~ thoroughbred bulldog;3. (  ) descent; ~ by descent;4. () bloodshed, blood;    ~ it runs in his blood;  ~ upset* one self, worry unnecessarily; ~ -. upset* smb. ;~   blooming;in the pink of health; ~  one`s heart bleeds, it makes one`s heart bleed;~    one`s blood freezes, it`s enough to make one`s blood freeze;~  the blood is fresh in one`s veins, one has plenty of good red blood in one ;  ~ rare steak;~ blood attr. ;~  blood pressure.
containing some blood.
, (.) cut* out (smth.).
|. cutting(-out); ~   dress-making school.
. croquet.
. . (rough) sketch.
. crocodile;~: ~  crocodile tears;~ crocodile attr.
. . crocus.
. rabbit.
. rabbit-breeder;~ . rabbit-breeding;~ rabbit attr. ;~  rabbit-breeding.
|rabbit attr. ;~  rabbit-skin;~  rabbit-hole, rabbit-burrow;~  rabbit-warren.
|. . crawl; ~ swim* the crawl.
|. rabbit-hutch;~ . doe-rabbit, mother-rabbit;( ) bunny-rabbit
1. () except(ing);2. () besides;~  besides, moreover, what is more;~  joking apart.
|~  perfect hell; ~ pitch-darkness.
. 1. () selvage, selvedge;2. (  . .) edge;3. ( -.) edge;~  the edge of the ice;~  kerb.
, (.) . hack (smth.) ;cut* (smth.) jaggedly.
 I. ( ) crown, top.
 II. () crown.
. callipers pl.
. . curlew.
. bracket, holder, corbel.
. . botch, bungle;() scribble.
. . aspergillum.
. (. .) sprinkle ( smth with).
|laborious;( ) painstaking, diligent;~  close/intricate work.
. cross-country race;( .) steeplechase; ~ cross-country ski-race.
. crossword (puzzle).
. ( .  . ) training/sports shoes, trainers, track-shoes.
. 1. () mole;2. () moleskin.
meek, gentle.
|1. mole attr. ;~  moleskin;~  mole`s burrow;2. (   ) moleskin attr.
. meekness, gentleness, mildness.
.  . . .
. 1. () petty meanness;2. () hair-splitting.
. tiny.
tiny.
. 1. (.) chop up (smth.) , chop (smth.) fine;() crumble (smth.) ;~    chop up potatoes and put* them in the soup;2. (.) . () smash (smth.) up;. cut* (smb.) to pieces;3. () make*/drop a lot of crumbs;~ . crumble.
|1. . crumb;~  (bread-)crumb;2. .  . . ( ) little one, mite;dot of a child; ~ not a morsel/scrap.
. 1. circle;  ~ calculate area of the circle;,  ~() ( ) circle;2. (  ) ring;  ~ form a ring;3. (,   ) ring, round;~  ring of sausage; ~ life-buoy;~   ripples (in the water);4. ( , ) round, course;5. ( -.) list;~  class of problems;6. ( ) sphere;~  sphere/scope/range of activity;7. ( ) circle; ~ government circles; ~  in the family circle;  ~ among intimates;~   rings round one`s eyes;~    one feels dizzy;   one`s head is spinning; ~ make* a detour, go* a roundabout way; ~ on the/an average;~  lap of honour.
|1. round;2. () plump;~  big sum of money, a round sum.
. become* round.
round-faced, chubby.
|round-the-clock attr. ;day-and-night attr.
|1. round;2. () plump;3.: ~  all the year round;~  all day and night, round the clock;4.: ~  utter fool;~  complete ignoramus; ~  round-table conference;~  orphan;~  pupil/student with distinctions in every subject;  ~  have* excellent marks in every subject;~  round brackets;~  round sum;~ ,  ~  in round figures; ~  open one`s eyes wide, goggle.
|circular;~  . all-round defence;~  1) ( ) collective responsibility;2) ( ) mutual protection.
. rotation, cycle;~  the constant flow of events.
. outlook, range of vision;   () ~ broad-(narrow)-minded person;person of broad (narrow) views.
1. . () (all) around;~ ,   all around there are forests;~   all around is quiet; ~ look (a)round; ~ turn (right) round;. turn about;~! about turn!;2. . . () :  ~  it`s all your fault; ~  he`s in debt all round; ~  he has been thoroughly taken in, he has been thoroughly fooled;3.  (.) around.
. circulation.
|round-the-world attr. ;~  voyage/tour around the world, world tour.
. . curve piece.
|. . ;~ lace attr. ;. lacy, lace-like.
. lace-maker.
. lace.
. 1. (. ;) whirl (smb. , smth.) , spin* (smb. , smth.) ;~ -.   dance with smb. ;2. ( , ) circle;3. () wander around;~ -.  turn smb.`s head;~ . 1. go* round;( , ) whirl, spin*;. . hang* about;2. ( , ) circle;    my head is going round;I`m dizzy (. .)
. mug;() tankard.
| ~  make* a detour, go* round; ~  get* to know in a roundabout fashion.
. 1. (small) circle; ~ wooden disc, circular piece of wood;2. ( ) group, circle; ~ the circle of one`s friends; ~ literary circle/group;  ~ have* one`s hair bobbed.
. cruise.
 I. () crupper, croup.
 II. () croupe.
|. 1. cereals pl. ; ~ buckwheat; ~ semolina; ~ oatmeal; ~ pearl-barley;2. () tiny pellets of snow;~  . grain;~  grain of sand; ~  not a grain of truth; ~   not a grain of common sense.
. . .
~  -. cut* smth. in large pieces;~  write* large;~ ,   -. have* (high) words with smb.
|large-block attr. ;~  large-block construction.
large-calibre attr.
|large-panel attr. ;~  large-panel construction.
|1. coarse(-grained);~  coarse sand;2. () big, large;( .) heavily built, strapping, massive;~   massive features;3. () large, strong;~  large detachment;4. ( ) large-scale attr. ;~  large-scale industry;~  upper bourgeoisie;5. () important, prominent;~  prominent/distinguished scientist;6. (, ) great, massive;~  great victory;~  great/huge success;~  great/massive achievement;~  large money/notes;~  large sum (of money);~  high words pl. ;show-down . ;~   horned cattle; ~  play high, play for high stakes; -. ~  take* a close-up of smb.
|~   croupous/lobar pneumonia.
. hulling-mill.
. . croupier.
. steepness;( ) steep (slope).
. 1. (. ;, ) turn (smth.) , whirl (smth.) ;twirl (smth.) ;2. (. ;) twist (smth.) ;() roll up (smth.) ;~  roll a cigarette;3. (. ;, ) whip up (smth.) , swirl (smth.) ;4. (.) . () order (smb.) about, have* one`s way (with);5. . (   -.) go* out (with), have* an affair (with);~ -.  twist smb.`s arms;() tie smb.`s hands behind his back;~ . 1. () twirl round;2. () spin*;3. (, ) whirl, swirl.
|1. () suddenly;~  pull up short;~  make* a sharp turn;2. () tightly, firmly;~ 1. () steep;2. (, ) sharp, sudden, abrupt;~  sharp/abrupt turn;~  abrupt/sudden change;3. () : ~ , ~  inflexible/harsh temper, character;~  drastic measures;~  high wind;4. () thick;~  heavy dough;~  hard-boiled egg;5. . (.  ) tough;cool ~  fast-boiling water;~ . 1. () slope;2. () harshness.
. sleep slope, cliff.
|twisted;~  lisle thread.
. crash;() loss;. downfall, collapse;~  train crash, railway accident, derailment.
. 1. . () gooseberries pl. ;2. (  ) gooseberry;3. () gooseberry-bush.
|winged;~  winged words.
. 1. wing;  flap its wings;~  wing of a house;~  aircraft wing;2. ( ) arm, sail;3. (,   . .) mudguard;  -. clip smb.`s wings;  mope.
|. the steps pl. ;( ) porch;  ~ stand* on the steps, stand* in the porch.
. earthenware jar.
|. rat;~  rat`s;rat attr. ;~  rat-hole; ~ .  quill-driver.
rat attr. ;~  rat poison.
. rat-catcher.
. 1. () rat-trap;2. () ratter.
covered;~  covered market.
, (.) cover (smth.) ;() roof (smth.) ;~   roof the house with sheet-iron;2. (,  -.) scold smb. , rail at smb. ;~  one has not a leg to stand on;~ . :   ... the cause lies in...;   there is some misunderstanding here; -  there`s something behind this.
|. roof; ~ thatched roof; ~ tiled roof;  ~ under the same roof.
. 1. lid;( ) top;2.  . . . ; ~ he`s done for!, it`s all up with him!, he`s had it!
. 1. hook;2. . ( ) detour;  ~ make* a big detour, go* a long way round.
|, . . . :  ~   he is racked with pain;    he is/was doubled up with pain;~,  . be* doubled up;   he is all doubled up.
hooked.
. . pettifogger;~ . . pettifoggery; ~ chicanery.
. hook;( .) catch;( ) claw.
. cold fruit-punch;( ) hock-cup.
. running, in succession;5  ~ five hours running/on end.
. 1. () ridge;2. () stump.
thickset.
. 1. () quacking;2. () grunting.
, 1. ( ) quack;2. . ( ) grunt.
. . mallard, wild duck.
. . .
. . groan.
