. . weakling, softy.
|. weaken;grow*/get* weak(er);( , ) subside, abate;  ~ I am getting weaker and weaker;~ falling, enfeebled;( , ) slackening;abating;~  enfeebled hands;~  failing sight.
. laxative, purgative.
|. . :  ~ he has diarrhoea.
. 1. weakly, feebly;( ) loosely;2. () poorly;~  -. be* weak in smth.
. weakness of will, weak will.
weak-willed.
1. (  ) weak, feeble;2. ( ) underpowered;low-power attr.
. 1. weakness;( .) feebleness;~  weak eyesight;~  weakness/lack of will; (-) ~ feel* (rather) weak/poorly; ~   be* weak on ne`s legs, feel* rather tottery; ~ show* a lack of determination;2. ( .) . (, ) weakness (for); ~  -. have * soft spot in one`s heart for smb.
|. feeblemindedness; ~ dotage, senile dementia;~ feebleminded, weak-minded.
|. lack of character;~ weak-willed.
|1. weak;feeble;() delicate;~  weak heart;~  delicate child*;~  feeble hands;~  weak will;~  weak army;2. (   -    . .) low-power attr. ;~  . weak signal;~  . low current;3. (, ) weak;~  weak/mild medicine;~  weak tea;4. (  , ) faint;~  dim light;~  light/gentle breeze;~  gentle current;~  faint mark/track;~  faint smile;~  feeble attempt;5. (, ) weak, poor;~  bad*/ poor memory;~  weak upil;6. (, ) feeble;~  feeble argument;7. () slack, loose;~ , ~  weak point;~  weak spot.
|. 1. glory;distinctions pl. ; ~ reputation for work;2. () fame, reputation, name;3. . () reputation;  ~ have* a bad reputation, be* in bad repute;4. . (, , ) rumour; ~, ... it was rumoured that...; ~ -. , -. for the glor of smb. , smth. ; ~, ... . , it`s all talk that...;~ ! thank God/heavens/goodness!; ~ splendidly, excellently.
. Slavist, Slavonic scholar;~ . slavoinc studies pl.
. (.) glorify (smb.) , do* honour (to), heap distinctions (on);~ . (.) be* famous/famed (for);have* a reputation/name (for);! glory (to)!
|splendidly, very well;~  have* a splendid rest;~  ,  have* a lovely time, holiday;~ 1. glorious;2. . () very nice;fine;~  very nice girl;~  fine chap.
. glorification;. doxology.
. 1. (    -.  ) Slavism, borrowing from a Slavonic language;2. (      ) word derived from Church Slavonic.
|. , ~ . Slav.
|Slavonic, Slavic;~  Slavonic languages.
. 1. . item;2. ( ) component, constituent.
,  (.) 1. () compose (smth.) , make* (smth.) ;2. ( o -.) : ~    resign;~     decline all responsibility;~ . ( . ) consist (of), be* made up (of).
. . :    ~  he is quite unmanageable.
. . 1. (.) arrange (smth.) ;2. ( .; ) manage (smth.) , handle (smb., smth.) ;cope (with);    ~ I can`t manage him;I can`t cope with him;    ~ it is too much for me.
|1. . sweet;. (, ) honeyed, sugary;~  sweet apples;2. . ( , ) ease, soft;3. () sweet;~  sound/sweet sleep;~  sweet sound;4.  . .  . sweets pl. , sweet things pl. ;. () sweet course, dessert;  ~ stop eating sweet things.
1. . sweetly;2.  . . it is sweet/good;  ~ it tastes sweet.
. u . . :  ~ he has a sweet tooth.
sweet.
|. sensuallty;~ sensual;() voluptuous.
. 1. sweetness;2. . sweets, sweetmeats;candies . ;3. () delights pl.
coordinated;( ) harmonious.
. () go* down (into);() climb up to;~   go* down into the cellar;~   climb up to the attic.
. . slalom.
|. schale, schist; ~ oil/bituminous shale sg. ;~ shale attr.
. .  2.
. (.) send* (smb., smth.).
|sugary, saccharine;~  fulsome smile.
. (-.) from the left;(-.) on/to the left (of);~  from left to right;~   to his left, on his left side;~   on the left (of the road).
slightly, gently.
. 1. () imprint;() trace, footprint;(, , ) trace, track;2. ( -.) trace;( ) sing;( -.) mark;~  traces of tears; ~   no trace remains; ~ not a vestige;3. (,   . .) mark, weal, scar; o -. ~ 1) follow in the tracks of smb. ;2) (   . .) follow in smb.`s footsteps, follow in the wake of smb. ;  -. ~ get* on the track of smb. ;  ~  he has vanished into thin air;  ~ vanish completely.
 I. ( . ) 1. watch (smb., smth.) , follow (smb., smth.) ;~   -. watch smb. , follow smb. with one`s eyes; ~  -. keep* a sharp eye on smb. ;~    watch the birds flying;2. (   -.) follow (smth.) , keep* up, (with);~    observe the course of events;~    keep* abreast of science;~   follow the conversation;3. (, ) see* (to);~   see* to the children;~   superintend the work;~   maintain order;~   look after the garden;4. (   ) keep* (smb.) under observation, surveil (smb.) , spy (on);( ) shadow (smb.) ;~   look after ones elf properly;(    ) dress with care.
 II,  . ( ) leave* dirty footmarks;(.) make* a mess (with).
|. :   ~ long-distance train.
. examining magistrate, preliminary investigator.
consequently, hence.
|,  1. ( .;,   ) follow (smb.) ;. follow in smb.`s footsteps;~    -. dog smb.`s steps, follow smb. about;2. ( .;  -. ) come* (after), follow (smth.) ; ~    events followed in quick succession;3. (.; -.) follow (smb., smth.) ;~  -. follow smb.`s example;~   follow the doctor`s advice;~  keep* up with the fashion;4. . . () proceed;~   proceed to one`s destination; ~   the train goes as far as Moscow;5. . . ( .; )   ~, ... it follows that...;   ~  one assumption leads to another;6. . . (.;) be* due (to);   (~)? how much have I to pay?;( ) what will/does that come to?; ,  ~ he got what was due to him;7. . . . () it should be;~  it should be borne in mind; ~ ... you ought (to)...;( ) you ought to have...;~ , .. it was to be expected that...;  ~ ... as was to be expected...; ~  that was to be expected; ~ ... it should not be concluded..; ~ to the proper person;  ~ apply to the proper quarter; ~ properly;  ~ have*  real rest.
immediately after.
. 1. () tracker;2. (    ) trail-seeker, pathfinder.
|investigatory;~  evidence;~  investigating authorities;~  committee of inquiry.
 I. () consequence, result;~   , ... the consequence/ result was that...
 II. () inquiry;   ~ his case is under investigation.
|due;~   the sum due to me.
|the following;( ) the next;~  as follows;() ~ pa next time; ~  the next day;~! ( ) next (please)!
|: ~   . control servo; . servo drive.
. become* firmly packed, settle.
. shadowing.
|tear;. drop; ~ in tears; ~ burst* into tears; ~ be* drowned in tears;  ~ weep* bitter tears; -.   reduce smb. to tears;   speak*/say* with tears in one`s voice;   laugh till one cries;laugh till the tears come;  , , ... it`s heartrending that...;     I could have cried;~    it`s no use crying (over spilt milk);   laugh and cry at the same time, smile through one`s tears.
,  1. () come* down, get* down, climb down;(   . .) get* off;   climb down a tree;~   dismount;2. . (   . .) get* off;3. . ( ,   . .) come* off, peel.
. tear-drop.
|. water;  ~   the wind is making his eyes water;~ tearful;. sentimental.
|1. . lachrymal;2. . tearful;~ ,  humable complaint, prayer.
. epiphora; ~ make* one` s eyes water.
1. () watery, rheumy;2. ( ) : ~  tear-gas.
. . .
watery.
. . horse-fly.
. blind man*.
 I. (.) ( ) blind (smb.) ;( ) dazzle (smb.).
 II. .  2.
,  lose* one`s sight, go*/ become* blind.
. blindly;~  -. obey smb. blindly;~  -. follow smth. blindly.
|1. . blind;~    blind in one eye;~   blind from birth;~  blind/implicit obedience;~  blind love;~  the merest chance;~   ( ,  ) touch-type system;~  blind flying;2.  . . . blind man*;. blind woman*;. . the blind;~  . blind gut, caecum.
. cast;. replica;~   impression of a key.
blind from birth  . , born blind  .
. blindness.
|fitter`s;~  tool shop.
. fitter;~- tool-maker;~- plumber.
. 1. () flight;2. () rally.
| I. 1. ( ) fly*;2. . () run*; ~ I`ll be back in no time.
| II,  1. fly* down;2. () fall* off;    the papers were blown off the table;3. () fly* away;~,  come* flying, fly* together;flock in (. .).
. .  II;~ . . ().
. take* to one`s bed, be* laid up.
. 1. () plum;2. () plum-tree.
,  (.) 1. () mix (smth.) ;2. () pour (smth.) off;3. (  ) fuse (smth.) ;4. (   ) amalgamate (smth.) , merge (smth.) ;( ) merge (smth.) , blend (smth.) ;~,  1. (   ) flow together;( ) join;2. (o , ) blend, merge;~   melt into the background;3. (   ) amalgamate, merge;~  become* one.
. cream sg. ; ~   skim the milk, take* the cream off the milk; ~ take* the cream.
plum attr.
|. cream-jug;~ cream attr. ;~  butter;~  ice-cream.
. . .
1. slimy;2. . mucous.
. . .
. . slug.
, ,  (.) lick (smth.) off.
. slime, mucus.
|,  1. stick* together;2.:  ~   one can hardly keep one`s eyes open.
. . .
|as one word;together;~ 1. solid;~  confused hum, sleady din;2. (  ) as one word  . , solid predic.
. ingot.
(). . ().
|,  (.) compare (smth.) , collate (smth.) ;~ . comparison, collation.
. . .
too;~  too much; ~  no genius;~ ()  -. be* too fond of smb. ;~   press too hard;  ~! that really is too much!;I call that the limit! .
. 1. () confluence, junction;2. () amalgamation, merging.
. Slovak, Slovakian.
|lexical;dictionary attr. ;~   vocabulary, word stock;~  vocabulary;~  dictionary work.
. 1. dictionary;( ) glossary;2. . . ( ) vocabulary.
|Slovak, Slovakian;~  SIovak;the Slovak language;~ . Slovak, Slovakian.
|. , ~ . , Slovene, Slovenian;~ Slovenian;~  Slovenian, the Slovenian language.
verbal, oral.
. word-list.
1.  () like;2.  ( ) as if, as though.
|. 1. word;  ~ a word in season;   understand* without a word having been spoken; ~! not a word!; ~  when I say a thing, I mean it; -.   take* smb.`s word for it;take* it trust;  ~  song to words from Pushkin;  ~! may I have a word with you?;     ~! a word in your ear!;2. (, ) language;3.:  ~a ask to speak, ask for the floor;~    Mister lvanov will now speak, Mister Ivanov has the floor;~  ,    ~ it is for you to decide; ~   the defence has the last word; ~    be had the last word;4. () tale, story;'   ' The Song of Igor`s Campaign;~  ~ word for word;~   one thing led to another; ~ () by word of mouth,   ~ in word only;  ~,     not merely in words but with deeds; ,  ... words fail to express...;   , ... I have no words to...;  (, ) there`s no denying, of course; ~  -. fresh departure in smth. , milestone in smth. ;advance in smth. ; ~ () by the by; ~  but that`s by the way;    ~  the plant has all the latest equipment;5.   . The Word of God.
in a word, in short.
|. word-formation;~ word-formative.
talkative, loquacious, garrulous.
. combination of words; ~ set expression; ~ free combination of words.
 I. ( ) syllable.
 II. . () style.
syllabic.
|flaky;puff-pastry attr. ;~  puff-pastry pie;~  puff paste.
|. 1. () formation;2. . addition;3. () build;  ~ sturdy person.
 I. .    2.
 II. . .
. . .
intricately, in a complicated manner.
|. : ~oe  complex sentence.
|. : ~  compound/co-ordinated sentence.
|. intricacy, complexity;() difficulty;~ 1. (   ) compound, composite;~  compounds;~e  compound word;~  complex sentence;~  compound number;~  compound interest sg. ;2. () complex;~  complex science;~  complex character;3. () difficult, involved, complicated;() intricate;~  complicated question/matter;~  complicated situation;4. () intricate;~  intricate ornamentation.
|flaky;~  layer cloud sg. , stratus sg.
|. 1. layer;() coat;2. . stratum ( pl. -ta), layer (. .) ; ~  the various strata of society.
. . puff(-pastry).
. (  . .) breaking, dismantling;() pulling down, demolition;  ~ (   . .) to be used for scrap;( ) to be pulled down.
. .  1, 3, 4, 5;~ . .  1, 3, 4, 5.
. (.) break* (smth.) ;~  -. break* down smb.`s resistance.
. 1. elephant;2. . bishop;~   miss the obvious;~ . elephant-calf*;baby-elephant . ;~ . cow-elephant;she-elephant .
|elephant`s;(  ) elephantine;~  ivory;~  . elephantiasis.
. . ( . ~  ) loaf about, loiter.
. servant (. .) ;( .) manservant, man*.
. servant-girl, housemaid.
1. . office attr. ;2.  . . . employee, office worker, white-collar worker.
|. 1. () service;~   service in the army;cpo ~ (,   . .) service life of a battery, lathe, etc. ;2. (, ) work, job;  ~ begin* working, take* a job;3. (  ) military service;4. (  ) service, department;~   . airways and air communication;~   . terminal information service;~   . commercial service;~    . marketing service;~  signal service;communication service;~  .-. traffic department;5. () (divine) service; ~y attend service;  ~,    as a ersonal favour.
|1. official, office attr. ;~  official duties;~  office premises;~ ;~  official position, position at work;~  business telephone;2. () auxillary;~oe  . link-word.
. service.
. attendant;~  votary of art;~  minister of religion.
,  1. . . (  ) work;2. . . ( ) serve;3. . . (.; -. ) serve (smb., smth.) , work (for);~     run* with the hare and hunt with the hounds;4. . . (.;   -., -.,) serve (smb., smth.) ;~  serve one`s country, devote/dedicate one self to one`s country;5. (.;  ) be* useful (to);6. (.,  .;) be* used (as, for), serve (as, for);7. (.;, ) be*;~  be* an example;~  serve as a pretext;8. . . ( ) officiate;9. . . ( ) beg.
. . .
. 1. hearing;() ear (for music); ~ keen hearing;   ~ he has a good ear (for music);   ~ he has no ear (for music);  ~ play by ear;2. (, ) news;3. . (, ) rumour sg. ; ~ according to rumour, rumour has it (that); ~ it is rumoured (that); ~ () rumours are afloat (that);~   . news flies quickly;    ~ he became all ears.
|1. auditory, acoustic;~  . auditory/acoustic nerve;~  aural impressions;2. (  ) : ~  hearing aid;~  dormer window.
|. 1. () occurrence, event, incident; ~ accident;2. (, , ) case; ~ fatal case;fatality; ~ remarkable case;  ~ in some cases;3. () opporrtunity, chance, occasion;   ~ never miss an opporunity; ~ get* a chance;4. () chance; ~ -. in case of smth. , in the event of smth. ; ~e  in the event of war, if there is a war; ~  -. in the event of smb.`s death; ~  in case of need/necessity; ~   in an emergency; ~  should anything happen;  ~ in that case;   ~ in no case, on no account, by no means, under no circumstances;no ~ -. on the occassion of smth. ; ~ when opportunity offers, should an opportunity arise; -.  ~ get* smth. by chance.
|. 1. by chance, by accident, accidentally;~  -. happen to be somewhere;  -. happen to meet smb. ;~  -. , ~   -. chance upon smth. ;2.  . . . . by any chance;, ~,  ? do you by any chance know?;, ~,   ... if you (should) happen to see him...; ~ () it is no mere chance (that);  ~!  there is something behind it!;~ . 1. chance/accidental nature, fortuity;~  accidental nature of an encounter;2. ( ) chance, coincidence;  ~ luckily, by good fortune, by a happy/lucky chance;  ~ as ill luck would have it; ~ the merest chance, a pure chance/accident;3. . chance;accident, matter of chance, chance occurrence;~ 1. ( ) chance attr. , accidental;~  chance/accidental meeting;~  chance acquaintance;~  chance companion;~  coincidence;~a  a mere slip;2. (    ) occasional, sporadic, casual;~  sporadic earnings pl. ;~  casual visitor;3. () fortuitous, accidental;~  chance phenomenon, accident.
,  (.) mate (smth.) , pair (smth.) , couple (smth.).
|,  1. happen;occur;   nothing has happened; ( ) ? what`s the matter (with you)?;    he has had a misfortune;2.: ~ accidents will happen;~,  ... he sometimes ...; , ... it so happened that. ..;~   (+ .) ? did you ever happen (+ to inf. )?
|. occurrence; -.  ~ tell* smb. what has happened.
. . .
. . .
. mating, pairing, coupling.
. , ~ . 1. () listener, hearer;. . audience sg. ;2. () student;~   student at a military academy.
|,  (.) 1. listen (to);~  listen to music;~  listen to a lecture; ~a! ( ) hullo!; ~? (o ) are you there?;2. ( ) examine smb.`s chest;auscultate (smb.) . ;3. . . (  ) hear* (smth.) , try (smth.) ;(  -. ) hear* (smth.) ;~      try  case of burglary;~  hear* a report;4. . . (  ) attend (smth.) , go* (to);~    attend/take* a course in higher mathematics;5. ( -. , ) pay* attention (to), listen (to), listen to smb. `s advice, take* notice (of);   ~ he won`t listen to anybody`s advice, he takes* no notice of anyone;6. . () obey (smb.) ;(   .) respond (to);~  ( ) answer the helm;7. . : ~()! I say!;look here!;8. . . : ~! ( ) very good! ~,  (.) 1. () obey (smb.) ;( ) be* obedient (to); ~ disobey;( ) be* disobedient;2.: ~  -. take* smb. `s advice;3. . . (  ) be* tried;  ~  the case comes up for hearing tomorrow, the case comes on tomorrow.
,  (.,  .) have* the reputation of being (smth.) , be* considered (smth.) , be* reputed to be (smth.) ;    he is reputed/said to be a good worker.
. ( .) . hear* (about, of).
|,  1. (.; ) hear* (smth.) ;~  hear * a knock;~  hear* a shout;~  hear* praise;2. . . ( ) hear*; ~ be* hard of hearing; ~  I can`t hear you;3. (.,  p.,  .; -. ) hear* (of, about);4. . . (.) . () feel* (smth.) ;~  feel*/notice  smell, catch*  whiff;() smell* the fragrance;    ~   he won`t hear of it;~,  1. be* heard;~  laughter can be heard;  -  I thought I heard a voice;   the stamping of feet was heard;2. . () be* felt;   ~  one can sense the joy in his words, there is joy in his voice.
|. 1. audibility;2. (o , ) reception;~ ! ( ) the line is bad!;~ audibie.
 . . . 1. ( ) one can hear;~,    one can hear the leaves rustling;~ ,      the car could be heard coming into the yard; ~ he can hear;   ~ I can`t hear a thing;2. ( .,  .; ) :      ~ nothing has been heard of him for ages, there has been no news of him for a long time.
|1. audible; ~oe  barely audibie singing, the faint sound of singing;2.  . . : ~ ,   . .  voice,  noise, etc. can be heard.
. mica.
. saliva, spittal;spit .
. :   ~  his mouth is watering;  ~  it makes one`s mouth water.
slobbery, dribbling, slavering.
. slush, mire;  ~ it `s very slushy outside.
