. abatement;~  falling-off of production.
,  1. ( .; ) fall* (from);2. () abate;(  .) sink*;  the heat abated;  the swelling went down;3. . . () hang* down.
. ,  . spasm.
spasmodic.
 I,  (.) solder (smth.) ;. unite (smb.) , weld (smb.) together.
 II,  (.) . 1. ( ) make* (smb.) drunk;2. (  ) make* a drinker/drunkard (of).
. 1. () soldering;2. ( ) soldered joint, seam;3. . commissure, adhesion.
. .  I 3.
. . ( ) sleeping-bag.
|sleeping;~  sleeping-car, sleeper;~  sleeping-berth.
. bedroom.
. . sleep(ing).
coupled, paired, twin, duplex.
. asparagus.
. pairing.
,  (.) couple (smth.) , pair (smth.).
. . .
. sports festival.
|. , ~ . ;~ Spartan.
,  (.) cut* off (smth.) , unpick (smth.).
. rescuer;~ life(-saving);rescue attr. , escape attr. ;~  life-buoy;~  life-boat;( ) sea-boat;~  life rafts;~  life jacket;~  emergence exit tipe;~  life-saving raft.
|,  (.) save (smb., smth.) , rescue (smb., smth.) ;~  -. save smb.`s life;~  rescue a drowning person;rescue/save smb. from drowning;~! help!;~  (  ) save people`s lives;~  rescue/salvage property;~  save the situation;~,  escape;~  flee* to safety, take* refuge in flight;   succeed in escaping, get* away;~,    parachute to safety;   he had a narrow escape;~,  ! fly for your lives!
|. 1. () rescuing, saving;life-saving, rescue-work;~   retirement of aircraft;2. ( ) escape, safety; ~   seek* safety in flight;   ~ -. , -. owe one`s safety to smb. , smth. ;~  there is no escape;3. (,  ) salvation;    ~ that is our sole salvation;  ~ white/saving lie;4. . Salvation.
1. . rescued;(  .) salvaged;2.  . . . the rescued man*;. the rescued, the survivors.
thank you, thanks; () ~! thank you very much!; ~ () many thanks (for);   ~ let us be thankful for small mercies;and thank goodness for that; -.  ~ do* smth. for nothing.
. rescuer, deliverer, saviour;~ salutary, salvific;~  sure remedy, wonder-working remedy.
. . Saviour.
. .  I.
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. .  1, 2.
. sleep* (. .) ;slumber . ;,  ~ go* to bed; -. ~ put* smb. to bed;    he sleeps like a log; ! sleep well!;~ . . . :    I can `t get to sleep;    one sleeps well in the open air;    the best sleep comes just before morning.
|. unity, cohesion, team spirit;~ united.
. .  1.
,  1. get* used to singing together;2. . (   -.) fit in with each other;  -. fit in well with smb. ;   they get perfectly.
. choir practice.
,  . coagulate;(o ) cake.
. performance, show;. sight, display.
. spectrum ( pl. -ra);~  . video spectrum;~ . spectral;~  spectrum analysis;~  . spectral absorption;~  . spectral coefficient;~   . spectral composition of light.
. . spectrogram.
. . spectrography.
. . spectrometer.
. . spectroradiometer;~ . spectroradiometric.
. . spectroscope.
. . spectrophotometer.
. ( . ,  . ) 1. speculate (in, on);gamble;~    gamble on a rise in prices;~     ( ) speculate on margin;~    scalp;2. (   ) take* advantage (of), exploit (smth);cash in (on) .
. , ~ . speculator, profiteer;(  ) black marketeer.
|black-market attr. ;~  . currency speculation;~  . velvet . ;~  black-market price.
. 1. speculation, black marketing, profiteering;( . ) . exploiting (smth.) ;cashing-in (on) . ;2. . . ( ,        ) gambling, jobbing, venture, speculation, profiteering.
. . .
. speleologist;() pot-holer;spelunker .
|speleological;~ . speleology.
|. ripeness;~ ripe.
. at first.
. (  ) from the front;() in front; ~ front view.
. . sperm;~ . . spermatozoon.
. bad*, foul;  ~  it`s very stuffy/close in here.
arrogant, haughty.
. arrogance, haughtiness; ~  -. take* smb. down a peg.
 I. .  1, 3.
 II. () ripen.
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. . ;   ~ I`m in no hurry;   ~ there`s no hurry.
|. specialization;~ .  . (.) 1. ( -. ) give* (smb.) specialized training;2. (    -.  ) concentrate (smth.) ;~ .  . ( . . , ,  . ) specialize (in).
. , ~ . expert, specialist.
|1. professionally; -. ~ make* a special study of smth. , go* in for smth. professionally;2. . () specially;~   for your special benefit;  ~  ,    I came specially to see you;~ . (specialized) field;( .) profession line;   ~ not be doing the job one was trained for;~ special;( npo  .) specialized; ~  to order;~  special/technical terms;~   special/specialized schools;    this question is too specialized.
. specific features pl. , specific character.
. specification; ~ . weight specification;~  . specification of cargo; ~ . shipping specification; ~ . price specification; ~ . tariff specification; ~ . specification of products.
|specific, characteristic;~   characteristic features of art.
. spice.
. . . .
. working clothes pl. , overalls pl. , boiler-suit.
. (.) . bake (smth.).
. . .
,  (.) dismount (smb., smth.) ;~,  dismount.
. . .
|,  1. hurry, hasten;~  hurry/push on;~   -. hasten to the help of smb. ;~   hurry to the station;( ) be* afraid of missing one`s train; ~ be* always in a hurry; ~! don`t be in a hurry!;   he hurried home;   he ran quickly downstairs;2. . . ( ) be* fast;~    be* ten minutes fast; -   .  haste makes waste;more haste less speed; ~ unhurriedly, deliberately.
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|. . hurry, rush; ~ in one`s haste; ~    in the hurry he was overlooked.
|in a hurry, urgently, without delay;~  leave* in a great hurry;~ 1. () pressing, urgent;(  .) busy;~  rush job, urgent work;~  pressing/urgent business;~  urgent order;2. () hurried, rapid.
,  become* a habitual drunkard, take* to the bottle.
. speedometer.
. . dive, go* into a dive: ~   dive on the target.
,  (.) 1. saw* (smth.) off,    saw* off the top of a tree;3. () file down (smth.).
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|. back;  bend* one`s back; ~ on one`s back;,  ~   stand*, sit* with one`s back to the light; -.    stab smb. in the back; ~  -. behind smb.`s back; -.   ~ have* been through smth. one self;   ~ work all the hours that are made; ~  -. , -. turn one`s back on smb. , smth.
|. back;  ~ ( ) straight-backed.
. 1. (  ) spinning;2. () spinning tackle.
. spinner.
spinal, dorsal;~  dorsal fin;~  spinal cord;~  spine, spinal column.
of the spinal cord  .
. spiral;() spiral spring;~ spiral;~  spiral;~  spiral/coil spring.
. alcohol, spirit; ~ methylated spirit;~  . . . . spirits pl. , hard liquor;~ . alcoholic;~  alcoholic drinks.
. spirit-lamp.
alcoholic, spirituous;(  ) spirit attr. , alcohol attr.
. writing;~    . writing sums off an account.
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. 1. () list, listing, roll; ~ employment sheet;~  ( ) telephone directory/book;~  mailing list;~  register of shareholders;~    register of debentures;~   banned list;~  register of voters;~  slate . ;~ ,     list of authorized signatures;~   . muster-roll;~     free list;~  ( ) list of subscribers;~    casulty list;   be* on the books/list;  ~ (, )   be on a problem list; ~ draw* up  list, make* out a list;list;2. () record;3. ( ) copy.
,  1. (.;) copy (smth.) out;   copy out the lecture timetable;2. (.;-.  -.) copy (smth.) ;crib (smth.) . ;    crib  friend`s essay;3. ( .;   ) use (smb., smth.) as  model;4. (.;  ) write* (smth.) off;  write* off a debt;   write* off obsolete equipment;5. (.) . discharge (smb.) ;~,  1. ( . ) write* (to), get* in touch (with) by letter;2. . be* discharged.
. . .
,  (.) . push (smth.) , shove (smth.) ;. get* rid (of), kick (smb.) out.
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. 1. () knitting-needle;2. () spoke; ,  ~   he doesn`t count;he is the fifth wheel of the coach.
|match attr. ;~  match-box.
|. match; ~ light* a match;  ~ as thin as a match-stick.
 I. () alloy;~    alloy of copper and gold.
 II. () floating;( ) rafting;~    the floating/rafting of timber.
I, II . .  I, II.
 I,  (.;) fuse (smth.) , alloy (smth.) (. .) ,     alloy iron and chromium.
 II,  (.) () float (smth.) ;( ) raft (smth.) ;. . get* rid (of).
|1. floated, rafted;~  floated/rafting timber;2. (  ) floatable;~  floatable river.
. () rafter.
 I, II. .  I, II.
,  (.) 1. () join (smth.) , bind* (smth.) ;(  ) raft (smth.) ;2. () close up (smth.) ;3. () unite (smb., smth.) , rally (smb., smth.) ;~,  () rally, unite.
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,  (.) 1. weave* (smth.) ;  make*  wreath;2. () splice (smth.) ;() lock (smth.) ;() plait (smth.) ;. interweave* (smth.) , interlock (smth.) ;~,  be* interwoven, be* interlaced (. .) ;(  .) be* tangled;( , ) be* locked, lock.
. 1. junction;. plexus;~  knot of arteries;2. (, ) tangle;. blending;mixture;~  mixture/combination of circumstanes.
|. , ~ . gossip, taleteller; ~ inveterate gossip, scandalmonger;~,  gossip, talk scandal.
|. piece of gossip;. gossip sg. , tittle-tattle sg. ; ~ scandal sg. , backbiting sg.
straight from the shoulder;. carelessly, in an offhand manner.
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|. . make* a blunder;slip up;~   ! slipped up that time!
. uniting, rallying (round), stiffening.
|. cohesion, solidarity;~ 1. () close-packed interlocking;~  shoulder to shoulder;2. () united;~  united collective.
|1. solid;(  ) all-round, overall;() continuous, unbroken;~  solid wall;~  solid mass;~  solid ice;~  unbroken forest;~  hundred per cent electrification;2. . (   ) sheer, pure;~  sheer delirium;~  sheer nonsense;~  nothing but trouble, incessant trouble.
completely, entirely;( ) uninterruptedly;~  -. thickly strewn with smth. ;~   on every hand, at every step.
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|. . :   ~ there was - once upon a time;it`s no more.
flattened;( , ) flat;~  flattened bolt;~  narrow skull.
,  (.) flatten (smth.) ;~,  become* flat.
(). c. ().
. . .
. fellow campaigner.
. ( ) early in the morning;( ) so early.
. .  II.
1. . calmly, quietly, peacefully;(   .) serenely, tranquilly, ~! steady!;~  sleep* peacefully; ~! sleep well!;2.  . . . ( ) it is quiet/peaceful;3.  . . . :   ~ one`s mind is at rest.
|1. (,  ) calm, tranquil;~oe  calm sea;2. (  ) at ease predic. , easy in one`s mind predic. ; ~ feel* at ease; ~! don`t worry!;    I have no fears for him, I`m quite easy in my mind about him;3. ( ) calm, quiet;~  calm voice;~  calm movements;4. ( ) peaceful, quiet;~  peaceful conversation, quiet chat;5. (, ) placid, quiet;~  placid/serene child*;~  placid/quiet horse;6. (  ) peaceful, tranquil;~  peaceful life;~  tranquil/peaceful sleep;7. (  ) restful, soothing;~  restful/soothing colour;8. . () comfortable;~  comfortable shoes;~ ! good night!
|. 1. (  ) quiet, repose, calm, stillness;tranquillity;  ~ calm and tranquillity;2. () peace, public order; ~ break*/disturb the peace;  ~ breach of the peace;3. ( , ) serenity, tranquillity;~ ,  ~ peace of mind.
: ~  . from time immemorial.
,  (.) rinse (smth.) , rinse out (smth.).
,  1. come* down;2. . (  ) scramble down/out;3. ( ) roll down, trickle down;4. ( , ) slip down;      his hat slipped back off his forehead.
crawling.
. . .
in full.
. . .
. sponsor.
. argument, dispute;() discussion;- ~ monetary dispute; ~ foreign trade dispute; ~ patent dispute;~   contractual dispute;~   dispute over a claim; ~ commercial dispute;~  undoubtedly, of course, it is self-evident.
. . spore.
sporadic.
|,  1. ( .  . ) argue (with smb. about), dispute (with smb. over, about);have* an argument (with smb. about);  ~ they had long argument;   ~ there`s no accounting for taste, tastes differ, everyone to his taste;2. ( .;  ) bet* (smb.) , have* a beth (with);3. () contend;( .) compete.
|. . () come* off, turn out well; ~ the work is going fine;   ~ everything he puts his hand to turns out well.
disputable, debatable, controversial;~  controversial question;~  disputable/moot point.
. . .
. sport (. .) ;sports pl. ; ~ winter sports;~   indoor sports;~    outdoor sports; ~ university sports; ~ go* in for sport.
|1. sports attr. ;~  games;~  sports grading;~  sports public;~  sports ground;~  sports press;~  sports dress;~  sports writer;~  sports hall;~  sports kit;~  sports equipment;~  sports festival;~  sports movement;~e  sporting contest, match;2. (  ) athletic(-looking), outdoor; ~  look athletic, have* an outdoor look; ~  for the fun of the thing, to test one`s prowess.
. sportsman*, athlete;~ . sportswoman*, athlete.
. flutter, flutter down;. dart, spring*.
|. , ~ . pa. arguer, disputant;  ~ he loves arguing.
. quick;profitable.
. way, method, mode;~  mode of expression;~  way to use;() directions for use;~  mode/method of production; ~ in this way; ~ in a different way, differently;     ~ one way or another.
|. 1. ability, power;~  ability/power to move;2. . . ( ) capability, ability sg. , aptitude sg. ;~   language ability sg. ,  talent for languages sg. ;~   aptitude/gift for mathematics;   ~ extremely able person, man* of great ability/abilities;~ 1. ( . ,  . ) capable (of);~   able-bodied;~   capable of sacrifice; ~     he is capable of working day and night; ~   he is capable of anything;2. () capable, clever, able;~  gifted student; ~  very clever/bright little girl.
. (.) contribute (to), conduce (to), be* conducive (to), promote (smth.) ;~   promote learning;~  aid/facilitate development;~  -. contribute to smb.`s happiness;be* conductive to smb.`s happiness;~ -.    further smb.`s aspirations; ~ -. be* greatly conducive to smth. , do* much to promote smth.
. 1. . (      ) spot;2. (  ) spot, spot announcement.
. .  1, 2, 3.
|,  1. ( . ) stumble (over), trip (over);2. . ( , ) hesitate, stop short;3. . ( ) go* wrong, trip up;4. . . (  ) lurch along, stagger along; ~ stumble along.
. . .
,  . realize, remember; on second thoughts;   he realized before it was too late.
. (-.) from the right;(-.) on/to the right (of);~   to his right, on right side;~   on the right (of the road).
|justly;( .) fairly, impartially; ~ be* just/fair, do* the right thing; ~ be* fair in one`s judgements;~ . 1. justice;( .) fairness, impartiality; ~ sense of justice;~  for fairness sake;2. () correctness;   ~ to give him his due, to do him justice;~ 1. just;( .) fair;impartial; ,  ~  he is a stern but just man*;~  fair/impartial judge;~  fair trial;~  just demand;2. (  ) justifiable, warranted, just;~  justifiable anger;3. ( ) correct, justified, right;~  justified remark;~  correct reasoning/argument.
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|. 1. () reference;2. () information;  ~ apply for information;3. () reference, certificate;~    reference from ( one`s place of) work.
,  (.) . celebrate (smth.) , keep* (smth.) ;~   celebrate one`s birthday;~  hold* a house-warming party.
|,  1. ( .;,  ) manage (smth.) , cope (with);~   cope with one`s work;  ~    he is doing well;,  ~  -. make* short work of smth. ;   I can do it alone/myself;     he`ll never be able to manage it;2. ( .;    ) control (smth.) ;( ) manage (smb., smth.) ;    he is hard to manage;3. ( .; ) inquire (after);~   inquire after smb. `s health;~   consult a dictionary;~  -. ,  -. find* out smth. from smb. ;   control one self take* a grip on one self.
|. reference book; ~ railway-guide; ~ telephone directory;~ reference attr. ;~  inquiry bureau (office), information bureau;~  reference books pl.
|,  1. (.) ask (smb., smth.) ;( .; ) inquire (about, after), ask (about, after);  ask smb.`s name;   ask about a train;  ~? who asked you?;2. (.; ) question (smb., smth.) ;~  ask questions on the work (that was) set; ~ be* very exacting;3. (.;.;) ask (for);~  -. ,  ask smb.`s permission, advice;4. (.; ) ask (for);   ~? were there any calls for me?;5. (.) . ( -. ) charge (smth.) , ask (smth.) ;~  -.    -. charge smb. ten roubles for smth. ;6. ( .;  ) make* (smb.) answer;     you will have to answer for that;~,  . 1. ( .,   ) ask smb.`s permission/leave;,      leave* without asking any one`s permission;2. . . : ~  . . . one would like to know;3. . ( .;   ):      you will have to answer for that.
. . .
. . sprint;dash.
. . sprinter.
|. (.) syringe (smth.) ;~ . syringe.
. (.) get* rid (of), pack (smb.) off.
. (.) provoke (smb., smth.).
. . .
. 1. () demand;~,    . price-dependent demand; ~ . excessive demand; ~ . keen demand;~   . demand for credit, demand for advance;~    job demand;~   market demand;~    . direct demand;~   demand for goods; ~ unsatisfied (back log) demand; ~ . deferred demand; ~ . effective demand, effective consumer demand; ~ consumer demand; ~ . fixed (stable, steady) demand; ~ be on demand; ~ meet (satisfy) demand;~   supply and demand;    ~ there is a great demand for these goods;2. . () :   ~  all the more is expected of you; ~,  ~ without asking (leave).
. . ;~ . .  1, 3.
. not fully awake;~  ,    he was too heavy with sleep to make out (what was going on).
. . octopus.
,  ( . ) jump off (smth.) , jump down (from);   jump down the steps;   jump into a ditch.
. . .
,  (.) . sprinkle (smth.).
. . .
,  . conjugate;~ . . be* conjugated.
. . conjugation.
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,  (.) . 1. frighten (smb., smth.) away;  frighten deer* away;2. (,  -.) put* (smb.) on his, her guard.
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. :  -.  ~ keep* smth. hidden away;,  -. - ~ unearth smth. , rescue smth. from obscurity; -.  ~ bury smth.
. 1. ( ) descent;() lowering;~   descent of the mountain, the way down;~    launching;( ) letdown 2. () draining;3. ( ) slope;  ~, ~ -. permit smb. no liberties;be* tough with smb. , crack down on smb.
,  (.) 1. ( ) lower (smb., smth.) , put* (smth.) down, let* (smth.) down;~    lower workers down the shaft;~  lower the flag;~  put* down the gangway;~  pull/ let* down the curtain/blind; -.   kick smb. downstairs;2. (  -  ) launch (smth.) ;( ) lower (smth.) ;3. (  ) send* (smth.) out;  send* out a directive;4. (,   -.) release (smth.) ;~    unleash a dog;~    let the dogs lose;5. (, ) let* (smth.) out;~  drain the water off;( ) let* out the water, take* out the plug;6. (  , ) empty (smth.) ;~  drain a pond;~  let* down a tyre;7.:   the tyre has gone down, the tyre is flat;8. . (  ) reduce one`s weight;   lose* five kilograms;9. . () pardon (smth.) ;  pull the trigger;  ( ) drop  stitch;  in  slipshod manner, anyhow;~,  1. come* down, go* down, descend;(  ) come*/go* downstairs;~  ,  come*/go* down the stairs descend the stairs, steps;~   go* down to the cellar;~   come* down a hill;~   climb down a tree;~ no  let* one self down by a rope;~    go* downstream;  one`s stocking was coming down;2. ( .; , ) settle (on), alight (on);( ) land (on);. (   . .) descend, spread* over;    night descended upon the earth;3. . . (  ) slope down (towards);     the shore sloped/ran down to the sea;4. . . () hang*, hang* down;   come* down to earth.
drain attr.
|: ~  trigger;~  trigger mechanism;~  sear-spring.
. . ;~ . .  1, 2.
after, later; ~ not long after;~   a few days later.
|tangled, disarranged;. muddled;( ) incoherent;~  untidy hair sg. ;~  tangled threads.
. 1. (.;  ) (en)tangle (smth.) ;. muddle (smth.) , confuse (smth.) ;~  tangle threads;~  -. disarrange smb.`s hair;2. (.) . (  ) confuse (smb.) ;3. (.  .) take* ( smth. , smb. for);4. (.;) hobble (smth.) ;~ -. , ,  upset* smb.`s calculations, plans;~ . 1. become* entangled;. become* confused/ muddled, be* in a muddle;2. . () be* mixed up, be* in a muddle;3. . () make* a mistake, get* into a muddle.
|. 1. companion;(  .) fellow-traveller;2. (.;,   -.) companion (of);3. ( ) satellite;4. () sputnik, artificial Earth satellite;~ . .  1.
. 1. ( ) :  ~ hibernation;2. ( ) lethargy, sleepiness.
|1. . sleeping; ~ feign sleep, pretend to be asleep;2.  . . . sleeper, sleeping man*.
