lordship
1> ,  (-.; .   )
_Ex:
lordship over territory   
_Ex:
lordship over self 
2>  , 
3> (L.)  ( ,    
    
_Ex:
Your lordship   (.  
-)
_Ex:
His lordship is not at home    
4> _.  ( );
 ( )

lore
1> _.   
_Ex:
the lore of the Egyptians ,   
_Ex:
doctors' lore   
_Ex:
weather lore of peasants   

2>   -. 
_Ex:
bird lore 
_Ex:
fairy lore   (, )
_Ex:
herbal lore   ,  , . 
3> _. , 
4>  ( )

lorelei
1> _. _. ,   
2> ;    

Lorelei
1> _.  

lorgnette
1> 
2>  

lorgnon
1> 
2> 
3>  

lorica
1> _-.    
2> _. 
3> _.  

loricae
1> _pl.  lorica

loricate
1> _. ,  

lorikeet
1>  

lorimer, loriner
1> _. ,  ,   . .; 

loris
1> _. ,   (Lorisidae)

lorn
1> , , 
_Ex:
a lone, lorn widow  ,   
2> _. , 

lorry
1> ,  
2> _-. ; ;  ( )
3>  
4>     

lorry-hop
1> _.    

lory
1> _.   (Lorius et al. gen)

losable
1>  
_Ex:
gloves are losable   - 
2>   
_Ex:
losable book ,   

lose
1> 
_Ex:
to lose one's purse  
_Ex:
to lose a leg  ,  
_Ex:
to lose one's friends  () 
_Ex:
the cloth has lost its colour   ( )
_Ex:
Charles I lost his head  I 
2> ,  
_Ex:
to lose a key  ( -) 
_Ex:
to lose one's way, to be lost, to lose oneself 
_Ex:
to lose stirrup   ( )
_Ex:
the goods were lost in transit    
3> , ,  
_Ex:
to lose one's job  ,  
_Ex:
to lose one's place  ;  ;
  ( )
_Ex:
to lose one's head  , 
_Ex:
to lose one's reason (senses)  ,   
_Ex:
to lose one's rights  ,   
_Ex:
to lose one's hair  
_Ex:
to lose altitude   ( )
_Ex:
to lose sleep over smth.   - -.
_Ex:
to lose patience () 
_Ex:
to lose one's balance  ; 

_Ex:
to lose one's temper , , 

_Ex:
the little grocery store is losing customers to the new
supermarket      

_Ex:
he lost his voice   () 
_Ex:
it was so cold that we lost the use of our hands  
,     
_Ex:
I lost count of his mistakes     
_Ex:
I am beginning to lose faith in him    
 
4> , 
_Ex:
to lose one's fears  ()   
_Ex:
she was dieting to lose weight   , 

_Ex:
I've quite lost my cold    ,  
 
_Ex:
she has lost that terrified look     
 
_Ex:
he lost his pursuers     
5> ,  
_Ex:
to lose the end of a sentence    
_Ex:
she did not lose a word in his lecture     
    
_Ex:
what he said was lost in the applause    
 
6> ,  
_Ex:
to lose an opportunity   ()
_Ex:
to lose a chance    
_Ex:
to lose one's time   ,  

_Ex:
there is not a moment to lose (to be lost)   
;   
_Ex:
I shall lose no time in doing it      
(  )
7> ,  (   . .)
_Ex:
to lose one's bus   
8> 
_Ex:
to lose a game  
_Ex:
to lose a war  ,    
_Ex:
to lose a lot of money at the races  
 
_Ex:
to lose on points _.   
_Ex:
the motion was lost   
_Ex:
he lost the argument    
_Ex:
they lost by 3 points    
9>  
_Ex:
to lose a prize    ()
_Ex:
to lose a contract    ()
10>  , ;  
_Ex:
to lose by (on, in) smth.   -.; 
  -.
_Ex:
you will lose nothing by waiting    ,
 
_Ex:
will the publisher lose by publishing this book?  
     ?
_Ex:
he lost on the deal       
11> ;  
_Ex:
such negligence will lose you your situation  
   
_Ex:
the delay has lost them the battle    
   
12> ,  ( )
_Ex:
he lost his wife   ,    
_Ex:
she lost the baby (by miscarriage)    
_Ex:
the army lost heavily    
13> . pass , 
_Ex:
the ship and all hands were lost     
_Ex:
both planes were lost in the crash   
14>  ( )
_Ex:
my watch loses two minutes a day     
  
_Ex:
to lose oneself in smth. ,   -.;

_Ex:
to lose oneself in musing   ;
_Ex:
the stream lost itself in the swamp    
_Ex:
to be lost in smth. ,   -.; 
  -.,     -.
_Ex:
the thief was lost in the crowd   ()
 
_Ex:
all surprise was shortly lost in other feelings 
    
_Ex:
to be lost in thought   
_Ex:
to be lost to smth.  ,   -.
_Ex:
to be lost to all sense of shame    
_Ex:
to be lost on (upon) smb.    -., 
 
_Ex:
my hints were not lost upon him    
_Ex:
your kindness is lost upon him     
_Ex:
his eloquence was lost upon his audience   
  ,    
_Ex:
their quickness to lose heart was not lost on their
enemies      ( 
  )
_Id:
to lose sight of   ,  ; 
_Id:
to lose track of smb., smth.     -.,
-.;     -., -.
_Id:
to lose touch with reality   
_Id:
we lost track of time    
 
_Id:
to lose one's shirt (hair, rag, wig, cool)   ,
; 
_Id:
to lose ground , ; ;  
 ;    
_Id:
to lose heart  ; 
_Id:
to lose one's heart to smb.   -.
_Id:
to lose one's legs  ,    
_Id:
have you lost your tongue?   -  ?
_Id:
I am lost without her      

lose out
1>  ;   
_Ex:
he came lost again, he always loses out   ,
   
_Ex:
has the cinema lost out to TV?   
?
2>  
_Ex:
the firm lost out on the deal   
 

losel
1> _.  ; 

loser
1> ;  
_Ex:
a loser by smth.   (-) -.; 
 -.
_Ex:
to be a good loser _.   (  ) 
 ( )
_Ex:
to be a bad loser _.  () 
 ( )
_Ex:
he is a bad loser     
_Ex:
to come off a loser   
_Ex:
the loser must pay  
2> _. 
_Ex:
he is a born loser    
3> _. ,  
_Ex:
this film is a real loser     

losing
1> , , ; 
2> _pl.  ( );  (   . .)
3> 
_Ex:
to play a losing game    
_Ex:
to fight a losing battle   
_Ex:
to fight a losing battle agaimst obesity 
  

loss
1> , 
_Ex:
total loss  
_Ex:
loss of one's eyesight  
_Ex:
loss of strength  
_Ex:
loss of blood _. 
_Ex:
loss of flesh 
_Ex:
temperature loss  
_Ex:
loss in altitude  
2> , 
_Ex:
irreparable loss  
_Ex:
grievous loss  
_Ex:
loss of opportunities  () 
_Ex:
without any loss of time    ,  
  
_Ex:
his death was a great loss     
3> 
_Ex:
loss of a ship with all hands     
4> ; 
_Ex:
loss of a battle   
5> , , 
_Ex:
dead loss  
_Ex:
the loss of a contract _.  ;
 
_Ex:
to have a loss, to meet with a loss  ,
 
_Ex:
to sell at a loss   
_Ex:
to incur losses  
_Ex:
to cover a loss  
_Ex:
his absence was not a great loss   - 

_Ex:
it's your loss, not mine     ( 
 ),  
6> _pl. _. 
_Ex:
loss replacement  
_Ex:
the loss of life   ,  
_Ex:
losses in manpower and material      
_Ex:
to suffer heavy losses   
7> _. 
8>  ( )
9>  ()
_Id:
to be at a loss , ;   
( ,  ); _.  
_Id:
he was at a loss for a word     ()
 
_Id:
he was at a loss what to say   ,  
_Id:
no great loss without some small gain _.  
 

loss leader
1>    ,    

lossless
1> _.  ,   

lossmaking
1> 

lost
1> , , 
_Ex:
lost art  () 
_Ex:
lost happiness  
_Ex:
lost soul  
_Ex:
lost property office  
_Ex:
an isle lost in the fog    
2> ;  
_Ex:
lost effort  
_Ex:
lost motion _.  
_Ex:
to make up for lost time   
() 
_Ex:
this is all lost trouble    
3> 
_Ex:
lost ship  
_Ex:
lost woman  
_Ex:
to give smb. up for lost  -. ; 
  -.
4> 
_Ex:
the lost sheep  
5> , 
_Ex:
lost opportunity  
6> (in) 
_Ex:
lost in astonishment   
_Ex:
lost in reverie   
7> (to) 
_Ex:
lost to shame   ; 
8> 
_Ex:
lost battle  
9>  , 
_Id:
what's lost is lost   ;    ,
 
_Id:
better lost than found _.  
_Id:
that is not lost that comes at last _.  ,
 
_Id:
get lost! !, !
10> _p.  _p-p.  lose

lost cause
1>  ;  
_Ex:
to fight for a lost cause   -., 
  

lost generation
1> _.   (,   
  )
2> _. " " (  
  )

Lot
1> _. 
_Ex:
Lot's wife   (   );
_. _. 

lot
1> 
_Ex:
to cast lots  
_Ex:
to settle (to decide) smth. by lot  -.  
()
_Ex:
to choose smb. by lot  -. 
_Ex:
the lot came to (fell upon) me    
2> , , 
_Ex:
to cast (to throw) in one's lot with smb. ()
 -. 
_Ex:
to fall to the lot of smb.    -.
_Ex:
his lot has been a hard one    
3> _.  ()
_Ex:
parking lot  
_Ex:
building lot  
_Ex:
across lots ,  
4> ,  (, )
_Ex:
lot production  
_Ex:
we have received a new lot of hats   
 
5> _.  (  )
6> _.  ()
7>      ,   
  
8> (the lot) ,  (. the whole lot, all the lot)
_Ex:
that the lot  
_Ex:
go away, the whole lot of you (all the lot of you) ,
  (  )
_Ex:
she wants a car, a fridge, and a colour TV - the lot! 
 , ,   -  !
9> ( ) _. 
_Ex:
a bad lot ;  
10> 
11> _.  , 
_Ex:
a lot of , 
_Ex:
lots and lots   (-., -.)
_Ex:
lots of people came    
_Ex:
I have seen a lot in my time      
_Ex:
he plays a lot of football     
_Ex:
I don't see a lot of him nowadays     ()
 
12> , 
13> _.  
_Ex:
lot hopper _. _. "  "; ;
  
14>   
15> , 
_Ex:
a lot better  
_Ex:
a lot more  
_Ex:
to read a lot  
_Ex:
a lot you care! _.   !,    !
_Ex:
he is lots older than I    
_Ex:
the patient became a lot worse    
_Ex:
we went to the theatre a lot     
16> ,   ,    (. lot
out)
17> , 
18> _.  

lotah
1> _.     (. )

loth
1> ; ;  (-.)  

Lothario
1> , ,  (. gay Lothario)

lotic
1>  ( )
2>    

lotion
1> 
2>   , 
3>  

Lotophagi
1> _pl. _-. _. ,  , 
  (,   "")

lotos
1> _.  (Nelumbo nucifera)

lottery
1> 
_Ex:
lottery ticket  
2>  , 
_Ex:
a great lottery ,      

lotto
1> 

lotus
1> _.  (Nelumbo nucifera)

lotus-eater
1> (. L.) _-. _. 
2> ,   
3>  ; ,   
4> 

lotus-eating
1>  
2>  

Lotusland
1> _-. _.   ( "")
2> (. l.)     

loud
1> ; 
_Ex:
loud voice  
_Ex:
loud note  () 
_Ex:
with a loud noise   () 
2> ; , 
_Ex:
streets loud with life   
3> _. , ,    ( ,
  . .)
_Ex:
loud pattern   ()
4> _.  ( , )
5> _. 
_Ex:
loud behaviour  
6> 
_Ex:
don't talk so loud    
_Ex:
out loud 
_Ex:
read it out loud, please ,   
7>  ()
_Id:
for crying out loud  !;    !; 
  ! ( ,   . .)

loud-hailer
1> ,  (   . .)

loud-mouthed
1> , 

loud-spoken
1> ; 

louden
1>  
2>  

loudish
1>  

loudly
1> ; 
2> 
3> , ; 

loudmouth
1> _. 
2> _. _. , 

loudness
1> , ,  ()
2> ; , 

loudspeaker
1> _. , 

lough
1> _. 
2> _.   (. sea lough)

louie
1> _. _. _. (. L.) 
2> _. _. (L.) ,   

louis
1>  (   )

louis d'or
1>  (   )

Louis Quatorze
1>    XIV ( ,   . .)

Louis Quinze
1>    XV ( ,   . .)

Louis Seize
1>    XVI ( ,   . .)

lounge
1>  
_Ex:
to have a lounge   , , 
2>  , 
3> ;      , ,
.     . .
4>  ( , )
5>    (  ; . lounge bar)
6> . _.  (. lounge chair);  (. lounge
seat)
7> ,    ,  
8> ,    , 
(. lounge about, lounge along)
9>   (  . .)
_Ex:
to lounge away one's time    ,
  

lounge car
1> _-. - (  )

lounge lizard
1> _. , ;   (.  
);   ,   . .

lounge suit
1>  
2>   
_Ex: "L.S." "  " ( 
 )

lounger
1> , , 

loungingly
1> , 

loup
1>        (
)

loup-garou
1> _. 

loupe
1> _. 

lour
1> ,  ;  ;  
2> ,  
3> ,  ;  , 
_Ex:
he loured at me     
4> ,  ,  ( )
5> ;  ( -  )

louring
1> , ; 
_Ex:
louring expression  
2> , 
_Ex:
louring sky  

louringly
1> , , ;   
2> 

louse
1> 
2> _.  , 
3>    

louse up
1> _. , ; ,  ()

lousiness
1> , 
2> _. 

lousy
1> 
2> _. , , 
_Ex:
he played a lousy trick on me    
_Ex:
I feel lousy today     
3> ; 
4> (with) _.  (-.);  (-.)
_Ex:
to be lousy with  
_Ex:
the beach is lousy with trippers   
_Ex:
he is lousy with money   ,   ;
     
5> _. ,  (  )

lout
1> , ,  , 
2> ; 
3>  ( -.) -; , 
(-.)
4> _.  ,   

loutish
1> , 
_Ex:
loutish behaviour 

louver, louvre
1> _pl. 
_Ex:
louver, louvre shutter _.   ""
2>        

3>  

lovable
1> , , 

lovage
1> _.   (Levisticum officinale)

love
1> , , 
_Ex:
motherly love  
_Ex:
love for one's children    
_Ex:
love of country   , 
_Ex:
love of gain 
_Ex:
to have a love of learning    
_Ex:
to show love towards smb.  
()  -.
_Ex:
he has a love of adventure     
_Ex:
no love lost between them    
(  )
2> , , 
_Ex:
love letter  
_Ex:
love scene    ( , )
_Ex:
love match   
_Ex:
unrequited love   
_Ex:
love at the first sight    
_Ex:
in love (with smb.)  ( -.)
_Ex:
to fall in love (with smb.)  ( -.)
_Ex:
to be in love (with smb.)  (-.),  
( -.)
_Ex:
to fall out of love with smb.  -.
_Ex:
to make love to  ; , ; 
   -.; 
_Ex:
to marry for love   ()  
_Ex:
love is blind  
3>  , ; 
_Ex:
my love  
_Ex:
don't let us quarrel, my love   , 
_Ex:
I have lost my love    
_Ex:
an old love of mine   () 
_Ex:
the outdoors is her greatest love     
 ;  -  
4> _. ,  (  )
_Ex:
where's your ticket, love?   ,  ()?
5> _. -.  -. 
_Ex:
what a little love of a child!   !,
 !
_Ex:
he is an old love   () 
_Ex:
what loves of teacups!    !
6> (L.) , , 
7>  ;  
_Ex:
his first love   ,   
8> _. 
_Ex:
love all  0:0
_Id:
for the love (of) ;  
_Id:
put that gun down, for the love of God  , 

_Id:
to give (to send) one's love to smb.  ()
  -.
_Id:
for love of the game    
_Id:
for love or money  
_Id:
not to be had for love or money   ;  
 ,    
_Id:
to play for love    
_Id:
love in a cottage      
_Id:
all is fair in love and war _.      
 
_Id:
love is neither bought nor sold _.   
  
_Id:
love should not be all on one side _.  
 
_Id:
faults are thick where love is thin _.   ,
  
_Id:
unlucky in love, lucky at play _.   ,
   
9> 
_Ex:
to love one's wife  
_Ex:
to love one's country   ,  
_Ex:
I love my work    
10>  ( )
_Ex:
that night they loved     
11>  (-.);   ( -.); 
(-.)
_Ex:
to love comfort  
_Ex:
I love the way he smiles   ,   
_Ex:
I love ice-cream   
_Ex:
some people love to find fault   
;     

_Ex:
will you come with me? - I should love to    
 ? -  ( )
_Ex:
I would so love to see you again     (  
 )   
12>   -.
_Ex:
roses love sunlight   
_Ex:
cactus loves dry air     ( 
 )
_Id:
love me, love my dog _.  ,    
_Id:
to love smb., smth. as the devil loves holy water 
-., -.   

love affair
1> ,  
2>  

love apple
1>  ( )

love beads
1>    (  , . )

love chest
1> _.     ( )

love child
1>   (  )

love curls
1> ,   

love feast
1> _.   (  ; .  )
2>     (.   ,
  . .)

love knot
1>    ,  ( )

love seat
1>  (     )

love story
1>     ,  
_Ex:
she likes to read love stories     
2>   ( );  (-.) 

love-begotten
1> 

love-crossed
1>   

love-favour
1> ,    

love-hate
1> _.  ( )
_Ex:
love-hate relationship  -

love-in
1>        
(.  )
2>  

love-in-a-mist
1> _. , "  ",  (Nigella gen.)

love-in-idleness
1> _.   (Viola tricolor)

