 I. 1. . (peasant) woman*;2. . woman*;() wench;3. . () wife*, the old woman*;4. . ( ) old woman*, milksop, drip;-~ virago; ~ snow-man*; ~ stone idol.
 II. . () ram.
 III. .  ~ rum cake/baba.
|. . bang;~ there was a bang.
-. Baba-Yaga (a witch in Russian folk tales) , ogress.
|. woman`s;~  Indian summer;~  old wives` tales/fables.
 I. 1. () grandmother;2. . () old woman*.
| II. (   ) pastern;(  ) knucklebone.
. 1. . butterfly; ~ moth;2. () bow-tie.
. . baboon.
. grandmother;. grandma, granny;~   we`ll see what we`ll see.
. 1. luggage;baggage . ; ~ hand/smal luggage; ~    put* one`s luggage in the cloak-room;2. (  ) :    ~ register one`s luggage; -. ~ send* smth. on;  ~ baggage claim; ~ intellectual resources pl. , mental equipment;~ . luggage compartment, boot;(  ,  .-. ) luggage rack;( ) carrier;~: ~  luggage receit, baggage check;~  baggage cart/trolley;~  luggage carrier;~  luggage compartment;~  baggage rate.
. moulding, beading.
. hook;( ) boat-hook;(  ) gaff.
,  grow*/turn red/crimson/purple;(  .) flush.
crimson.
. Labrador tea, wild rosemary.
. . badminton.
. badminton player.
. bucket, tub.
|. 1. (,  -.) base, basis, foundation; ~ economic basis; ~ material resources pl. ; ~  a sound base for reform,  ~  fodder/food resources for stock-raising; ~  -. substantiate smth. , give* good grounds for smth. , place smth. on a sound foundation/basis;2. ( ) base; ~ military base;- ~ naval base; ~ missile base;3. (   -.) center; ~ tourist hostel/center;4. () depot, warehouse.
. basalt;~ basalt attr. , basaltic.
. 1. market;() bazaar;. . bear-garden;2.  ~ book fair/sale,  ~ bird colony on sea shore;~ market attr. ;~  market day;~  market square;~  billings-gate;  ~ what a row!
: ~  (exophthalmic) goitre.
. . basilica.
. (.  .) base ( smth. on, upon), found ( smth. on, upon), ground ( smth. on, upon);~ . 1. ( ., ) rest (on), be* based/founded/ grounded (on);2. ( -.) be* based stationed, set* up base, make* one`s base.
. basis ( pl. -ses), base;foundation;~   basis and superstructure;~: ~  base currency;~  basis price, base price;~  basis gains;~  basis losses;~ cop contract grade.
-bye-bye.
. 1. . (steppe) marmot;2. . ( ) sleepyhead, lazy-bones.
. kayak;~- kayak doubles/pairs;~- kayak singles;~- kayak fours.
| I. flanelette;~ flanelette attr.
 II. . () fable;. . old wives` tales.
. (  :      ) byte.
 I. tank, cistern;(  ) boiler.
 II. . fore-deck, forecastle.
. bachelor;~  Bachelor of Science.
|grocery attr. ;~  grocer`s;~  grocery department.
. grocer.
. . groceries pl.
. buoy.
. ( .  . ) (side-) whiskers;() sideburns.
. buoy keeper.
c. . Baccarat cut glass.
. flask, water bottle.
. 1. () aubergine;2. () egg-plant;~: ~  aubergine paste.
. . cormorant.
:  ~ idle away one`s time;twiddle one`s thumbs.
. bacteriologist.
|bacteriological;germ attr. ;~  germ warfare.
. bacteriology.
. bacterium ( pl -la).
. ball; ~ it`s all over, that`s that, the game is up.
.  . . chatterbox.
. () show;. . farce, tomfoolery.
. . wag, jester, joker;~ . . jest, crack jokes;~ . foolery, buffoonery.
. balalaika player.
. balalaika.
. . trouble-maker;~ . . trouble, stir up;. disturb, upset.
. balance; ~ bank balance sheet; ~ accounting balance sheet; ~ balance of foreing trade; ~ annual balance; ~ overall balance; ~ balance of payments; ~ balance of claims and liabilities; ~ independent balance; ~ summary balance; ~ balance of trade; ~ financial balance; ~ balance/square accounts.
. 1. . beam;2. ( ) balance.
. 1. ( ) balance, keep* one`s balance;2. (.;   ) balance (smth.) ;co-ordinate (smth.) ;3. (.) . balance (smth.).
|balance attr. ;~  balance-sheet;~  balance profit;~  book-value.
. . booby;~ . . idle/fritter away one`s time.
1. . . heavy sledge-hammer;2. .  . . block-head, dunderhead.
. canope.
. ballet-dancer, ballet-girl, ballerina.
. ballet;~ . ballet-master;~ ballet attr.
. balletomane;~ balletomania.
 I. () beam, joist;() girder; ~ cross-beam.
 II. () ravine;() gully.
Balkan.
|. , ~ . Balkar;~ Balkar;~  Balkar, the Balkar language.
. 1. balcony;2. . ( ) upper circle;( ) balcony.
. 1.   6 ~ a force-six wind;  8 ~ earthquake of magnitude eight;2. () mark; ~ total mark(s); ~ pass mark;3. . point.
. 1. ballad;2. . ballade.
. ballast;. () lumber, dead weight.
|. ballistics;~ ballistic;~   intercontinental ballistic missile;~     intermediate-range ballistic missile.
. 1. cylinder;( ) bulb; ~ gas-container, gas-bag;2. () tyre;3. () envelope.
|. (-.) put* (smb.) up for election;(-.) put* (smth.) to the vote;~ . ( . ) stand* for election (to);stand* for (smth.) ;~ . voting, balloting, polling.
-. fancy-dress ball, masked ball, masquerade.
spoilt, pampered.
. (.) spoil* (smb.) ;( .) pamper (smb.) ;~ -.  favour smb. with attention;~ . 1. . play about, play pranks; ! don`t be naughty!, no nonsense!;2. (.; -.  ) indulge (in);dabble (in).
|. . pet, spoilt child;~  minion of fortune, favourite/child* of fortune;~ . . mischievous child*, scamp, imp;~ . . 1. () indulgence;() spoiling;2. () naughtiness;pranks pl. , tricks pl.
Baltic.
. balyk (cured fillet of sturgeon).
. balsam, balm;~ balsamic, balmy;~  balmy air.
,  (.) embalm (smb., smth.).
. . balneologist;~ balneological.
. balneology.
|ball attr. ;~  ball-dress;~  ball-room dances.
. . balustrade.
. bamboo;~ bamboo attr.
. bumper
|. 1. triviality, banality;2. (   . .) commonplace, platitude;~ commonplace, trite;~  trivial conversation, exchange of platitudes.
. (  ) banana.
. gang, band.
. 1. . surgical corset, abdominal support;() truss;2. () tyre, hoop;.-. rim.
. 1. ( ) postal wrapper;2. ( ) printed matter; -. ~ send* smth. by book-post, send* smth. as printed matter.
. . banjo.
. thug, cut-throat;() bandit, brigand;gangster . ;~ . gangsterism, thuggery;~: ~  murderous attack;~  gang of thugs.
. bank; ~ incorporated bank, joint-stock bank; ~ State Bank; ~ deposit bank; ~ investment bank; ~ mortgage bank; ~ clearing bank; ~ commercial bank; ~ international bank; ~ national bank; ~ savings bank; ~ merchant bank; ~ private bank; ~ bank of issue, bank of circulation;~- acception bank;~- guarantor bank;~- depositary bank;~- corresponding bank;~- creditor bank;~- remitting bank;~- issuing bank;~  data base, pool of data.
| I. 1. () jar, pot;(, ) tin;can . ;~   jam-pot;~  pot of jam;2. . . . cupping glass sg. , suction cup sg. ; ~ -. cup smb. , apply cups to smb.
 II. (  ) thwart.
 III. . () (sand-)bank, shoal.
. banquet; ~ give* a banquet.
. banker.
. banknote, note, bill .
|: ~  banking transactions;~  bank guarantee;~  bank liquidity;~  bank rate;~  banking capital;~  bank employee;~  bank rate.
|: banking;~  bank-note.
. banker (at cards), croupier.
. bankrupt;. . failure; -. ~ declare smb. bankrupt;  ~ go* bankrupt;~ . bankruptcy;. . failure.
bath attr.
. bow;~ . little bow; ~ Cupid`s bow.
. . Bantu.
|. , ~ . bath-attendant.
|. bath-house; ~ public baths; ~ sauna;  ~! this place is like a boiler-house!  ~ blood bath;  ~! I`ll give him what for!
. . the doctrine of Baptists.
., ~ . Baptist;~ Baptist attr.
 I. bar, snack bar.
 II. bar (  ).
. drum;~ . 1. drum, tattoo;( ) patter;~    drum on the window-pane;2. . ( ) bang, thump;~: ~  drumbeat, roll of drums;~  drumstick;~  . ear-drum;tympanic membrane . ;~ . drummer.
. barrack, hut.
. ram, sheep*; ~ wether;  ~    look quite lost, be completely flummoxed;~ 1. ram`s;(  ) sheepskin attr. ;~  sheepskin coal;2. ( ) mutton attr. ;~  mutton chop;~  mutton fat/dripping; -.  ~  make* smb. knuckle under/down;~ . mutton; ~ lamb.
. 1. ( ) baranka, bagel (ring-shaped roll);2. . ( ) the wheel.
. . . 1. ( ) goods and chattels pl. ;( ) old clothes pl. ;2. () trash, rubbish, old iron.
|. . second-hand goods market;~ second-hand dealer.
. . struggle, flounder.
|barrack-like;~  temporary building/structure;prefab;~  light-construction attr. ;prefab attr.
|. 1. lamb;2. . lambskin;() astrakhan;3. . wing-nut;~ . 1. () mackerel sky sg. , fleecy clouds;2. ( ) white horses, white caps;~ lambskin attr. ;() astrakhan attr. ;~  astrakhan hat;~  astrakhan collar.
. 1. . () barberries pl. ;2. () barberry.
. bard.
. . 1. brothel;2. chaos, mess.
. bas-relief.
. barge; ~ cargo barge; ~ tank barge; ~ self-propelled barge.
. . barium.
. 1. . () landowner, squire;2. . gentleman*;() master;( ) sir;Your Honour;3. . lord, lounger; ~ live a life of ease, live like a lord; ~ keep/ stand aloof.
. baritone.
. wooden barge.
. . barcarole.
. 1. () rowing-boat; ~ fishing-boat;2. () launch.
. barman
. barograph, self-recording barometer.
. pressure chamber.
1. . . . baroque;2. . .:   ~ in baroque.
. barometer;~ ,  the barometer is falling, rising;~ barometric.
. baron;~ . baroness.
. . barrage.
. ( ,  ) barrel.
|. barricade; ~ make*/erect barricades;~,  (.) barricade (smth.) ;~ barricade attr.
. . panther.
|master`s;() lordly;~  mansion;( ) manor(-house);~  haughty/lordly ways/manners;~  haughtiness;~    lordly/supercilious attitude to the work;  ~  live in grand style.
. 1. () effeteness;2. () lordliness, arrogance;3. . . () the gentry.
. badger.
. . (    ) barter, barter agreement; ~ direct barter; ~ indirect barter.
. ( .  . ) sand-hills.
. velvet;~ velvety;~ velvet attr. ;( ) velvety;. ( ) rich, mellow;( ) liquid;soft as a doe`s  . ;~  silky skin;~  the mellow season.
. . corvee.
. 1. . () landed proprietress;lady of the manor;( ) squire`s wife*;2. . lady;() mistress;( ) Madam, Ma`am;3. . (fine) lady.
. . profit; ~ net/clear profit; ~ share the profits;(   . .) ,  ~ divide the spoil;~ . profiteer.
. 1. . young lady, girl;( ) unmarried woman*;2. () Miss.
. 1. barrier;. () bar; ~ tariff walls;2. . hurdle; ~ clear/jump a hurdle.
. 1. (, ) bass;2. (. ) double bass;~ 1. deep, bass;2. . (  ) deep-voiced.
. basketball;~ . ;~ . basketballplayer.
|basketball attr. ;~  basketball team;~  basketball;~  basketball court.
. fable-writer, fabulist.
|fabulous, incredible; ~  at a fabulous price.
|. 1. fable;2. . (, ) (old wives`) tale, tall story, cock-and-bull story;  ~! none of your tall stories!
. bass attr.;~  bass clef.
. 1. () pond; ~ indoor pool, covered pool; ~ outdoor pool, open-air pool; ~ swimming pool;2. () basin;3. (  . .) field.
. that`ll do, that`s enough.
. . . . bastion, bulwark.
|. be* on strike;~ . 1. striking;on strike  . ;2.  . . . striker.
. . painter of battle-pieces.
|battle attr. ;~  battle-painting;~  battle-piece.
. battalion;~ battalion attr. ;~  battalion commander.
. . battery.
. 1. . battery;2. . battery;~  storage battery; ~ dry battery;3. () radiator.
. . old man, old chap.
. batiste;() cambric, lawn;~ batiste attr. ;cambric attr. , lawn attr.
. bathysphere.
. rod, cudgel.
. 1. () long loaf*;2. ( ) stick; ~ stick of chocolate.
. farm labourer, farm-hand.
. work as a farm-hand.
. ( ) butterfly(-stroke).
. trampoline.
|. 1. . () father;2. . () priest, parson;( ) (holy) father;~! good heavens! good gracious!;   ~? what is your patronymic?
. . father, dad.
. trunk.
!. bang!
. (.) . brag (about).
. . bragging, boasting.
. . bang, slap;~ . bang, bump (oneself);~    bang one`s head on the table.
. fringe.
. melon-field.
. melon-growing.
|: ~  gourds;Cucurbitaceae .
. bacillus ( pl -li).
. bacillus-carrier.
. turret.
tower attr. ;~  tower crane.
. . bashi-bazouk, Turkish irregular soldier;. . desperado.
. . noddle, pate; ~ blockhead; ~ brainy fellow.
. , ~ . Bashkir;~ Bashkir;~  Bashkir, the Bashkir language.
. 1. boot;(  ) shoe;2. . shoe;  ~   be* henpecked.
. shoemaker, cobbler.
. 1. tower; ~ watch-tower;2. () (gun-)turret; ~ . the tower of Babel;~    ivory tower.
,  (.) lull (smb.) ;~  lull/sing* a child* to sleep.
-. lullaby.
. bayadere.
. accordion;~ . accordion player.
