. spit;  ~ grilled sturgeon.
. den.
. 1. (.) turn (smth.) ;( ) spin* (smth.) , twirl (smth.) ;~   -. fidget with smth. , play with smth. ;2. (.) . () lord it over (smb., smth.) ;twist (smb.) round one`s little finger;~   rule the roost;~ . 1. turn, go* round, revolve;( ) spin*;~  spin* (like a top);~   twist and turn before the mirror;     the conversation turns upon the same subject;2. . ( ) : ~  -. be* always with smb. ;~  -. be* always at smb.`s side;      he`s always with grown-ups;3. . () hedge, beat* about the bush;~   keep* getting in the way;    the name is on the tip of my tongue;  ,    there`s nothing for it but to consent;  ,     it won`t work, whatever you do.
. 1. vertical line;2. . file;~ vertical;~   vertical marketing system;~  vertical audit.
. . flirt, coquette.
. fidgety.
. helicopter.
. . frivolous person.
. . 1. ( ) revolving bookcase;( ) revolving door;( ) dial;2. ( ) flighty creature.
. believer, religious person.
. shipyard, dockyard.
. 1. ( ) top, upper part;2. ( ) top floor, top storey;3. () hood;4. () outside, coat;  ,    ~ this is for the lining, and this is for the coat/outside;5. (.; ) the height (of);( .  .) the acme (of);~  the height of folly;~  the height/acme of perfection;~  the height of bad manners;~  the height/acme of bliss;  ~  be* in the seventh heaven; ~  -. gain the upper hand of smth. ;   ~ his opinion prevailed.
|. . 1. () the upper strata;2. () leaders;  ~ summit conference, top-level conference;3. ( ) high notes;4.:  ~ have* a mere smattering of the subject;  ~ skim the surface.
|top;upper;~   upper layers/strata of the atmosphere;~  . upper chamber;~  top shelf*;~  top floor/storey;~  upper jaw;~  (over)coats pl. ;~  upper waters pl. ;~   the Upper Volga;~  . upper register;~  () top drawer.
|supreme;~  supreme/ sowereign power;    Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.
. . ringleader;~ . (.) . be* the leading spirit (among).
|1. . : ~  horse-riding;~  saddle-horse; ~  horsemanship, equestrian skill;2.  . . . rider;() dispatch rider.
. upper waters pl. ;~  1. the Upper Volga;2. ( ) the upper reaches of the Volga.
. . superficial person, shallow person, trifler;~ . . superficiality.
. steeplejack, spiderman* .
. ( ) along the top; ~ take* the upper path.
. ( ) on horseback;( ) on a donkey; ~   sit* astride a chair; ~ ( ) ride* (on horseback).
|. 1. ( ) top;~  top of a tree;~  tree-tops;~  apex of a lung;2. . (  , ) upper crust;bosses; ~ ruling clique.
|. 1. top, summit;() peak;  ~ at the very top;2. (.; ) the height (of), apex (of);~  summit of glory/fate;~  . vertex ( pl. -tices).
. : ~  ruler of destinies.
. (.;) decide (smth.) ;(.;) direct (smth.) ;~ -.  decide smb.`s fate;~   be* at the head of affairs;boss the show . ;( ) rule the roost.
. leafy tops of vegetables; ~,   ! .  that`s how we are going to share the crops!
. . (  = 4,4 ) vershok.
 I. weight;. weight, influence; ~ live weight; ~ excess weight, over-weight; ~ check weight; ~ shipping weight; ~ shipped weight; ~ standard weight; ~ actual weight; ~ invoice weight;~  gross weight;~  net weight; ~ 65  he weighs sixty-five kilograms; ~ by weight, by the pound; ~ carry weight;  ~  be* worth its weight in gold.
 II. :  -.  ~ hold* smth. suspended (in mid-air);   ~ carry one`s rifle at the trail.
|: ~ ! a pretty thing indeed!, that`s a fine tale!;~ ! a pretty/fine mess!
. (.;) cheer (smb.) up;() amuse (smb.) ;~ . have* a good time, enjoy one self;  ? have you had a good time?
1. . gaily, merrily;~   enjoy one self, have* a good time;  ~! wasn`t it fun/jolly?, haven`t we had a good time?;    take* a brighter view (of things);! 1) () cheer up!;2) () look alive!;2.  . . :  ~ I`m enjoying myself; ~    it makes me glad to look at them.
|. gaiety, merriness, cheerfulness;~ 1. () merry, lively, jolly;() cheerful, light-hearted;~  merry face;~  merry party/band, jolly company;~  high/blithe spirits pl. , merry mood;~  jolly/jovial disposition;   he`s always in good spirits;2. () amusing, entertaining;~  good joke;3. (  ) cheerful, pleasing;~  cheerful pattern.
|. 1. () high spirits pl. ;2. () merriment, merry-making;fun;~ . . bright spark.
spring attr. , springtime attr. ;vernal .
|. weigh;  ~? what is his weight?, what does he weigh?;~ weighty;~  weighty/formidable argument;~: ~  speak* with authority;~  raise serious objections.
. oar;( .) scull; ~ bow oar; ~ double-bladed paddle; ~ strokeside oar; ~ single-bladed oar; ~ sweep oar.
|. spring, springtime;~ in (the) spring.
|. freckle;~ freckled.
|weight attr. ;~  weight unit, unit of weight;~  goods sold by weight;~  weight;~ . weigher.
|. weight;. ponderability;~ weighable;. weighty, ponderable.
. . 1. () west;2. () west wind.
. vestal (virgin).
. 1. (.) make* (smb.) , lead* (smb.) ;conduct (smb.) . ;~    take* the children out for a walk;~  lead* a blind man*;~  escort a prisoner;2. (.;, , ) drive* (smth.) ;() steer (smth.) ;() fly* (smth.) ;3. (.; ,   . .) conduct (smth.) , run* (smth.) ;~  preside at a meeting;~  conduct a seminar;~  (  ) be* in charge of a patient;~  run* a business;~  do* the housekeeping, run* the house;4. (.  .) .  3;5. ( .; ,   . .) lead* (to);     this path leads to the forest;6. () lead*; ,    ? I can`t think what he`s driving at! 7. (.) : ~  correspond (with);~  keep* the minutes;~  tell* a story;~  keep* accounts;~  keep* a diary;~  conduct negotiations, carry on negotiations;~   conduct peace negotiations, negotiate for peace;~  wage war;~  be* in action;~  () fire (on);~   () have* its origin (in);~    -. trace one`s ancestry/lineage back to smb. ;~  behave;  ! behave yourself!    ~ pay no heed.
vestibular;~  vestibular apparatus.
. ( ,   . .) lobby, vestibule, foyer;(  , ) (entrance-)hall.
. :    such is the custom;    ! it`s our way!, that`s how we do things!;  ... time is reckoned from...
. 1. messenger, herald;harbinger . ;2. (  ) bulletin.
. runner, orderly.
|. news;  ~   I have heard from home;   ~ let us hear from you.
| I. news;tidings pl. . ;  ~ disappear;go*/be* missing;   ~ he has been reported missing.
 II. :  ~ goodness knows;   ~   it`s nothing special.
. 1. scales;(   .) weighing-machine sg. ;2. (.) . the Scales, Libra.
, , ,  . 1. all, the entire, the whole (of);~  all day (long);~  all the experience;   the whole of our resources;  all the books;,   all one`s life, one`s whole life;  the entire population;  all the others;  the whole/entire school;   all over the town;   in the whole world, throughout the world;2. () :    all in white;~   (   . .) full of flowers;() decked with flowers; ~   he takes after his father;    world peace, peace across the world; ~  at the top of one`s voice;   with all one`s might;   from the bottom of one`s heart;   . all and everything;   that`s all.
. extremely, highly;~  highly satisfactory.
branchy, bushy.
. 1. branch, limb, bough;2. ( -.) branch.
. wind; ~ head wind; ~ cross wind; ~ following wind;~  the wind dropped; ~ the wind sprang up, the wind started to blow;   ~ use words lightly;talk/speak* at random;,  ~  be* a weathercock;    ~ trim one`s sails to the wind;  ~   he is a giddy/pate/feather brain;    go* on a wild-goose chase;  ~,   sow* the wind and reap the whirlwind.
. veteran;~  war-veteran.
. veterinary (surgeon);vet . ;~ . veterinary science;~ veterinary;~  veterinary college.
. breeze.
. 1. branch;() spray;2. .-. branch-line.
. willow.
. . veto; ~ right of veto; ~  -. veto smth. , place/put* a veto on smth.
. twig, sprig, shoot.
. rags pl.
|1. . frivolously;2.  . . . it is windy;~ 1. windy;~  windy weater;2. . () frivolous;~  fickle conduct.
. . sail.
|wind attr. ;~  windscreen, wind-shield .
. . chicken-pox.
|1. dilapidated, rickety;(  .) ramshackle;(  .) threadbare;2. ( ) decrepit, infirm;  Old Testament;~ . dilapidated state;  ~ fall* into disrepair.
Old Testament attr. ;. antiquated.
. ham.
,  fall* into decay.
. 1. stake;. spar-buoy;2. . . (    -.) landmark sg. , milestone sg.
. . (    ) veche;~ .  .
. 1. evening; ~,  ~ towards evening;2. () party, evening;~    Pushkin memorial gathering.
|. . . : ~ dusk is falling, night is coming on.
|. (evening) party; ~ hold*/give* a party.
|evening attr. ;~  vesper chimes pl. ;~  sunset glow;~  evening sky;~  evening paper;~  evening dress;~  night-school.
. . evening student, night-school student.
. . vespers.
. in the evening; ~ this evening, tonight; ~     we`re going to the theatre tonight; ~ yesterday evening, last night; ~ tomorrow evening/night; ~ late in the evening.
. . supper; ~ the Last Supper.
|1. for ever, eternally; ~ live for ever;2. . () always, perpetually; ~  he is always late;~ . eternity;  ~ go*/disappear for ever, sink* into oblivion;   () ~! . we haven`t met for ages!;    ~ . I had to wait for an eternity;~ 1. eternal, everlasting;() perpetual;~  perpetual possession;~  use in perpetuity;2. . () perpetual, endless;~  endless quarrelling sg. ;~  incessant faultfinding sg. ;~  fountain-pen.
. 1. (     ) hat-and-coat-stand;hat-and-coat-rack ( ) ;() peg;2. () hanger;3. ( ) hanger, tab;4. . () cloak-room.
 I,  (.) 1. hang* (smth.) , hang* up (smth.) ;~  put* up a picture;hang* a picture;~  hang* up/out the washing;~  () hang* up the receiver, put* down the receiver;2. () hang (smb.) ;~  hang* one`s head;  ~ ! chin up!, keep smiling!, never say die!
 II,  (.) weigh (smth.).
,  (  ) hang one self;~   -. throw* one self at smb.`s head, run after smb.
.  broadcasting.
.  be* on the air;. prophesy.
: ~  pack, knapsack, kit-bag;~  warehouse;stores pl.
|material;~  . material evidence sg.
. substance, matter; ~ explosive; ~ poison gas; ~ grey matter.
wise, prophetic.
. () knick-knack, trifle, bagatelle;() bijou ( pl. -oux).
|. 1. thing;2. . (  . .) things, belongings; ~ personal items;~,   things liable to duty;~,      things to be declared;  ~   ... the only thing I brought was...;3. ( ,   . .) piece, thing;  ~? who is it by?;   ~ it`s the best thing he ever did, wrote etc. ;4. (, ) thing, matter, affair;    ~ I have something to tell you;~   . thing in itself.
. .-. winnowing fan/machine.
. 1. () breathing, blowing;2. () trend, tendency;~  the spirit of the age;3. .-. winnowing.
. 1. ( ) blow* softly, breathe;2. . . :   there is a grateful coolness in the air;  the air has a breath of spring in it;3. ( -  ) flutter;4. (.) .-. winnow (smth.).
