4000 Eiken Vocabulary List

n. украшения embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
On close examination, the boy can be seen to have a woven strand of some sort around his left ankle, possibly adornment, spiritual or medicinal.

n. взрослых one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
It is not clear from the video if the adult is a man or woman, but he or she is facing charges of endangering a child's welfare.

v. заранее proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
WHO said that court action needed to be handled cautiously, discipline and litigation could awaken public outrage and advance both justice and health.

a. расширенный improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
This is a new technology for playing a more advanced sort of DVD.

n. продвижение progress; promotion;  forward step; improvement
Our greatest tool for advancement is also our greatest push towards downfall: intelligence.

n. приключения something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger
I can't even decide which step of this adventure is the most aggravating.

n. авантюрист one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries
He was the great romantic hero of his century, an adventurer, and after his death in 1967, he became a symbol of revolution on t-shirts and walls of student homes.

a. приключений valiant; venturesome; inclined or willing to incur hazard or engage in adventures
Tom's younger brother  Sid was already through with his part of the work, for he was a quiet boy and had no adventurous, troublesome ways.

n. противника the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
The young wrestler struggled to defeat his adversary.

ad. отрицательно negatively; in an adverse manner; oppositely; inimically; offensively; unfortunately
Global Witness says that in the same way that blood diamonds have adversely affected the lives of people in Sierra Leone and Liberia.

n. невзгоды state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
A young boy whose strength in adversity is an inspiration to all who know him.

v. адвокат speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
Some doctors advocate a smoking ban in the entire house.

n. адвокат one that argues for a cause; supporter or defender
I guess a Twitter security advocate is a Twitter user whose account has been hacked.

n. аэродинамика study of how objects move through the air or water
As mentioned, aerodynamics is an important factor to consider when learning how to build a rocket.

v. влияют have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
The move is likely to affect women and girls worldwide as international brands such as Mango and Zara have signed up to the agreement.

a. пострадавших speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
The other boys laughed so unmercifully at what they termed my affected accent.

n. привязанность fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
I happen to think that the physical expression of love and affection is just about the best thing we humans do.

a. ласковые having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
He enfolded the child in an affectionate embrace.

a. аффективным sentimental; emotional; emotionally charged
It's fairly well known that 'light therapy' is sometimes used to help those suffering from depression, especially seasonal affective disorder.

n. близость natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
She felt an affinity with all who suffered; their pains were her pains.