4000 Eiken Vocabulary List

n. этикетки paper affixed to anything by inscription; slip of ribbon, parchment; writing annexed by way of addition
There was no label this time with the words 'DRINK ME,' but nevertheless, she uncorked it and put it to her lips.

n. рабочий worker; someone who works with their hands
In addition to the consumer, the laborer is essential to the culture of capitalism.

n. труда effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth
When Lisa went into labour, her doctor was not around, she says.

n. Лабиринт maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
Michelle, one thing contributing to this labyrinth is the nation's biggest private employer, Wal-Mart.

v. кружева thread a cord through the eyelets or around the hooks; add a touch of flavor to
Today's chefs love to lace their goods with lively, pronounced flavors.

n. баранина the young of the sheep; simple, unsophisticated person
None believes that the lion and the lamb could lie down together.

a. хромой moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible
A lame wing kept the bird from flying; it was in danger when winter was coming.

n. посадки touchdown; an act of coming down to the earth
Similar restrictions will apply to people coming through Christmas Island and other popular landing places off the north-west coast.

n. пейзаж scenery; an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From palaces to the desert mounds, remnants of this ancient culture litter the landscape.

n. оползень slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide.

n. переулок passageway between fences which is not traveled as a highroad; narrow country road
In this instance, I think a bike lane is better than a cycle track.

n. коленях the flap that lies over another part; area of control or responsibility; upper side of the thighs of a seated person
The job fell right in my lap, and I was very busy last week to finish it on time.

ad. основном in a large manner; for the most part; mainly
That happened with James, whose income came largely from the concert.

v. жаворонок any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
A lark is singing over the head, and the air is filled with the scent of hay.

n. гортани the organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
Can anyone rig up a machine to make somebody's larynx sing after their death?

n. лазер an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
What are examples of the laser that are used in health care facilities?

n. плеть any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
There were plenty of things to question, but I never batted a lash at that.

a. прочного continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable
It's too early to make any lasting assessment on the careers of these players.

a. скрытой present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
Existing arrangements contain latent functions that can be neither seen nor replaced by the reformer.

v. запуск begin; originate; initiate; send off; take off
Four years ago, the country became the third African nation, after South Africa and Algeria, to launch an observation satellite.