Vocabulary directory

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muscle

passion

a strong feeling or emotion

procedure

a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

producer

producer (of goods, commodities or farm produce etc)

tag

worker

desk

desk lamp

label

clock

alarm clock

custom

made specially for a particular customer or purpose

ear

ear of wheat

plain

plain cooked

reveal

make visible

rear

the rear

naked

wearing no clothes

swimming

swimming pool; swimming

newly

very recently

capture

to record an image, sound, or impression

soil

earth; soil; mud; clay

belt

leather belt

designer

electrical

(electrical) appliance

kit

first-aid kit

solve

to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem)

economics

economics (as a field of study)

efficient

nervous

rarely

not often

skill

repair

to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged)

dust

remote

a remote control; to direct operations from a remote location; to remotely control

crack

a long narrow opening

knife

vegetable knife; kitchen knife

institution

root

the part of a plant that grows underground and absorbs water

steal

take without the owner's consent

bureau

weather bureau

deck

deck (of a ship or boat)

rail

high speed rail

telephone

sheet

bed sheet

pot

a container used for cooking or growing plants

delay

time during which some action is awaited

string

cord; string; rope

layer

one layer; one level

confirm

to confirm

decline

to refuse; to decline; to reject

nurse

butter

desert

smooth

glossy; sleek; smooth

conclusion

downtown

poetry

literature in metrical form

signing

the act of writing a signature to approve or complete an agreement

vacation

summer vacation

shell

the hard outer covering of an animal, seed, nut, or other object

bench

narrow

not wide

reflect

to reflect (producing an inverted image)

discover

to discover; to find; to detect

visible

capable of being seen; or open to easy view

compete

compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

fitness

physical health and strength

liquid

citizen

cricket

cricket (ball game)

pan

frying pan

refuse

to refuse; to decline; to reject

resource

natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)

translation

version of a text (copy, translation, abridged version etc)

arrive

to reach; to arrive; (of a train, bus etc) to pull into a station; to arrive at a stop

pen

fountain pen

passenger

resident

resident; inhabitant

grass

to graze; to eat grass

suitable

suitable; fitting; appropriate

valid

experiment

experiment; to experiment

connect

to connect (a cable etc)

angle

enterprise

a business organization or an ambitious project

pace

a single step or the speed at which someone moves

regulation

an authoritative rule

spin

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

introduce

to introduce (sb to sb)

remind

to remind

collect

to collect

seed

sesame (seed)

tongue

mother tongue

agriculture

monitor

display device; monitor

honey

hook

log

to log out (computing); to log in

publishing

publishing house

reverse

to turn something the other way around or change it to the opposite

settle

to become still or stable

spell

a continuous period of a particular kind of weather or activity