lesson4 Flashcards
flimsy
very thin or easily broken
Japan’s tallest and seemingly flimsiest old buildings
topple
to lose balance and fall down
toppled elevated highways
devastate
to destroy a place or thing completely or cause a great damage
devastated the port area of Kobe
scathe
to hurt or injure someone
families scathed by war
slender
thin and delicate, often in a way that attractive
these tall, slender buildings are so stable though
erect
to build a building, wall or other structure
building industry felt confident enough to erect
wedge
pona (or something like that)
peg
ilgich (kiyim)
carpenter
duradgor
settle
to arrange something
The details of the contract have not yet been settled.
eave
the edge of a roof that sticks out over the top of a wall
gush
to flow or send out quickly and in a large amount
This prevents rainwater gushing down the walls.
overhang
to reach beyond the surface or edge of something
porcelain
chinni
earthenware
sopol
resilience
ability of substance to return to its usual shape after being bent, stretched or pressed
great resilience of Japanese pagodas
pine
qarag’ay
pillar
ustun (building)
startling
surprising and sometimes worrying
pendulum
mayatnik
grasp
to quickly take something in your hand and hold it firmly
Rosie suddenly grasped my hand
consecutive
ketma-ket
transmit
to broadcast something or to send out or carry signals or message using radio
The information is transmitted electronically to the central computer
constrain
to control and limit something
The country’s progress was constrained by leader echo refused to look forward
taper
to become gradually narrower at one end or to make something to do this
The cave tapered to a narrow passageway
counterpart
a person or thing that has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organizations
elsewhere
at, in, from or to another place or other place
They couldn’t find what they wanted and decided to look elsewhere
tightrope
dor
pole
dorboz tayog’i
jolt
a sudden violent movement
building responds to even the most powerful jolt of an earthquake
abrupt
sudden and unexpected and often unpleasant
our conversation came to an abrupt end when George burst into the room
