before the flood

crib

A small bed for a baby or young child with high bars around the sides so that the child cannot fall out. ( ліжечко)

crumb

A very small piece of bread, cake, or biscuit. ( крихта)

wipe out

To destroy something completely. ( знищити)

barrel

A container of curved pieces of wood or of metal. (бочка)

debauchery

Bad sexual behavior, drinking too much alcohol, taking drugs, etc. (розпуста)

coal

A hard, black substance that is dug from the earth in pieces. (вугілля)

sail

To control a boat that has no engine and is pushed by the wind. ( управляти судном0

decline

To gradually become less, worse, or lower. (зменшуватися)

scale

A set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level of something. (масштаб)

fuel

A substance that is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned (паливо).

citywide

Existing or happening in all parts of the city. (по всьому місту)

pipeline

A very long large tube, often underground, through which liquid or gas can flow for long distances. (трубопровід)

satellite

A device sent up into space to travel around the earth, used for collecting information or communicating by radio, television, etc. (супутник)

purr

To make a quiet, continuous, soft sound. ( муркотіння)

pump

A piece of equipment that is used to cause liquid, air, or gas to move from one place to another. (насос)

folks

Used when speaking informally to a group of people. ( люди)

hatred

An extremely strong feeling of dislike. ( ненависть)

credentials

The abilities and experience that make someone suitable for a particular job or activity or proof of someone's abilities and experience. ( облікові дані)

legitimate

Allowed by law. (законний)

arrogant

Unpleasantly proud and behaving as if you are more important than, or know more than, other people. (зарозумілий)

mind-boggling

Difficult to accept, imagine, or understand. (приголомшливий)

immoral

Morally wrong, or outside society's standards of acceptable, honest, and moral behaviour. ( аморальний)

manufacturing

The business of producing goods in large numbers. ( виробництво)

toxicity

The level of poison contained in a drug or other substance and its ability to harm the body or the environment. (отруйність)

database

A large amount of information which is stored in a computer. ( база даних)

violation

An action that breaks or acts against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated with respect. ( порушення)

figment

Something that seems real but is not. ( вигадка)

emitter

Something that emits light, a noise, or a substance, especially the gas carbon dioxide. ( випромінювач)

starvation

The state of having no food for a long period, often causing death. (голод)

withstand

To oppose or resist (successfully). ( протистояти)

permit

To allow something. ( дозвіл)

knock down

Demolish a building or other structure. (зруйнувати)

reverse

To change the direction, order, position, result, etc. of something to its opposite. ( протилежне)

breeding

The keeping of animals or plants in order to breed from them. (розводити)

span

To stretch across. (перекривати)

grip

A firm hold. (хватка)

cattle

Grass-eating animals, especially cows, bulls and oxen. ( велика рогата худоба )

methane

A gas with no smell or color, often used as a fuel. (метан)

comprehend

To understand. ( зрозуміти)

high-voltage

Relating to or containing large amounts of electricity. ( високовольтний)

inefficient

Not working or producing results in the best way and so wasting time, energy, etc. (неефективний)

fairly

More than average, but less than very. ( досить)

chairman

A person who takes charge of or directs a meeting. (керівник)

payroll

A list of the people employed by a company showing how much each one earns. ( заробітна плата)

surreal

Strange; not seeming real; like a dream. (сюрреалістичний)

tax

(An amount of) money paid to the government that is based on your income or the cost of goods or services you have bought. ( податок)

negotiation

The process of discussing something with someone in order to reach an agreement with them, or the discussions themselves. (переговори)

permafrost

An area of land that is permanently frozen below the surface. ( вічна мерзлота)

muster

To gather together. (збиратися)

fate

What happens to a particular person or thing, especially something final or negative, such as death or defeat. ( доля)