front 1 to bet | back 1 to stake to risk money on the result of an event or a competition, such as a horse race, in the hope of winning more money |
front 2 to tease | back 2 to make fun of to laugh at someone or say unkind things about them, either because you are joking or because you want to upset that person |
front 3 to acquire | back 3 to get or obtain something |
front 4 to slip | back 4 to slide to lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance |
front 5 devious | back 5 unfair, dishonest It was a devious plan (коварный) |
front 6 to stare | back 6 to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking Don't stare at people like that, it's rude. |
front 7 a border | back 7 a line that has been agreed to divide one country from another The train crosses the border between France and Spain |
front 8 to halt | back 8 to stop to (cause to) stop moving or doing something or happening |
front 9 avoidance | back 9 the action of keeping away from or not doing something. |
front 10 perhaps | back 10 maybe used to show that something is possible or that you are not certain about something |
front 11 to evolve | back 11 to develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually |
front 12 undergo | back 12 to go through The company is undergoing a radical reorganization. |
front 13 vowel | back 13 The vowels in English are a, e, i, o, and u. |
front 14 consonant | back 14 letters of the alphabet that is not a vowel |
front 15 clause | back 15 a particular part of a written legal document |
front 16 increasingly | back 16 more and more |
front 17 cave | back 17 a large hole in the side of a hill, cliff, or mountain |