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1 milestone /ˈmaɪl.

stəʊn/ a stone or post at the віха


side of the road that
shows the distance to
various places,
especially to the
nearest large town
2 deny /dɪˈnaɪ/ to say that something заперечувати
is not true
3 anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.ə.ti/ an uncomfortable тривожність
feeling of nervousness
or worry about
something that is
happening or might
happen in the future
4 artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/ made by people, often штучний,
as a copy of неправдивий
something natural
5 the naked eye If something can be неозброєним
seen with the naked оком
eye, it can be seen
without the help of an
instrument
6 step on sb /step/ to treat someone погано
unfairly or unkindly поводитися
7 guts /ɡʌts/ bravery and сміливий
determination
8 layoff /ˈleɪ.ɒf/ an occasion when a звільнення
company stops
employing someone,
sometimes
temporarily, because
the company does not
have enough money
or enough work
9 timber /ˈtɪm.bər/ trees that are grown деревина
so that the wood from
them can be used for
building
10 get sth out of the to finish something закінчити щось
way робити
11 damn /dæm/ an expression of клята
anger
12 out of /ˈaʊt ˌəv/ no longer involved in перестати щось
робити
13 grasp /ɡrɑːsp/ to quickly take схопити
something in your
hand(s) and hold it
firmly
14 missile /ˈmɪs.aɪl/ a flying weapon that ракета
has its own engine so
that it can travel a
long distance before
exploding at the place
that it has been aimed
at
15 crick /krɪk/ a painful, usually розтягнення
sudden stiffness in a мязів
group of muscles in
the neck or back
16 blow up /ˈbləʊ.ʌp/ destroyed вибухати
17 carpenter /ˈkɑː.pɪn.tər/ a person whose job is cтоляр
making and repairing
wooden objects and
structures
18 ignition /ɪɡˈnɪʃ.ən/ the electrical system займання, запал
in an engine that
causes the fuel to burn
or explode in order to
start the engine
19 launch /lɔːntʃ/ to send something запускати
out, such as a new
ship into the water or
a spacecraft into
space
20 weirdo /ˈwɪə.dəʊ/ a person who behaves дивак
strangely
21 sophisticated /səˈfɪs.tɪ.keɪ.tɪd/ having a good обізнаний
understanding of the
way people behave
and/or a good
knowledge of culture
and fashion
22 potassium chlorate /pəˈtæs.i.əm chemical element хдорид калію
ˈklɔː.raɪd/
23 valve /vælv/ a device that controls клапан
the flow of air or
liquid from one place
to another
24 combustion /kəmˈbʌs.tʃən/ the process of burning горіння
25 weld /weld/ to join two pieces of зварювати
metal together
permanently by
melting the parts that
touch
26 chamber /ˈtʃeɪm.bər/ a closed space in a камера
machine, plant, or
body
27 nozzle /ˈnɒz.əl/ a narrow piece насадка
attached to the end of
a tube so that the
liquid or air that
comes out can be
directed in a
particular way
28 streak /striːk/ to move somewhere смуга
extremely quickly,
usually in a straight
line
29 prodigious /prəˈdɪdʒ.əs/ extremely great in чудовий
ability, amount, or
strength
30 rig /rɪɡ/ to arrange dishonestly фальсифікувати
for the result of
something, for
example an election,
to be changed
31 fuse /fjuːz/ a small safety part in детонатор
an electrical device or
piece of machinery
that causes it to stop
working if the electric
current is too high,
and so prevents fires
or other dangers
32 labor /ˈleɪ.bər/ practical work, esp. праця
work that involves
physical effort
33 shaft /ʃɑːft/ a pole or rod that вал, держак
forms the handle of a
tool or weapon
34 menace /ˈmen.ɪs/ something that is загроза
likely to cause harm
35 hush sth up /hʌʃ/ to try to prevent змусити когось
people from замовчати
discovering particular
facts
36 bunch /bʌntʃ/ a number of things of група, пучок
the same type
fastened together or in
a close group
37 hillbilly /ˈhɪlˌbɪl.i/ a person from a горбистий
mountainous area of
the US who has a
simple way of life and
is considered to be
slightly stupid by
people living in towns
and cities
38 fella /ˈfel.ə/ a man хлопець
39 pad /pæd/ a piece of soft, thick подушечка
cloth or rubber, used
to protect a part of the
body, give shape to
something, or clean
something
40 stunt /stʌnt/ an exciting action, трюк
usually in a film, that
is dangerous or
appears dangerous
and usually needs to
be done by someone
skilled
41 estimate /ˈes.tɪ.meɪt/ to guess or calculate оцінка
the cost, size, value,
etc. of something
42 walkway /ˈwɔː.kweɪ/ a passage or path, прохід
especially one that is
covered or raised
above the ground
43 strict /strɪkt/ strongly limiting строгий
someone's freedom to
behave as they wish,
or likely to severely
punish someone if
they do not obey
44 grunt /ɡrʌnt/ (of a person) to make бурчання
a short, low sound
instead of speaking,
usually because of
anger or pain
45 buck /bʌk/ a dollar долар
46 explosion /ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/ the fact of something вибух
such as a bomb
exploding
47 tapered /ˈteɪ.pəd/ becoming gradually конічні
narrower at one end
48 bore /bɔːr/ the space inside a pipe свердловина
or tube, or the
diameter (=
measurement across
the widest part) of this
space
49 propellant /prəˈpel.ənt/ an explosive паливо
substance or fuel that
causes something to
move forwards
50 bind /baɪnd/ to tie something or пов'язувати
someone tightly or to
fasten something

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