641 ochre - a moderate orange yellow, from moderate or deep orange to moderate or strong yellow - bāla dzeltenbrūna krāsa
642 roster - a list or plan showing turns of duty or leave in an organization - (dežūru, norīkojumu) saraksts
643 quangos - a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts ( Read more... )

631 jerkin - a close-fitting, hip-length, collarless jacket having no sleeves but often extended shoulders, belted and worn over a doublet by men especially in the 16th century - ādas kamzolis
632 to horn in - intrude: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; to participate without invitation or consent
633 anaphylaxis - severe, life-threatening ( Read more... )

621 to disinter - to dig up or remove from a grave or tomb; exhume; to bring to public notice; disclose - izrakt; celt gaismā
622 to fuddle - to put into a state of confusion; befuddle; to make drunk; intoxicate - piedzirdīt
623 menarche - the first occurrence of menstruation in a woman - pirmā menstruācija (mans tulk.)
624 multigravida - a woman ( Read more... )

611 stasis - a state of balance, equilibrium, or stagnation
612 insensate - lacking sensation or awareness; inanimate; lacking human feeling or sensitivity; brutal; cruel; lacking sense; stupid; foolish - nedzīvs; nejūtīgs; neprātīgs
613 to confute - to overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to prove or show to be false - atspēkot
614 ( Read more... )

601 snooty - snobbishly aloof; haughty - augstprātīgs
602 casement - a window sash that opens outward by means of hinges; a window with such sashes - (loga) vērtne; poēt. logs; arī - uz augšu bīdāms logs
603 milieu - an environment or a setting - apkārtējā vide
604 contretemps - an inopportune or embarrassing situation or event; a hitch - ( Read more... )

Currently sitting at home, relaxing, while my sister and our cousin are preparing to go out to celebrate Halloween, dressed as scary witches. Since I'm too lazy to drag my ass out, I'm stuffing my face with homemade chocolate-filled banana pancakes with strawberry ice-cream* instead. Lame, I know.

*this is important (if you are me, that is)

A ( Read more... )

591 frame of reference - a set of ideas, as of philosophical or religious doctrine, in terms of which other ideas are interpreted or assigned meaning - atskaites sistēma
592 floret - a small or reduced flower, especially one that is part of a larger inflorescence (ziedkopa), such as those of the grasses and plants of the composite family - sīks ( Read more... )

Have been re-watching QaF series these last few months. If there's one thing that can surely lift one's spirits after a sucky day at work, it's this series - both romantic and funny, and I won't even mention the eye-candy that is Gale Harold. I know he's approching forty now (his birthday is on 10 July), but, judging from the pics from his latest ( Read more... )

581 bailey - the outer wall of a castle; the space enclosed by this outer wall - pils mūris, pils pagalms - стена замка, двор замка
582 concomitant - occurring or existing concurrently; attendant - reizē (līdztekus) notiekošs - сопутствующий
583 retinue - the retainers or attendants accompanying a high-ranking person - pavadoņi, svīta - свита
584 ( Read more... )

571 egestion - the process of discharging waste matter from the body; the matter discharged - экскретирование, выделение (пота и т. п.); дефекация
572 offbeat - strikingly unconventional - oriģināls, netradicionāls, ekscentrisks - замечательный, поразительный, непривычный, необычный, диковинный
573 tarmacadam - a paving material of tar and broken ( Read more... )