high cloud - высокое облако
the highest floor - верхний этаж
the highest point of the range - самая высокая (высшая) точка горной цепи
The sun is high. - Солнце высоко.
The sun is getting higher. - Солнце поднимается (всё выше).

high mountain (wall) - высокая гора (стена)
high ground - высокое место (возвышенность)

to be in (at) the high - достигнуть высшего уровня (предела, максимума)
on high - в небе (в вышине)

minatory
[A]угрожающий


It was of a piece with the neglected timber, the weedy gravel and the minatory notices which guarded the bounds.
We did not therefore send off the telegram he had drafted to Molotov, more especially as he had received from Eden a cold and almost minatory minute just before the Cabinet began.
But the minatory eyes weren't fixed on this latest scientific wonder; they were fixed on Brenda.
On the roof beam, stretching above him across the whole width of the room, was carved and gilded the minatory text, `;God's eye seeth all';.
It was with anger and astonishment, therefore, that he found, confronting that royal figure at last, that the face under the helmet was the minatory one of Bishop Hrolf.

handy
[A]искусный; удобный; ловкий; портативный; легко управляемый; имеющийся под рукой


It comes in handy with your bank statement your temperature, oh it's minus six.
Handy size, ideal for carrying in a pocket or bag
Handy's work can be seen in this light.
That was handy then.
Your own handy hedge variety selector table

absorbed
[A]абсорбированный


It is not simply pre-given on the page, ready to be absorbed.
The spectacle of the toiling animal and the harrowing sound of the breathing absorbed us utterly.
Oxygen in the air that fills the tracheae is absorbed through the wall at the extremities.
The sound of his footsteps was absorbed efficiently by the etched walls and curved pathway.
The countryside was lovely, and she didn't have to pretend to be absorbed in it.

inferior
[A]нижний; расположенный ниже; нижележащий; низший; подчиненный; подстрочный; плохой; худший;младший по чину; подчиненный ; сто`ящий ниже


The inferior courts
Treat everyone as equals, none as inferior.
Secondly, inferior courts were however subject to a different test.
Inferior service resulted.
They were effectively men but no longer inferior ones.

abolition
[N]отмена ; упразднение ; уничтожение ; аннулирование
Abolition of death penalty
Low level set for audit abolition
The formation of the council will allow the abolition of a vast number of advisory committees.
With the abolition of professional fee scales, it is possible for firms to publish their own house scales.
The new aims we was the abolition of feudalism and increased production.

frequently
[ADV]часто; зачастую

The most obvious and frequently canvassed solution is regular, heavy culls.
Among the most frequently misunderstood by modern performers are doucement and lgrement.
Harp glissandos are frequently used.
This is frequently said.
These sometimes take the form of physical violence, but are more frequently verbal.

wide area - обширный район
wide knowledge - обширные познания
wide interests - широкие интересы
wide difference - огромная разница (глубокое различие)
the wide world - весь мир
a wide public - широкая общественность

three feet wide - шириной в три фута

wide road - широкая дорога

in wigth - в ширину
width of cut - ширина захвата (серпа и т.п.)

long square - прямоугольник

long price - непомерная цена
long purse - толстый кошелёк (много денег)

ten feet long - длиной в 10 футов
How long is this river? - Какова длина этой реки?

long life (winter, reign) - долгая жизнь (зима, царствование)
long visit (wait) - длительный визит (ожидание)
long years - долгие годы
at (the) longest - самое большее
for a long time - долго, давно; надолго
a long time ago - много времени тому назад (давным - давно)
a long time before the war - задолго до войны

long hair (legs, nose) - длинные волосы (ноги, нос)
long distance - большое (далёкое) расстояние
long journey - дальний (долгий) путь
a long range - на большом расстоянии (с большого расстояния)
a novel 300 pages long - роман (длиной) в 300 страниц