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41 airmail
noun (a system of carrying mail by air: Send this parcel by airmail; ( also adjective) an airmail letter.) lentoposti -
42 algae
noun, plural(alga 'ælɡə singular a group of simple plants which includes seaweed.) -
43 amah
1) (in Eastern Countries, a native female servant.) palvelijatar2) (a baby's nurse, especially a wet-nurse.) imettäjä -
44 angel-fish
noun (a brightly-coloured tropical fish with spiny fin.) keisarikala -
45 angsana
(a large tropical tree with sweet-smelling yellow flowers.) -
46 answerphone
noun (= answering machine.) -
47 anticlimax
(a dull or disappointing ending to a play, activity etc after increasing excitement: After the weeks of preparation, the concert itself was a bit of an anticlimax.) pettymys -
48 appetiser
noun ((especially American) something eaten or drunk before or at the beginning of a meal in order to increase the appetite: They ate smoked salmon as an appetizer.) alkupala, aperitiivi -
49 aqualung
(an apparatus worn by divers on their backs which supplies them with oxygen to breathe.) paineilmalaitteet -
50 arrangements
noun plural (plans; preparations: Have you made any arrangments for a meeting with him?; funeral arrangements.) valmistelut -
51 arthritis
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52 ascendancy/ascendency
noun (control or power (over): They have the ascendancy over the other political groups.) valta-asema -
53 audio-typist
(a typist who types from a recording on a tape-recorder etc.) sanelukoneesta kirjoittava konekirjoittaja -
54 auntie
noun (an aunt: Auntie Jean; Where's your auntie?) täti -
55 aunty
noun (an aunt: Auntie Jean; Where's your auntie?) täti -
56 baby-sitting
noun lapsenvahtina toimiminen -
57 back-number
noun (an out-of-date copy or issue of a magazine etc: He collects back-numbers of comic magazines.) vanha numero -
58 backyard
noun ((especially American) a garden at the back of a house etc: He grows vegetables in his backyard.) takapiha -
59 bag lady
noun (a homeless woman who carries around with her all her belongings, usually in shopping bags: Bag ladies often sleep on benches in public parks and railway stations.) -
60 baggage cart
noun ((American) (also luggage cart) a cart used by passengers at an airport etc to carry their luggage.)
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