firm mouth
large (big, wide) mouth ()
narrow mouth
small mouth
stern mouth
toothless mouth
twist one's mouth
e. g. When he sang he slightly twisted his mouth.
27. moustache [ ]
close-cropped moustache
drooping moustache
grow a moustache
pointed moustache
trim a moustache
e. g. He wanted to have his moustache and beard trimmed.
28. nose hoc
aquiline [ ] nose ( )
bridge of the nose
flat nose (flat-nosed) ( )
hooked nose (hook-nosed) ()
snub nose (snub-nosed) ()
tip of the nose
e. g. Aunt Polly wore her spectacles on the tip of her nose.
29. profile [ ]
30. pupil (pupil of the eye)
e. g. The pupils of his eyes narrowed and became the size of a pin-point.
31. scar
32. skin
delicate skin
rough [ ] skin
skin peels ()
e. g. The skin on her back and shoulders began to peel.
33. tongue
furred (coated) tongue
e. g. The patient's furred tongue worried the doctor.
stick out one's tongue
tip of the tongue
e. g. The word was on the tip of his tongue.
34. tooth (pl. teeth)
brush (clean) one's teeth
clench one's teeth
e. g. He clenched his teeth so as not to utter a groan.
close-set teeth
even teeth
front teeth
large teeth
e. g. When he opened his mouth he revealed large and even teeth.
milk teeth
molar teeth
e. g. One of his front teeth and three molar teeth were missing.
perfect teeth
sparse teeth
uneven teeth
35. wart [ ]
36. white (white of the eye)
e. g. The whites of his eyes glinted in the dim light.
37. wrinkle
III. Limbs
1. ankle
2. arm ( )
carry in one's arms
hold in one's arms
e. g. The woman was holding a baby in her arms.
left arm
right arm
rounded arm
shapely (well-shaped) arm
3. armpit
4. calf
5. elbow
6. finger
bony fingers
deft fingers ()
e. g. The knitting needles moved quickly in the girl's deft fingers.
finger tips (ends)
e. g. The baby touched the kitten with his finger tips.
forefinger (index finger)
little finger
S. shoulder E. elbow H. hand Fingers
1 the thumb
2 the forefinger
(or index) finger
3 the middle finger
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4 the ring finger
5 the little finger
6 the finger-nail
long fingers
middle finger
plump (fat) fingers
ring finger
short (stumpy) fingers
stiff (numb) fingers
e. g. My fingers were quite stiff with cold.
tapering fingers
7. foot (pl. feet) ( ),
flat feet (flat-footed) ( )
footsore
e. g. David Copperfield got to his aunt's house at Dover exhausted and footsore.
large feet
narrow feet
pretty feet
rise to one's feet ,
e. g. He rose to his feet and left the room.
small feet
8. hand ()
bony hands
calloused [ ] hands ,
clap one's hands
e. g. The children clapped their hands with joy.
delicate hands ,
hairy hands
hold out one's hand
e. g. She held out her hand to the stranger.
large hands
left hand
plump hand
raise (put up) one's hand
e. g. Raise your hand when you want to ask a question.
right hand
rub one's hands
e. g. On hearing the news he rubbed his hands with pleasure.
shake hands (with)
e. g. Don't you want to shake hands with your uncle?
small hands
soft hands
stretch out one's hand
e. g. The little girl stretched out her hands to her mother.
supple hand
wave one's hand
e. g. She waved her hand to me from the window.
9. heel
e. g. A big dog followed at his heels.
10. instep
11. joint
12. knee
(The Russian word is sometimes translated into English by the word lap, as in to hold in one's lap , or to sit in somebody's lap .
Knee denotes the joint, or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg, between the thigh and the lower leg. Lap is the part of the body and clothes of a seated person from the waist to the knees.)
stand on one's knees (kneel)
e. g. She walked over to the arm-chair and knelt on it.
13. knuckle
14. leg ( )
bow-legged [ ]
cross one's legs
long legs
shapely (fine) legs
short legs
slender legs
15. limb [ ]
lower limbs
upper limbs
16. nail
do one's nails
e. g. I want to have my nails done.
finger nails
toe nails
17. palm [pa:m]
18. shin
19. sole
20. thigh [ ] (hip)
21. toe [ ]
A. leg
. hip
