Book at bedtime -The Clinging woman
be at the height of one ’s to be more successful, in one’s prime, at its best -na
success/fame/powers etc famous etc than at any other vrhuncu
time
Employ,v (e.g. crafts) Use primeniti
Page-turner,n a book that is so exciting that Uzbudljivo stivo
you want to read it quickly
Lay bare -ogoliti Reveal, expose
Unbalanced ([Link]) Mentally ill ≠well-balanced
At the top of one’s class Top notch vrhunski
Pound (e.g. heart) Beat, race lupati
Haunting,adj Poingnant, evocative Bolna, tuzna
Suspense,n-neizvestnost, a state or feeling of excited or On edge, with bated breath
napetost anxious uncertainty about
Suspend,v -hang what may happen
Suspenders,n -tregeri
Transcend,v -nadmasiti, be or go beyond the range or
prekoraciti limits of
Transendence,n
Sublime,adj -uzviseno, lofty, grand, or exalted in
impozantno thought, expression, or
manner
Prolific,adj ([Link]) productive
plodan pisac,stvaralac sa
mnogo dela
Pen name pseudonym
Spine-chilling,adj terrifying, frightening, scary, ≠reassuring
formidable, horrible,
intimidating, alarming;
Plot,n 1. storyline [Link]
Plot,v -sceme against
Prompt,adj ([Link]) Quick,swift
Railing,n -ograda a fence or barrier made of
rails
-balcony,n - a platform
enclosed by a wall or
balustrade on the outside of
a building, with access from
an upper-floor window or
door
-patio: attached or detached,
hard-paved, ON THE
GROUND and of the earth
-terrace: attached or
detached, hard-paved, most
importantly, it is ON TH
GROUND, BUT RAISED and
still not yet a deck.
-veranda: attached to the
house, a roofed porch
-porch: attached to the
house, covered or open, can
be enclosed
High-rise,adj ([Link]) high
Block of flats BrE Apartment block
Awake,v Wake up, arouse
Aircraft,n Aeroplane
Alight,v ([Link], bus, train) Come down, descend
Vanish,v Disappear, fade
Stunt,n an action displaying
spectacular skill and daring,
feat
Stuntman, n-kaskader
Extra,n -statista
Precaution,n a measure taken in advance
Precautious,adj to prevent something
dangerous
Dummy,n model Lutka, lazni
Desert,v empty
Desert,n
Clutch,v Grab, grasp, hold tight
Anchorage,n a means of securing, a source oslonac
of reassurance
Anchor,n -sidro
Anchorman,n -voditelj
Constituent,n Component, element
Lose one’s nerve Lose courage Uplasiti se
Gossip,n chat
Speculate,v Hypothesize,assume pretpostaviti
Speculation,n
Tenant,n Occupant, resident (pot)stanar
Alert,v Inform,notify, warn uzbuniti
Alert,adj wary
Be in the limelight /be in the be in the public eye Biti u centru paznje
spotlight
Wear off fade Nestati, izbledeti
Novelty,n new and unusual, novina
Acute,adj Drastic,severe jak
([Link])
Convene,v Summon,call sazvati
Tranquil,v Calm, composed smiren
Tranquility,n
Self-reliant,adj Autonoumous samostalan
Rebuff,n Reject,snub odbiti
Rebuff,v
Contemplate,v Think about, regard razmisljati
Cotemplation,n
Suffocate,v 1. Smother,stifle gusiti
Suffocation,n 2. Feel trapped
Feebly,adv weakly slabasno
Ultimate,adj final konacni
