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siding [sáidiŋ] samostalnik
železnica stranski (ranžirni, industrijski) tir; gibanje ali nagnjenost na eno stran; podpora, podpiranje, pridružitev (with k)
ameriško vodoravno pribite deske na navpične stebre, ki tvorijo zid; razširjeno mesto v umetnem plovnem kanalu za srečanje dveh ladij

private siding industrijski tir

sonic barrier [sɔ́nik bǽriə] samostalnik
aeronavtika zvočni zid

sonic wall [sɔ́nikwɔ:l] samostalnik
pogovorno, aeronavtika zvočni zid

sound barrier [sáundbæriə] samostalnik
aeronavtika zvočni zid

spandrel [spǽndrəl] samostalnik
arhitektura trioglat zid med loki
tehnično žlebič

splasher [splǽšə] samostalnik
škropilec
avtomobilizem blatnik; zaslon pri umivalniku, ki ščiti zid pred obrizganjem

stalemate [stéilmeit]

1. samostalnik
(šah) pat
figurativno zagata, zastoj, mrtva točka, mrtvilo

2. prehodni glagol
(šah) privesti, spraviti (koga) do pata
figurativno ugnati koga v kozji rog, pritisniti koga ob zid

stone wall [stóunwɔ:l] samostalnik
zid iz kamna

tail² [téil] prehodni glagol
dodati (čemu) rep; tvoriti konec (sprevoda, pogreba itd.); skrivaj slediti (komu); prirezati rep, prijeti ali vleči za rep; odtrgati pecelj (sadežu); čuvati (koga); privezati (z enim koncem) (to na)
neprehodni glagol
tvoriti rep; biti z enim koncem pritrjen v zid (npr. greda)
šport pustiti se vleči (po strmini navzgor)

to tail to the tide, to tail up and down the stream dvigati in spuščati se na plimi (o zasidrani ladji)

underpin [ʌndəpín] prehodni glagol
arhitektura podpreti zid, podzidati
figurativno podpreti, ojačiti

underpinning [ʌndəpíniŋ] samostalnik
podprtje; podporni zid
figurativno opora
pogovorno noge

brick² [brik] pridevnik
opéčen, opečnat

wooden brick lesena kocka
to run one's head against a brick wall iti z glavo skozi zid

drive^*1 [draiv]

1. prehodni glagol
gnati, goniti, pognati; zabiti; vreči, zagnati (žogo); vbiti; voditi, upravljati, šofirati; pregnati, spoditi; siliti; peljati; preutruditi; graditi (cesto); vrtati (predor)

2. neprehodni glagol
peljati se; hiteti; voziti se; meriti, ciljati

to drive a bargain dobro voditi kupčijo
to drive a good (hard) bargain dobro (slabo) opraviti
to drive a coach and four through spregledati lažnivost pripovedovanja
to drive a nail home popolnoma zabiti žebelj
to drive home a point neizpodbitno dokazati
to drive a roaring trade narediti sijajno kupčijo
to let drive at zamahniti proti
to drive to the wall (ali into the corner) pritisniti ob zid, ugnati v kozji rog
to drive one's pigs to the market glasno hrkati
to drive a quill (ali pen) biti pisatelj(ica)
to drive to one's wit's end popolnoma koga zbegati
to drive s.o. mad razbesniti koga
to drive s.th. into s.o. vbiti komu kaj v glavo
to drive s.o. hard zatirati koga
to drive s.o. to despair spraviti koga v obup

embattle [imbǽtl] prehodni glagol
za boj pripraviti; oborožiti; utrditi; oskrbeti z zobčastimi nadzidki ali strelnimi linami

embattled wall trdnjavski zid s strelnimi linami

head² [hed] samostalnik
glava; dolžina glave (pri konjskih dirkah); pamet, razum, nadarjenost; vodja, voditelj, predstojnik; šolski direktor, -ica; glava kovanca; glava, vrh, gornji del, vzglavje (strani, postelje, knjige, pisma, stopnišča itd); glava žeblja, kladiva, bucike; višek, kriza; pena na pivu, mleku; rogovje (srnjadi); oseba, komad, kos, glava (živine); stržen čira; izvir reke; zajezena voda; pritisk pare zraka, plina, vode; predgorje, rt
domačno plačilni, glavni natakar; streha na vozu; glavna točka (govora), poglavje (knjige), rubrika, stolpič (v časopisu)
ekonomija postavka (v računu, fakturi), kategorija
sleng latrina

above one's head težko razumljivo, prepametno za koga
at the head of na čelu
by head and shoulders; ali by the head and ears s silo, na silo
(by) head and shoulders above mnogo boljši od
by a short head za dolžino nosu, figurativno z majhno prednostjo
crowned heads kronane glave
a deer of the first head petleten jelen ali srnjak
navtika down by the head s prednjim delom ladje globoko v vodi
head of the family družinski poglavar
heads of state državni voditelji
the head and front bistvo, politika glava zarote, vodja upora
from head to foot od nog do glave, popolnoma
head first (ali foremost) z glavo naprej, figurativno nepremišljeno
a large head of game velik trop živali
hot head vročekrvnež
a beautiful head of hair gosti lasje
head over heels narobe, do ušes, na vrat na nos
old head on young shoulders pameten mlad človek
off one's head; ali out of one's head nor
over one's head viseč nad glavo (nevarnost); težko razumljivo
over head and ears; ali head over ears preko glave, do ušes, popolnoma
on this head o tem predmetu
out of one's own head sam od sebe, sam, na lastnem zeljniku
two heads are better than one kolikor glav, toliko misli
head of water vodni steber
heads or tails obe strani kovanca (pri metanju)
twopence a head 2 penija na osebo
sleng King's (Queen's) head poštna znamka
weak in the head slaboumen
head, cook and bottle washer kdor s svojim vedenjem poudarja svojo veljavo
figurativno on your head be it! naj gre na tvojo glavo, ti si odgovoren
ten head of cattle deset glav živine

Z glagoli:

to beat s.o.'s head off prekositi koga
pogovorno to bite (ali snap) s.o.'s head off uničiti koga
to bring to a head pripeljati do krize
figurativno to break one's head glavo si razbijati
to carry one's head high nositi glavo pokonci, biti ponosen
to come to a head priti do krize, zaostriti se; medicina zagnojiti se, dozoreti (čir)
sleng to do a thing on one's head igraje kaj napraviti
to drag in by the head and ears s silo privleči, za ušesa privleči
to eat (ali cry, scream, run) one's head off pretirano se razburjati
it entered my head v glavo mi je padlo
to give s.o. his head figurativno popustiti uzde
to get s.th. through one's head doumeti, razumeti kaj
to go over s.o.'s head biti pretežko za koga
to go to s.o.'s head v glavo stopiti
this horse eats his head off ta konj več pojé, kot je vreden
to have a good head for biti nadarjen za
to have a head imeti "mačka"
to have a good head on one's shoulders biti dobre glave
to have one's head in the clouds figurativno živeti v oblakih, sanjariti
to have one's head screwed in the right way imeti glavo na pravem koncu
to have a head like a sieve imeti glavo kot rešeto, biti pozabljiv
to hit the nail on the head točno zadeti
to keep one's head ostati miren
figurativno to keep one's head above water obdržati se nad vodo, životariti
to knock s.th. on the head onemogočiti kaj
to lay (ali put) heads together glave stikati, posvetovati se
to let s.o. have his head pustiti komu delati po svoji glavi
to lie on s.o.'s head biti komu v breme
to lose one's head izgubiti glavo
I cannot make head or tail of ne razumem, ne vidim ne repa ne glave
to make head izbiti na čelo, napredovati
to make head against uspešno se upirati
to be put over the heads of other persons pri napredovanju preskočiti druge
to put s.th. into s.o.'s head vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
to put s.th. into one's head vtepsti si kaj v glavo
to put s.th. out of s.o.'s head izbiti komu kaj iz glave
to put s.th. out of one's head izbiti si kaj iz glave
to put one's head in the lion's mouth izpostavljati se nevarnosti
to rear one's head glavo dvigniti
to run in s.o.'s head vrteti se komu po glavi
to run one's head against a brick wall riniti z glavo skozi zid
to shake one's head odkimati
to shake one's head at z glavo zmajati
to suffer from swelled (ali swollen) head biti zelo domišljav
to take the head prevzeti vodstvo
to take s.th. into one's head v glavo si kaj vtepsti
to talk over s.o.'s head za koga preučeno govoriti
to talk s.o.'s head off utruditi koga z nenehnim govorjenjem
to talk through the back of s.o.'s head neprestano v koga govoriti
to throw o.s. at the head of obesiti se komu za vrat
to talk one's head off nenehno govoriti
to turn one's head v glavo stopiti
to turn s.o.'s head glavo komu zmešati
to win by a head zmagati za dolžino glave (konj)
to work one's head off pretegniti se od dela, garati
heads I win, tails you lose izgubiš v vsakem primeru

hedge² [hedž] samostalnik
živa meja, živica, seč
figurativno zapreka, pregraja
ekonomija zavarovanje proti izgubi (z drugim kritjem)

dead hedge kamnita ograja
quickset hedge živa meja (iz dreves, grmovja)
figurativno stone hedge zid, pregraja
a hedge of police policijski kordon
over hedge and ditch čez drn in strn
it doesn't grow on every hedge ne raste na vsakem grmu, se redko najde
to be on the wrong side of the hedge motiti se
to sit on the hedge ne izreči se, biti pol ptič pol miš

knock² [nɔk]

1. prehodni glagol
udariti, suniti; tolči, trkati, potrkati (at, on na, po)
pogovorno osupniti, zaprepastiti, sapo vzeti
ameriško, sleng ostro kritizirati, zmesti

2. neprehodni glagol
tolči, razbijati, trkati; trčiti, udariti (against, into ob, v)
ropotati (motor)
ameriško, pogovorno godrnjati

to knock the bottom out of dokazati neresničnost, izpodbiti kaj
to knock cold udariti do nezavesti
to knock at an open door po nepotrebnem se truditi
to knock on the head ubiti, udariti do nezavesti; figurativno zadati udarec, onemogočiti kaj
to knock one's head against (a brick wall) udariti z glavo ob zid; figurativno riniti z glavo skozi zid
to knock s.th. into s.o.; ali to knock s.th. into s.o.'s head vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
to knock all of a heap presenetiti, osupniti
to knock into a cocked hat uničiti, izmaličiti; zaprepastiti, potolči (nasprotnika)
to knock home dobro zabiti; figurativno vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
to knock to pieces razbiti na koščke
to knock into shape navaditi na red
to knock s.o. into the middle of next week udariti koga, da odleti; ven vreči, nagnati
to knock sideways vreči iz tira
sleng what knocks me kar mi ne gre v glavo

peck³ [pek]

1. prehodni glagol
kljuvati, kavsniti, kavsati; glasno poljubiti, cmokniti koga; pojesti (hitro, malo), zobati

2. neprehodni glagol
kavsniti, kljuvati (at)

figurativno to peck at s.o. zbadati, gristi koga
to peck down porušiti (zid)
to peck out izkljuvati
to peck up zobati, požrešno jesti; prekopati zemljo

prick¹ [prik] samostalnik
zbodljaj, pik; bodica, trn
tehnično šilo, dolbilo
figurativno zbadanje (vesti), ostra bolečina
vulgarno penis

to kick against the pricks siliti z glavo skozi zid

rest² [rest] neprehodni glagol
mirovati, počivati, najti mir, umiriti se, biti miren; ležati, spati; odpočiti se; oddahniti se; obstati, ustaviti se (o stroju); opirati se (against, on na)
opreti se, nasloniti se; zanesti se na, zaupati (in v)
prehodni glagol
pustiti (komu) počivati, dati počitek komu; varovati, prizanašati komu; dati mir komu; nasloniti, opreti (on na)
upreti (pogled) na, v

to rest oneself odpočiti se, oddahniti si
rest his soul! mir, pokoj njegovi duši!
to rest in the churchyard večno počivati na pokopališču
to rest from toil odpočiti si od težkega dela
I rest on your promise zanesem se na vašo obljubo
he rested his head on the pillow položil je glavo na blazino k počitku
he rests his suspicions on that letter on opira svoja sumničenja na ono pismo
to rest on (upon) one's oars nehati veslati, figurativno počivati po napornem delu
to rest on one's laurels figurativno počivati na svojih lovorikah
to rest a ladder against a wall nasloniti lestev na zid
are you rested? si se odpočil?
it rests with you to propose terms vam je prepuščeno, da predlagate pogoje
the burden rests upon him breme odgovornosti leži, počiva na njem
the fault rests with you krivda je vaša (leži pri vas)
let him rest in peace! naj (on) v miru počiva!
to let a quarrel rest pokopati prepir
the matter cannot rest there stvar (zadeva) ne more ostati pri tem
the officer rested the soldiers častnik je dal počitek (odmor) vojakom
a shadow rests on the valley senca leži nad dolino
we stopped to rest the horses ustavili smo se, da bi dali počitka konjem