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speechless [spí:člis] pridevnik (speechlessly prislov)
skop z besedami, redkobeseden; nem, onemel (with od)
neizrekljiv, nem (o bolečini)

speechless grief neizrekljiva žalost
speechless with horror onemel od groze

fist¹ [fist] samostalnik
pest
pogovorno roka, šapa
hudomušno pisava

a bad fist grda pisava
a good fist lepa pisava
close-fisted, tight-fisted skopuški, skop
clenched fist stisnjena pest
fist law pravica močnejšega
to grease s.o.'s fist podkupovati koga
he made a better fist of it delo mu je šlo bolje od rok
he made a poor fist of it delo se mu ni posrečilo
the mailed fist moč, oblast
to make money hand over fist zaslužiti veliko denarja
to shake one's fist at s.o. groziti komu s pestjo

praise¹ [préiz] samostalnik
hvala, poveličevanje

to damn with faint praise strgati koga na nežen način
to be sparing of praise biti skop s hvalo
to be loud in one's praises; ali to sing one's praises kovati koga v zvezde
praise be to God! hvala bogu!