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abroad [əbrɔ́:d] prislov
daleč, zunaj, v tujini; zmotno; povsod

to be all abroad biti ves iz sebe, osupel, zbegan, zmeden
it is all abroad splošno znano je
to live abroad živeti v tujini
to be noised abroad postati povsod znan
to scatter and spread abroad širiti naokrog
there is a rumour abroad širijo se govorice, govori se
to walk abroad iti na sprehod

accord¹ [əkɔ́:d] samostalnik
soglasje
glasba sozvočje, akord; sporazum; ubranost

to be of accord ujemati se
in accord with v skladu s, v sporazumu s
of one's own accord prostovoljno, sam od sebe
with one accord soglasno

adrift [ədríft] prislov
na slepo srečo gnan

to be all adrift biti zbegan, biti ves iz sebe
navtika to break adrift splavati
to break adrift from the moorings odtrgati se od sidra
to cut o.s. adrift from pretrgati zveze s kom
to run adrift potepati se brez cilja
to set (ali turn) adrift spoditi

aghast [əgá:st] pridevnik (at nad)
prestrašen, zastrašen, prepadel, osupel

to stand aghast at biti prepaden nad, biti ves iz sebe zaradi

agog [əgɔ́g] prislov & povedkovnik pridevnik
željno, poželjivo, nestrpno; ves napet

to be agog with napeto pričakovati
all agog on (ali upon, about, with) ves iz sebe zaradi

alarm¹ [əlá:m] samostalnik
preplah, strah, nemir; budilka

to give (ali raise, sound) the alarm dati znak za alarm
to cause alarm povzročiti nemir
alarm blast sirena
to take alarm vznemiriti se
in great alarm ves iz sebe

all³ [ɔ:l] samostalnik
vsi, vse, celota

above all predvsem, v prvi vrsti
after all končno, navsezadnje
all along of zaradi, spričo
at all sploh
before all predvsem, v prvi vrsti
all but skoraj, domala
each and all vsak posamezen
first of all v prvi vrsti, predvsem
all found prosto stanovanje in hrana
all the go trenutno zelo priljubljen, moden
for good and all končnoveljavno, za vselej
for all I know kolikor je meni znano
all in ves izmučen, utrujen
not at all sploh ne; prosim (kot odgovor na "thank you")
it's all my eye to je neumnost
ameriško all of prav do
once for all enkrat za vselej
all one vseeno, enako; isto
all over povsod
all over o.s. domišljav; ves srečen
all over the shop v neredu, razmetano
all the same vseeno
all at sea ves iz sebe
all spruced up zelo eleganten
to be struck (ali knocked) all on a heap biti zelo presenečen, prepaden
all talk and no cider prazne marnje, besedičenje, čenče
she is all there zelo je bistra
all told vse skupaj
all to nothing popolnoma
all's well that ends well konec dober, vse dobro
when all is done končno, na koncu koncev

aside¹ [əsáid] prislov
vstran; od strani, po strani; proč, stran
ameriško razen tega
gledališče tiho

to be aside from nič skupnega ne imeti s čim
aside from ne glede na, poleg, razen
to lay (ali put, set) aside odložiti, izločiti; prihraniti
putting aside ne glede na
to speak aside za sebe govoriti
to turn aside skreniti
to take s.o. aside odpeljati koga vstran
to set aside a verdict uničiti obsodbo

astir [əstə́:] povedkovnik pridevnik & prislov
gibajoč se, premikajoč se, na nogah (with)
mrgoleč, razburjen; pokonci

to be astir with mrgoleti česa
astir with the news ves iz sebe zaradi novice

balance¹ [bǽləns] samostalnik
tehtnica; ravnotežje, protiutež; nihalo; kritje
trgovina bilanca; saldo
ameriško, hudomušno ostanek

to be (ali hang, tremble, swing) in the balance viseti na nitki, biti v kritičnem položaju
to lay in balance tvegati
off one's balance ves iz sebe, razburjen
balance of payments plačilna bilanca
to carry forward the balance prenesti ostanek na nov račun
to keep one's balance ohraniti ravnotežje
to lose one's balance zgubiti ravnotežje
to strike a balance narediti bilanco; najti ravnotežje; figurativno izvesti posledice
balance of power politično ravnotežje
(trembling) in the balance neodločen
to be weighed in the balance and found wanting ne izpolniti upov, razočarati

beer [biə] samostalnik
pivo; rob osnove pri tkanju

to think no small beer of o.s. visoko ceniti samega sebe, biti domišljav
beer and skittles višek užitka; igrača (lahko delo)
small beer slabo pivo; figurativno malenkost

before² [bifɔ́:] predlog
pred, v navzočnosti

before all predvsem
to be (ali go) before the mast biti navadni mornar
to be before one's time priti prezgodaj; biti napreden za svoje čase
the day before yesterday predvčerajšnjim
to carry everything before o.s. imeti v vsem uspeh
before you can say Jack Robinson takoj, kakor bi trenil
before long kmalu
before now že prej
to run before the sea veslati z valovi
to love before o.s. ljubiti bolj kot samega sebe
the question before us vprašanje, ki ga je treba rešiti
before s.o.'s eyes v prisotnosti, vpričo koga

bell¹ [bel] samostalnik
zvon, zvonec; udarec na zvon, zvonjenje; potapljaški zvon
botanika popek; zvočni lijak; mehurček

to answer the bell iti odpret vrata
to bear the bell nositi zvonec, voditi
to carry off the bell dobiti prvo nagrado
passing bell navček
all went merrily as a marriage bell vse je šlo kakor po maslu
diving bell potapljaški zvon
to curse by bell, book and candle prekleti do desetega kolena
it is ringing a bell with me to me na nekaj spominja
as sound as a bell zdrav ko riba
with bells on v slovesni obleki; z navdušenjem
to ring the bell pozvoniti; sleng uspešno opraviti
peal (ali chime) of bells zvončkljanje
bell push gumb (zvonca)
to ring one's own bell sam sebe hvaliti
within the sound of Bow bells v Londonu
ring of bells zvonjenje
mornarica one to eight bells štiriurna straža

beside [bisáid] predlog
razen, poleg, blizu, ob strani
v primeri s

to be beside o.s. biti ves iz sebe
to be beside the mark motiti se
this is beside the question (ali purpose) to nima smisla
this is beside the point to ne spada sem

by¹ [bai] predlog
blizu, pri, ob, od, do, med, po, s, poleg

by the advice of po nasvetu koga
by all means vsekakor
by air z letalom
by appearance po videzu
by s.o.'s bedside ob postelji koga
by birth po rodu
by blood po izvoru, po rodu
by boat z ladjo
by the by(e) mimogrede povedano, da ne pozabim
by chance po naključju, slučajno
by day podnevi
by the day na dan (natanko)
day by day dan za dnevom
by degrees postopoma
by my desire po moji želji
by dint of zaradi, s pomočjo
by the dozen na ducate
by experience po izkušnji
by far veliko bolj
by force nasilno
by George! pri moji veri!
by heart na pamet
by the hour na uro
by hundreds na stotine
by itself samo zase
by Jove! pri moji veri!
by law po zakonu
by leaps and bounds skokoma, hitro
by letter pismeno, s pismom
ameriško by mail po pošti
I have no money by me nimam s seboj denarja
by no means nikakor ne
by means of s pomočjo, s
by mistake pomotoma
by name po imenu
by nature po naravi
by next month do prihodnjega meseca
by now sedaj, že, medtem
one by one drug za drugim, posamezno
by o.s. sam zase, sam od sebe
by order po naročilu
by post po pošti
by profession po poklicu
by rail z železnico
by reason of zaradi
by right po pravici
by sea po morju, z ladjo
side by side drug poleg drugega
by stealth kradoma, skrivaj
by this time medtem; že; ob tem času
by trade po poklicu
to travel by London potovati prek Londona
by turns menjaje, drug za drugim, po vrsti
two by two, by twos po dva
by my watch po moji uri
by the way mimogrede, približno
by word of mouth ustno
by way of trial za poskus
by a year younger leto mlajši
two meters by six dvakrat šest metrov površine

cheap [či:p] pridevnik (cheaply prislov)
cenen, poceni; slab; jalov, prazen (izgovor)

as cheap as dirt, dirt cheap za smešno ceno
pogovorno to feel cheap ne se dobro počutiti
to get (ali come off) cheap(ly) poceni jo odnesti
to hold cheap podcenjevati, zaničevati
Cheap Jack (ali John) krošnjar
to make o.s. cheap podcenjevati samega sebe
cheap and nasty samo na zunaj lep
cheap trip izlet ob znižanih vozovnicah

consternation [kɔnstənéišən] samostalnik (at nad)
osuplost, prepadenost; zmeda; groza

with consternation ves iz sebe

cook¹ [kuk]

1. neprehodni glagol
kuhati, pripravljati jedila, peči, cvreti, pražiti
figurativno (po)pačiti, ponarediti; izumiti, izmisliti, skuhati

2. neprehodni glagol
kuhati, peči, cvreti se

to cook s.o.'s goose uničiti koga; pokvariti komu načrte, obračunati s kom
to cook up pogreti; figurativno izmisliti si; sleng ponarediti
to cook with gas (ali electricity, radar) imeti uspeh
pogovorno to cook accounts ponarediti obračun
to cook one's own cook uničiti samega sebe

delirious [dilíriəs] pridevnik (deliriously prislov)
zmeden, blazen

delirious with ves iz sebe zaradi
to be delirious blesti, fantazirati

derogatory [dirɔ́gətəri] pridevnik (derogatorily prislov)
škodljiv; poniževalen; neugoden; kršilen

to be derogatory to škodovati komu ali čemu
derogatory to o.s. nevreden sebe