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thoughtful [ɵɔ́:tful] pridevnik (thoughtfully prislov)
zamišljen, zatopljen v misli; premišljajoč; zaskrbljen, resen; skrben, pazljiv, pozoren, obziren; domiseln, premišljen

unsmiling [ʌnsmáiliŋ] pridevnik
resen

urgent [ə́:džənt] pridevnik (urgently prislov)
nujen, pritiskajoč, vztrajno zahtevajoč; vztrajen, vnet; zelo potreben; resen

an urgent matter nujna zadeva
an urgent need of hudo, težko pomanjkanje (česa), potreba (po čem)
time is urgent čas pritiska
he is an urgent advocate of reform on je vztrajen (vnet, goreč) zagovornik reforme
to be in urgent need of money nujno potrebovati denar
to be urgent about (ali for) s.th. siliti (pritiskati) za kaj
to be urgent with s.o. to... (ali for) pritiskati na koga, da... (za)

weighty [wéiti] pridevnik (-tily prislov)
težak
figurativno važen, pomemben, vpliven; tehten; resen (obraz)

a weighty reason tehten razlog

whole-hearted [hóulha:tid] pridevnik (whole-heartedly prislov)
iskren, prisrčen; resen

wistful [wístful] pridevnik (wistfully prislov)
željan, poželjiv, poln želja, hrepeneč, koprneč; resen, zamišljen; otožen, žalosten, melanholičen

imbroglio [imbróuliou] samostalnik (množina imbroglios)
zapletenost, zapleten položaj; zamotanost, komplikacija; resen nesporazum, hud spor
glasba imbroglio

sober-sides [sóubəsaidz] samostalnik
resen človek

band² [bænd] samostalnik
tolpa, četa, truma; drhal, sodrga; godba, kapela, orkester

ameriško that beats the band to je višek
pogovorno when the band begins to play ko postane položaj resen

dišáti to give off a pleasant scent; to be fragrant (ali scented ali perfumed); to smell sweet

dišáti po to smell of
dišáti po govedini to taste of beef
dišáti po vinu to smell (ali to taste) of wine
jed mi ne diši I'm not enjoying my food
njegova opazka diši po zavisti (po ljubosumnosti) his remark smacks of envy (of jealousy)
moj predlog mu ni dišal he did not relish my proposal
resen študij mu ne diši he has no relish for hard study
vrtnice lepo dišijo roses smell sweet

incidènt incident; occurrence, event; (neprijeten) difficulty, unpleasantness; hitch; friction

resen mejni incidènt a serious border incident
povzročiti incidènte to raise (ali to create) difficulties

keep^*2 [ki:p]

1. prehodni glagol
držati, obdržati, ohraniti, zadržati; držati se (zakona, navade); vztrajati, obdržati se; zadrževati koga; vzdrževati, čuvati, varovati, podpirati; nadzirati, na skrbi imeti, skrbeti za; imeti, voditi (trgovino), upravljati (šolo), imeti (sejo); imeti v zalogi; voditi (knjige, račune); praznovati, obhajati (praznik); imeti, gojiti (čebele, konje itd.)

2. neprehodni glagol
ostati (doma, v postelji); počutiti se (he keeps well)
držati se, ne kvariti se (hrana, vreme); kar naprej kaj delati (she keeps smiling)
pogovorno stanovati (where do you keep?)

to keep an appointment držati se zmenka
trgovina we don't keep this article tega artikla nimamo v zalogi
to keep s.o. at arm's length ne dati komu do sebe
to keep in bread and water komaj se preživljati
to keep one's balance obdržati ravnotežje
to keep the ball rolling ohraniti kaj v teku
to keep body and soul together životariti
trgovina to keep books voditi knjige
to keep cool ostati miren
to keep one's counsel obdržati kaj zase
to keep s.o.'s counsel varovati tujo skrivnost
to keep a close check on skrbno nadzirati
to keep in countenance bodriti koga
to keep one's countenance ostati resen, zadrževati smeh
to keep clear of izogniti se česa, čuvati se česa
to keep s.o. company delati komu družbo
to keep company with skupaj hoditi, družiti se z
to keep s.th. dark obdržati zase, ne izdati
to keep a diary voditi dnevnik
to keep one's distance držati se ob strani
to keep one's end up braniti svoja načela, opravljati svoje delo
to keep an eye on (ali out for); ali to keep one's eyes open (ali skinned); ali to keep one's weather eye lifted imeti odprte oči, budno paziti
to keep the field vztrajati, ne se umakniti
to keep one's feet obdržati se na nogah
to keep a straight face zadrževati smeh
to keep friends ostati v prijateljstvu
to keep guard stražiti
to keep (a) guard over s.o. čuvati koga
šport to keep (the) goal biti vratar, čuvati gol
God keep you! bog te varuj!
to keep s.th. going ohraniti kaj v teku
to keep s.o. going komu (denarno) pomagati; ohraniti koga pri življenju
to keep the game alive ohraniti v teku
to keep one's ground ne popustiti, vztrajati, ostati čvrst
to keep early (ali good) hours prihajati zgodaj domov, hoditi zgodaj spat
to keep bad (ali late) hours prihajati pozno domov, hoditi pozno spat
to keep one's hand in ne priti iz vaje
to keep one's head ne izgubiti glave, ostati miren
to keep one's head above water ne zaiti v dolgove
to keep house vzdrževati družino, gospodinjiti
to keep open house biti gostoljuben, sprejemati goste ob vsakem času
to keep hold of ne puščati iz rok
to keep in good health ostati pri dobrem zdravju
to keep a good look-out budno opazovati, paziti
to keep s.o. for lunch zadržati koga pri kosilu
to keep a stiff upper lip ne izgubiti poguma
to keep the law držati se zakona
to keep in mind zapomniti si
to keep one's nose to the grindstone neprestano garati
to keep pace (ali step) with iti v korak, ne zaostajati
to keep peace between obdržati mir med
to keep the peace držati se reda
ameriško to keep plugging along kar naprej garati
to keep s.o. posted (ali advised, informed, up to date) stalno koga obveščati
to keep the pot boiling životariti, komaj se prebijati
to keep one's pecker up ne izgubiti poguma in odločnosti
to keep good relations with s.o. ostati s kom v dobrih odnosih
to keep a record of s.th. voditi zapise o čem
to keep in good repair ohraniti v dobrem stanju
to keep sight of imeti kaj pred očmi, misliti na
to keep the stage obdržati se na odru
to keep straight on iti naravnost naprej
to keep in suspense pustiti koga v negotovosti; trgovina imeti v evidenci (nerešeno zadevo)
to keep time držati se takta
to keep good time biti točen (ura)
to keep track of zasledovati (dogodke), biti na tekočem
to keep one's temper zadržati se, ne razburjati se
ameriško to keep tabs on nadzirati, budno spremljati (dogodke), zapomniti si
to keep in touch with ostati s kom v stikih
to keep together biti složen, držati skupaj
to keep one's word držati besedo
to keep watch (over, on) stražiti koga, oprezovati za kom
to keep the wolf from the door komaj se preživljati

nature [néičə] samostalnik
narava, priroda; čud, vrsta, lastnost
vojska kaliber, premer; življenjska sila, primitivizem
botanika drevesna smola

against (ali contrary to) nature proti naravi, nadnaravno
by nature po naravi
to ease (ali relieve) nature opraviti potrebo
law of nature naravni zakon
to go the way of nature umreti
from nature po naravi (v slikarstvu)
good nature dobrodušnost
in the nature of kot, po, zaradi, v svojstvu, podoben
of a grave nature resen
of the same nature iste vrste
to pay the debt of nature; ali to pay one's debt to nature umreti
ia a state of nature nag, divji, primitiven
true to nature realističen, naraven
Nature Conservancy urad za varstvo narave
it has become second nature with him to mu je prešlo v meso in kri
things of this nature stvari te vrste

relish¹ [réliš] samostalnik
okus (za kaj), užitek (v hrani ipd.), slast; dišava, začimba; prijeten okus; predjed
figurativno veselje (za kaj) navdušenje; nagnjenje ljubezen (do česa); privlačnost, všečnost, draž, čar, tek; pokušnja, kapljica (of česa)

I have no relish for (music) nimam nobenega veselja (smisla) za, ne maram za (glasbo), ni mi do (glasbe)
he has no relish for hard study resen študij mu ne diši
we have no relish for walks za sprehode nam ni
danger gives relish to adventure nevarnost daje draž pustolovščini
to eat with great relish jesti z velikim tekom
hunger is the best relish for food glad je najboljša začimba za jed
to lose its relish izgubiti svojo draž
to have lost all relish izgubiti vso privlačnost (draž, slast)
to read with great relish brati z velikim užitkom, naslajati se ob branju

smŕtno mortally, deadly

smŕtno bolan dangerously ill
smŕtno ranjen mortally wounded
smŕtno raniti to wound mortally
smŕtno resen very serious
smŕtno zaljubljen desperately in love; over head and ears in love

solid² [sɔ́lid]

1. pridevnik (solidly prislov)
trden (netekoč); čvrst, soliden, masiven, kompakten, homogen, strnjen; nepretrgan; enoličen; utemeljen, pameten, trezen, tehten, močan; zanesljiv, temeljit; soglasen, enodušen, enobarven
trgovina denarno varen, zanesljiv; pristen, pravi, resničen
matematika tridimenzionalen, kubičen

for a solid hour celo (polno, eno) uro
solid arguments stvarni, tehtni argumenti
solid capacity prostornina
solid for sleng lojalen
solid foot (yard) kubičen čevelj (jard)
solid geometry stereometrija
solid gold masivno zlato
a solid man resen, pameten človek, a brez kakih izrednih sposobnosti
solid matter kovinska ploščica, ki se stavi med vrstice (za večji razmik)
solid measure prostorninska mera
solid number integralno število
solid problem matematika problem, ki se da rešiti z enačbo 3. stopnje
solid printing tiskanje vrstic brez stavljanja kovinskih ploščic med vrstice
a solid row of buildings strnjena vrsta poslopij
the solid South ameriško južne države, ki dosledno glasujejo za demokrate
solid square vojska formacija enake dolžine in širine
solid state trdno stanje
a solid tyre polna pnevmatika, guma
a solid vote soglasno glasovanje (volitev)
he was talking a solid hour govoril je nepretrgano celo uro

2. prislov (solidly)
enodušno, soglasno, odločno

to go solid biti soglasno (against proti, for za)
to vote solid enodušno glasovati (for za)

straighten [stréitn]

1. prehodni glagol
izravnati, napraviti ravno; razplesti, izgladiti; urediti; pojasniti; v red spraviti, urediti

2. neprehodni glagol
postati raven, izravnati se

to straighten one's affairs urediti svoje zadeve
to straighten one's face narediti resen obraz
to straighten out urediti; pojasniti
to straighten up neprehodni glagol ameriško zravnati se, postati zopet spodoben, začeti spodobno življenje