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FWBT_19-26
For Whom Bells Toll 19-26
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| wrench | To pull or twist violently. (istrgnuti, trzaj) |
| lurch | To make such a sudden, unsteady movement. (trzaj) |
| contrition | (kajanje) |
| plunge | to thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse; (sjuriti se, strmoglaviti, zagnjuriti) |
| recoil | To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment. (odskok, trzaj) |
| brandish | To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill. (razmahivati) |
| austerity | Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline. (strogost, asketizam) |
| canaille | The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar. (ološ) |
| congest | To overfill or overcrowd. (zapušiti, zakrčiti) |
| flop | To fall heavily, because lacking energy. (skljokati se) |
| mortar | (minobacač) |
| flay | to strip skin off (oderati) |
| hindquarter | The hind biped (leg) of a quadruped, or all body parts situated behind the hind legs' trunk-attachment. (stražnji dio) |
| pap | Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children. (kaša) |
| snip | The act of snipping; cutting a small amount off of something. (pucati iz snajpera) |
| casserole | A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served. (tepsija) |
| bolt | (pobjeći) |
| pitch | To throw. (baciti) |
| mane | longer hair growth on back of neck of a horse (griva) |
| rein | A strap or rope attached to the bridle or bit, used to control a horse or other animal. (uzda, vođica) |
| bridle | The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins. (uzda, oglavlje) |
| splatter | To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess. (brčati) |
| wheeze | To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma. (teško disati, krkljati) |
| chancre | Skin lesion, sometimes associated with certain contagious diseases like syphilis. (čir) |
| abeyance | Suspension; temporary suppression. (privremena neaktivnost, neizvjestnost) |
| desultory | Out of course; by the way; as a digression; not connected with the subject. (nepovezan, isprekidan) |
| physic | A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic or purgative. (purgativ) |
| portent | Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen. (predznak, kob) |
| stipple | to use small dots to give the appearance of shading (istočkati) |
| sodden | soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated (natopljen, razmočen) |
| glade | An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest. (proplanak) |
| strain | To apply a force or forces to by stretching out. (naprezati se) |
| steer | To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (upravljač, mladi vol, junac) |
| strive | To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently. (nastojati, stremiti) |
| stag | The adult male of the red deer (jelen) |
| scrutiny | Intense study of someone or something. (ispitivanje, pregled) |
| pommel | The upper front brow of a saddle. (oglavlje sedla) |
| sabre | (saber). A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre. (sablja) |
| stump | The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb. (panj) |
| laden | Weighed down with a load, burdened. (natovaren, krcat) |
| caw | The harsh cry of a crow. (graktanje) |
| avail | Benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success. (koristiti, pomoći) |
| exempt | One who has been released from something. (osoboditi, poštediti) |
| veritable | True, factual. (stvaran, istinit) |
| spook | to frighten an animal (avet, sablast, preplašiti životinju) |
| frig | to fidget, to wriggle around (dangubiti) |
| streak | An irregular line left from smearing or motion. (trag, pruga) |
| swath | The track cut out by a scythe in mowing. (otkos) |
| tug | to pull or drag with great effort (vući) |
| spur | (mamuza) |
| plunge | to cast or throw into some thing, state, condition or action (skočiti, ponirati) |
| oblong | Something with an oblong shape. (duguljast) |
| gelding | a castrated male horse (kastrirani konj) |
| scabbard | The sheath of a sword. (futrola) |
| slither | To move about smoothly and from side to side. (gmizati, kliziti) |
| cider | An alcoholic, sparkling beverage made from fermented apples; (jabukovača) |
| headland | A bit of coastal land that juts into the sea; cape (rt) |
| rake | A garden tool (grablje) |
| sage | (kadulja) |
| clover | (djetelina) |
| muffle | A warm piece of clothing for the hands. (umotati) |
| bough | A firm branch of a tree. (grana) |
| plume | A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one. (pero, perjanica) |
| slab | A large, flat shaped piece of material such as stone, concrete, clay, butter etc. (ploča) |
| suppleness | The quality of being supple. (savitljivost, popustljivost) |
| gunny | A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp. (juta) |
| remuneration | something given in exchange for goods or services rendered (naknada, nagrada) |
| slop | A liquid or semi-solid; goo, paste, mud, domestic liquid waste. (bućkuriš, mutljag) |
| pail | A vessel of wood or tin, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used esp. for carrying liquids, as water or milk, etc.; a bucket (sometimes with a cover). (kanta, vjedro) |
| covet | To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, notably enviously; -- also used in a good sense. (žudnja, želja) |
| sprout | A new growth on a plant. (mladica, klica) |
| diffidence | The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement. (skromnost, snebivanje) |
| manzanilla | A pale, dry fino sherry |
| apprehension | The physical act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure. (strahovanje, predosjećaj) |
| soothsayer | One who predicts the future, using magic, intuition or intelligence. (prorok) |
| ogress | (vještica) |
| divination | The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events. (proricanje, vračanje) |
| precocious | Exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age. (prijevremeno sazrio) |
| befall | To happen to. (zadesiti, dogoditi) |
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