UNIT 7
Science and technology
• digital native – person born during the digital age
• digital immigrant – person born before the digital
age
• profoundly – deeply, extremely
• alter – to become different
• evolve – become better, develop gradually
• shift – move in a direction
• change – become, amand, adjust, transform, turn
into
• insular – narrow-minded
• disentangle – sort out, unfasten, razrješit
• interchangeable – similar, alike
• loom – to appear in exagerated form
• dart – projectile, arrow
• import – bring in
• imposing – impressive, stunning
• hook up with – connect with
• observatory – promatračnica, lookout
• ply – use, weild, operate, upravljati
• screened – concealed, shaded, covered
• indigenous – native, domaći
• unravel – resolve, solve
• allocate – dodjeliti, assign, give
• configuration – arrangement, design, order
• vast – huge
• steep – strm, vertical, uphill
• debris – krhotine, waste, remains, scraps
• enhance – increase
• undertake – set out
• indulging – enoying sth that could be bad for you
• questing – searching for
• sparkle – shine brightly with flashes of light
(sparkling water, shampagne, dijamant, sea)
• flash – shine in a bright but brief or sudden way
(warning beacon)
• glow – give out steady light without a flame
(person in love, solar lights)
• shimmer – shine with a soft, tremulous light
(eyeshadow, the sea)
• gleam – shine brightly, especially with reflected
light (clean glass)
• flicker – shine unsteadily or keep goin on and off
(candle flame)
• glint – give out or reflect small flashes of light
(glint of excitement)
• glisten – shine with a sparkling light, especially sth
wet (rosa, sweat)
• gone into warp speed – happening fast
• atomic – isolated, individuals
• big bang – big start, change
• quantum leap for – a big step for
• hollywood stardust – charisma, sth special
• lift-off – start
• knock-on effect – causes other events or
situations but not directly
• accommodate – smjestiti, place
• strain – stress, tension
• detrimental – harmful
• off-site – izvan radnog mjesta
• premise – assumption
• broach – introduce, bring up
• purport / contend – claim, tvrditi
• profess – declare, izjaviti
• inherent – natural, fundamental, deep-rooted
• camaraderie – friendship
UNIT 8
Law and order
• grim – depressing, harsh
• manslaughter – ubojstvo iz nehaja
• libel – defamation, a published false statement
that is damaging to a persons reputation
• arson – pyromania
• fraud – cheating
• tax evasion – avoiding paying taxes
• lorry – kamion
• common-law wife – izvanbračna žena
• premeditated – planed, intentional
• sway – to influence
• adjourn – postpone
• barrister – lawyer, advocate
• prowl – sneaking
• outline – define
• dread – fear, worry
• acquit – free, release
• crack down – take strong action to stop sth
• lodge – present a claim to authorities
• defraud – cheat, rob, deceive
• remand – imprison
• futile – pointless, useless
• a law unto oneself – does what they want and
don't care for the rules
• above the law – law doesn't apply to them
• sticking to the letter of the law – following exact
words of the rule
• the law of the jungle – survival of the fittest
• lay down the law – to tell ppl what they must do
• take the law into your hands
• wreak – cause
• havoc – catastrophe, destruction
• repercussion – consequence, result, outcome
• flagrant – terrible, shameless, scandalous
• despotic – oppressive, tyrannical
• lobby – movement, campaign
• rally – meeting, demonstration, march
• decree – odredba, order, command, law
 • enumerate – list, cite, nabrajati
• bribery – corruption
• misconduct – crime, felony, wrongdoing
• abolition – elimination, removal, ending
• storming – march, attack
• judical – legal, official
• eligible – permitted, allowed
• personnel – osoblje, staff, force
• smoulder – burn, smoke, glow
• preamble – uvod, introduction
• scourge – curse, evil, burden, misfortune
• truancy – izostanak, absence, skipping
• albeit – iako, although
• monetary – financial
• punitive – kazneni, penal, disciplinary
• perennial – višegodišnji, lasting, constant,
everlasting
• juvenile – maloljetnik, minor
• questionnaire – anketa, poll, test, survey
• tackle the problem – rješit problem
• offending – breaking the law
• foster – encourage, promote, support
• akin – similar
• tacit – unspoken, unstated, unsaid, silent
• perpetrator – izvršitelj, executor, performer, doer
• eradicate – remove, eliminate
• legislation – law
UNIT 9
Psychology and employment
• divergent – differing, varying
• rectangle – pravokutnik
• squigle – wavy line
• spur – motivate, inspire, stimulate
• dismissal laws – zakoni za otkaze
• sack – otpustit, fire, dismiss
• assail – attack (assailant)
• legislate – make laws
• preside – lead (presidency)
• nominate – name, suggest
• reciterate – repeat
• cynic – skeptik
• abstenteenism – izostajanje s posla
• disonance – nesklad, disagreement
• part – split, devide
• layoff – otpuštanje, otkaz, dismissal
• personnel – staff
• inundate – overwhelm, flood, bombard
• vague – unclear, uncertain
• recruitment – the action of enlasting new ppl in
the armed forces
• uptake – intake, understanding
• listen in – eavesdrop
• never hear the end of it – be constantly reminded
of it
• hear out – what sb has to say
• play by ear – improvise
• coming out of his ears – in great amount
• up to my ears in – overwhelmed by sth
• prick up ears – suddenly pay close attention
• give an earful – scold someone
• aptitude – talent, ability
• opponent – protivnik, rival
• bid – play against
• margin – edge
• unscruptulous – machiavellian, unethical,
dishonest
• contender – rival
• obnoxious – hideous, unpleasant, repulsive
• sway – influence
• hamper – sputati, slow down, restrict
• lopsided – asimetričan, uneven, off-balance
• endorse – approve of, support, odobriti,
encourage
• devious – immoral
• hamper – prevent
• impair – damage
• encounter – meet
• on the face of it – na prvu
• face facts – accept the situation
• put a brave face on it – pretend to be confident
• face the music – accept the consequences
• save face – avoid embarassment
• throw it back in my face – angrily reject
• lose face – lose its credibility
• get carried away – be over excited
• jump down someone's troath – be annoying
• throw sth together – assemble roughly
• not give an inch – being inflexible
• get up someone's nose – be annoying
• make a meal of sth – turn a situation bad
• too big for your boots – being arrogant
• wriggle out of sth – avoid doing sth
• pull your socks up – work hard
• throw your weight around – to be bossy
UNIT 10
Entertainment and leisure
• reams – large amounts
• ubiquitus – present everywhere
• fallout – bad result
• spill into – spread
• deficit – lack of sth
• in that – s obzirom na to
• if – čak iako
• depict – represent, show, portray, opisati
 • make for – move in the direction towards some • affluent – wealthy
place • siphon off – take funds in small increments, steal
• make due – manage to get along with the means little by little
available • deep-seated – deep-rooted
• make or break – success or fail • sordid – dirty, sleazy, hideous
• make good sth – repay sth • tongue-tied – lost for words
• make up for – compensate • bluster – brag
• on the make – seeking wealth • fortright – honest, direct
• having the makings of – seem likely to become, • flustered – upset, nervous
having qualities needed for sth • prickly – ready to take offense
• make out – figure out • tailor – make to fit individual customers
• make like – to behave as if, act like • window shopper – osoba koja samo gleda izloge
• make off – escape with sth stolen ali ne kupuje
• obscene – explicit, improper • reluctant – unwilling, resistant
• attain – achieve • bargain – deal
• hot on one's heels – following close behind • binge – indulging in an activity to excess
• fast-track – accelerate the development • retailer – trgovac
• bemoan – sorrow over sth, complain about • booming – resonant, strong, thunderous
• prevalent – widespread • melifluous – sweet-sounding
• propel – move, push, project (into fame) • tremulous – shaky
• contemplate – observe, think about • gruff – abrupt, rough
• demise – death, end • taut – controlled
• vast – huge • stern – serious
• bearing – relevance • gravelly – šljunčani, stony
• blatant – obvious, blazing, napadan • shrill – high-pitched
• abhor – hate • slure – mumble, speak unclearly
• discernible – visible, noticable • velvety – soft
• indiscretion – carelessness, foolishness • grating – creaking, scratchy
• recon – think • aquiesce – agree
• revenue – income • blab – reveal secrets
• profound – intense • clamour – ask, demand
• viable – practical • egg on – encourage
• up in arms about – upset, angry • fill in – explain
• hold sway – držati se, have power • gloat – brag
• lavish – luxurious, grand • moot – suggest
• culmination – climax, peak • mouth – whisper
• halt – stop • pledge – promise
• patron – consumer, visitor, costumer • rebuff – refuse
• acre – land, property • spell out – explain
• meld – blend, combine • urge – encourage
• watershed – turning point, milestone • eentrepreneur – bussinessman
• loom – emerge • wares – products
• usurp – take over • susceptible – open to,receptive to
• asset – possesion
UNIT 11 • stem from – potiče iz
Money matters • patent – obvious, easily recognizable
• fork out – give out • gum – smola, secretions of some trees
• hard up – poor • at one's knee – from an older, wiser person
• squander – waste, blow • nose for – special ability to find sth
• sink into – potonuti • eye for – ima oko za
• on the breadline – extremely poor • peddling – sell
• shell out – dispense, distribute • pushover – sth easy to overcome
• strapped for cash – broke • notorious – ozloglašen, infamous
• funnel – direct, move, pass • disembark – leave a ship, iskrcati
 • efficacy – effectiveness, efikasnost • wind down – to slow down and near ending
• hoarding – billboard • fodder – raw material for artistic creation
• aflout – out of debt or difficulty • mishap – unlucky accident
• to the tune of – certain amount of money • infalliable – nepogrešiv
• amount to – reach, dostići • on the right track – na dobrom putu
• took to the road – begin a journey • paths cross – meet by chance
• witticism – joke • on the road – travelling
• pour money into – invest large sums in • further down the road – in the future
• niche market – a demand for very specialized • make tracks – leave, go home
product • hit the road – leave
• market research – study customers needs and • lose track of – forget about, neglect
preferences • dead in my tracks – suddenly stopping because
• force out of the market – create the monopoly by frightened or surprised
squeezing out the competition • clamber – climb
• market leader – the product that is the most • hack your way – go through
successful of its kind • steep slope – strma padina
• flood the market – fill the market completely • rendezvous – meeting, date
• be in the market for sth – wish to buy sth • wade – walk through water
• be on the market – be available for sale • swerve – change direction
• market forces – ecconomic factors affecting the • impecable – flawless, perfect
price,demand and availability of a commodity • cut and dried – fixed, unchangable
• fail – flunk, bomb, go to pieces, lapse, go under, • cut out for – suited for
blow it, come unstruck, flop • cut in – automatically begin working
• on the rocks – in a state of ruin • cut off – isolate
• out of your depth – kad si nesposoban za neku • cut up – emotionally upset
situaciju • cut above – superior to others within the same
• buoyant – cheerful category
• miss the boat – lose the chance • cut sb up – zakočit preblizu drugog auta
• cut one's losses – leave a failing situation before it • cut in – interrupt sb who is speaking
gets worse • crannies – a small narrow space
• sail through – progress quickly • rickety – klimav, likely to collapse
• go down a storm – have great success with an • barren – infertile
audience • outpost – remote part of a country
• immersion – potapanje, imersing sth in liquid
UNIT 12 • emblematic – representative, symbolic
Travel and tourism • tarmac – material used for surfacing roads, asfalt
• abominable – disgusting • torrential – silovit, heavy, violent
• scamsters – cheaters • coachload – a group of ppl traveling by bus or
• rugged – rocky carrier
• delectable – delicious • flan – a baked dish, type of cake
• imposing – impressive • adhere to – poštovati (rules), stick to
• acrid – bitter • ordeal – unpleasant experience
• heady – strong • southernmost – najjužniji
• tart – bitter • vessel – boat, ship
• musty – moldy • stretch – part, area, section
• heaving – crowded with • archipelago – a group of islands
• sweltering – hot • monopolize – control, take over, dominate
• clamming – moist • hospitable – welcoming, friendly
• nippy – cold • monument – memorial, statue, spomenik
• rose-tinted glasses – ružicaste naočale • frigate – warship, ratni brod
• lustre – sjaj, glow • itinerary – a planned route or journey
• off the beaten track – away from the frequently • doddle – very easy task
travelled routes • chuffed – pleased
• forefront – most important position • umpteen - numerous
 • steadfast – commited, firm, determined
• subpoena – sudski poziv
Article: Adnan Syed • tussle – tučnjava, fight
• acquittal – oslobađajuća presuda, release, • unaffiliated – not connected, independant
discharge • undisclosed – unrevealed, private
• admissible – valid, satisfactory, acceptable, ok • vacate – leave, abandon, give up
• affidavit – pismena izjava, writen statement • whereabouts – location
• allege – state, claim, declare, optužit bez dokaza • withhold – keep secret, hide, hold back
• ample – opsežan, more than enough
• appeal – an application to a hightr court for a Article: being funny at work can hurt women
decision to be reversed • biracial – concerning 2 racial groups
• appelate court – dealing with applications for • brash – self-assertive, arrogant, bold
decisions to be reversed • broach – begin talking about a difficult subject
• appraise – evaluate, review • dabble – baviti se površno, toy with, casually take
• attorney – lawyer part in
• autopsy – obdukcija, examination of a dead body • deprecating – expressing disapproval of
• butt-dial – slučajno biraš broj kad ti je mob u • disruptive – koji remeti, disorderly
džepu • fare – get on, manage, get along, do, cope
• compromising – revealing sth • jab – poke, nudge
embarassing/criminal • levity – lakoća, liveliness, cheerfulness
• concede – admit, accept • merit – deserve, be worthy of
• conviction – osuda, sentence, declaration of guilt • opt for – decide for
• corroborate – confirm, validate • pervasive – omnipresent, universal, widespread
• counsel – advice, guidance • quip – make a witty remark, joke
• culpable – deserving blame, blameworthy • retail – maloprodaja, sale of goods in small
• draw out – otegnuti, prolong quantities
• egregious – terrible, outstandingly bad • sardonic – sarcastic, ironic
• endorse – approve, support • wisecrack – joke
• faulty – not working, broken
• feel out – check out
• home/hone in on – focus on
• impeach – pobijati, challenge, question, call into
question
• incarceration – imprisonment
• inclement weahter – cold and wet
• inclined – sklon, favourable of
• inculpatory – osudan, reproving
• irrefutable – undeniable, certain, unquestionable
• juror – member of jury
• livid – dark bluish grey in colour – livid bruises
• mistrial – ništavan sudski postupak
• nexus – connection, link
• overwrought – tense, nervous, excited
• panel – group, team
• ping – ring, rattle
• plea – claim, izjava
• pool – accumulate in parts of the venous system
• relief – release, liberation
• rest on one's laurels – doing nothing
• rope into – persuade sb to take part in sth,
nagovorit
• ruling – judgement, decision, pronouncment
• slam dunk – make a forceful move against sb
• snippet – isječak, piece, fragment