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Bagel – a firm doughnut-shaped roll traditionally made by boiling and then baking (pecivo)
Borough - a municipal corporation proper or an urban area in some states corresponding to the
incorporated town or village of the other states (gradski okrug)
concrete jungle - a modern city or urban area filled with large buildings and regarded especially as a
harshly competitive, unwelcoming, or dangerous place (moderna džungla)
human-rights lawyer - lawyer who provides legal counsel to victims of human rights violations
(odvjetnik za ljudska prava)
people person - someone who is friendly and enjoys meeting and talking to people (društvena osoba)
youth counsellor – a person who supervises and interacts with children or teenagers, assisting them
in resolving problems (savjetnik za mlade)
immature - exhibiting less than an expected degree of maturity (nezreo, djetinjastog ponašanja)
modest - not too proud or confident about yourself or your abilities : not showing or feeling great or
excessive pride (skroman)
pet-peeve - a particular thing that bugs you every time (stvar koja te iritira)
self-conscious - feeling undue awareness of oneself, one's appearance, or one's actions. (niskog
samopouzdanja, pun sumnji u sebe)
Acquaintance - a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend. (poznanik)
call off - decide that something will not happen or it will happen later, cancel (otkazati, odgoditi)
cope with - to deal with and attempt to overcome problems and difficulties (nositi se s nečim)
display - put (something) in a prominent place in order that it may readily be seen (prikazati)
have a crush on someone - feeling of love and admiration for someone (biti zaljubljen u koga)
fall out with - you have an argument and stop being friendly with them (posvađati se s nekim)
gossip - casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving
details that are not confirmed as being true. (ogovarati ili tračati)
influence - the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or
something, or the effect itself. (utjecaj)
make up - to reconcile your differences, to become friends (with someone) again. (pomiriti se)
self-centred - concerned solely with one's own desires, needs, or interests (sebičan)
stand up for - defend someone or something being criticized or attacked (zauzeti se za)
make a decision - you choose what should be done or which is the best of various possible actions
(donijeti odluku)
toxic friendship - he person criticizes you, uses your failures against you, or makes you feel bad about
yourself (nezdravo prijateljstvo)
- A Super-city:
Ape - a large primate that lacks a tail, including the gorilla, chimpanzees, orangutan, and gibbons
(čovjekoliki majmun)
Catchy - music or words are pleasing and easy to remember, like the sort often used in advertising
(lako pamtljiv)
Headquarter - a center of operations, as of the police or a business, from which orders are issued
(sjedište)
Landmark - an object or feature of a landscape or town that is easily seen and recognized from a
distance, especially one that enables someone to establish their location (znamenitost)
Landscape - ll the visible features of an area of land, often considered in terms of their aesthetic
appeal (pejzaž)
Relatable - able to be related especially : able to be shown or established to have a causal or logical
connection to something (s kojim se može poistovjetiti)
Stunt - something dangerous done to entertain people; dangerous or stupid act. (vratolomija,
akrobacija)
Villain - a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot (zlikovac)
lead - cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc.
while moving forward (voditi)
stare - look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open (zuriti)
widow - a woman who has lost her spouse or partner by death and usually has not remarried
(udovica)
- Superhero, me:
Cover - put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it
(prekriti)
Mural - a painting or other work of art executed directly on a wall. (oslikani zid)
Overall - a loose-fitting coat or one-piece garment worn over ordinary clothes for protection against
dirt or heavy wear. (kombinezon)
roam - move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area. (lutati)
spot - see, notice, or recognize (someone or something) that is difficult to detect or that one is
searching for. (primijetiti)