Personal mini dictionary

1. overweight
2. curly hair
3. fair hair
4. spiky
5. arrogant
6. patient vs impatient
7. reliable
8. tidy vs untidy
9. elderly
10. beautiful vs handsome
11. outgoing
12. thin vs slim
13. apparently
14. gradually
15. particularly
16. solution
17. valuable
18. coach (transport)
19. delay
20. departures
21. fare
22. lorry
23. bed and breakfast (n = noun)
24. set off (v phr = phrasal verb)
25. take off (v phr = phrasal verb)
26. announce vs announcement
27. check in (hotel)
28. carbon footprint
29. contaminate
30. energy efficient (adj = adjective)
31. fragile
32. impact (n = noun)
33. principal (n = noun)
34. vacancy (n = noun)
35. companion
36. introductory (adj = adjective)
37. scuba diving
38. impact (v = verb)
39. law
40. lifelong
41. tremendous
42. resolve
43. cottage
44. detached house
45. semi-detached house
46. inner city
47. outskirts
48. suburbs
49. terraced house (townhouse)
50. bungalow
1. accommodate vs accommodation
2. noisy vs quiet (town)
3. consequence
4. increase vs decrease
5. urgent
6. ancient
7. packed
8. stunning
9. consequential loss
10. frequent
11. inhabitant
12. majority vs minority
13. renewable energy
14. slightly
15. support (v verb and n noun)
16. dessert vs desert
17. starter vs main course (restaurant)
18. roast (adjective) vs roast (noun) vs roast (verb)
19. raw
20. stale
21. baked vs fried
22. disadvantage
23. precooked vs recooked
24. overdone vs underdone (cooking)
25. underestimate
26. flavour
27. essential
28. attitude
29. contain
30. ingredient
31. quintessential
32. nutrient
33. preserve
34. processed
35. quality vs quantity
36. mosquito
37. remote (adj-adjective)
38. resident
39. fog
40. slippery
41. average
42. approximately
43. PE (school)
44. IT (school)
45. give in to (something or someone)
46. give up
47. give away
48. give off
49. give out (car)
50. give it up (for somebody)
1. thin
2. slim
3. bald
4. wavy hair vs curly hair
5. medium-height vs medium-length (obje riječi su pridjevi)
6. pretty vs beautiful vs handsome
7. overweight
8. bossy
9. calm
10. hard-working
11. lazy
12. patient vs impatient (obje riječi su pridjevi)
13. quiet
14. selfish
15. shy
16. friendly vs unfriendly
17. tidy vs untidy
18. bright (pridjev za osobu)
19. ability
20. coast
21. competition (imenica) vs competitive (pridjev)
22. proud
23. interrupt
24. solution (of a problem)
25. valuable
26. victory
27. depart vs arrive
28. subway
29. ticket vs ticket office
30. underground
31. luggage
32. delay
33. ticket vs return ticket
34. tent
35. damage
36. exactly
37. journey
38. sail vs sailor
39. stone
40. towel
41. inn
42. bed and breakfast
43. approximately
44. break down (frazalni glagol)
45. check in (frazalni glagol)
46. take off (frazalni glagol - za avione)
47. set off (frazalni glagol)
48. foreign
49. abroad
50. timetable vs schedule
1. upstairs vs downstairs
2. detached house
3. semi-detached house
4. crowded streets
5. flat
6. city centre vs inner city
7. suburbs
8. quiet vs noisy (pridjevi)
9. ancient
10. silent
11. lively town
12. dreadful
13. enormous
14. conditions
15. recently
16. according to
17. consequence
18. increase
19. decrease
20. predict vs prediction
21. plum vs pear vs peach vs peas
22. carrot
23. lamb vs veal vs pork
24. starter
25. main course
26. turkey
27. baked vs fried
28. boiled eggs
29. spicy
30. healthy vs unhealthy
31. tasty
32. raw
32. roast (food)
33. underdone vs overdone (food)
34. advantage vs disadvantage
35. developing country
36. global warming
37. nutrition
38. PE (in school - naučit i puni oblik sraćenice)
39. IT (in school - naučit i puni oblik skraćenice)
40. golf course
41. basketball court
42. football pitch
43. tennis court / volleyball court / handball court
44. Formula 1 circuit
45. swimming pool
46. athletics - track
47. stadium vs stands vs Arena
48. ice hockey rink (ice rink)
49. society
50. government
1. bring about -
2. turn out -
3. look into -
4. put up -
5. throw away -
6. hold on -
7. put off -
8. break into -
9. give off (send out smell) -
10. look after
11. pick out
12. make for - (make for something) to move towards a place
13. care about
14. turn over -
15. run down - to criticize somebody/something in an unkind way
16. look through (books) -to read something quickly, especially to find the information you need
17. blow up
18. turn up
19. call on (pay a short visit)
20. take off
21. hand in
22. give up23. take in - understand
24. go off (alarm)
25. hold up (stop by threats of violence)
26. make something up (a story)
27. put through (to complete successfully)
28. take on ( to start- to accept work / responsibility, decide to do something)
29. turn down
30. make up (to repay, compensate for)
31. stand up to (resist)
32. call up (telephone)
33. stand by someone (stay loyal)
34. stand up for (fight for )
35. think over (consider)
36. work out (to find by reasoning)
37. set up (organize)
38. run after
39. go for it (attack)
40. call up (summon for military service)41. set off / out (begin a journey)
42. look ahead (consider future)
43. call off
44. stand for - represent (mean)
45. take up - become interested in (hobby)
46. go off - explode
47. draw up - make a written plan
48. cut down - reduce in size or amount49. take after - resemble
50. take over - assume responsibility for
1. lion's share
2. once in a blue moon
3. heart in the right place
4. face the music
5. put lipstick on a pig
6. hit the books
7. jump the shark
8. dog eat dog
9. out of the blue
10. cost an arm and a leg
11. bark is worse than a bite
12. hold your horses - wait and be patient
13. have skeleton in closet
14. cross that bridge when we come to it
15. go belly up - go bankrupt
16. get cold feet
17. apples and oranges
18. hit the sack
19. until the cows come home
20. high and dry - be in a difficult situation
21. pull one's leg
22. at the drop of a hat
23. top dog
24. thick in the head - dim-witted, stupid, or an especially slow learner.
25. go from rags to riches - from poverty to great or exceptional wealth.
26. any port in a storm - to accept any help
27. like a bull in a china shop
28. break a leg
29. raining cats and dogs
30. trip the light fantastic - to dance gracefully
31. takes a lot blod sweat and tears
32. off the top of my head - from the knowledge you have in your memory
33. curiosity killed the car - being inquisitive about other people's affairs may get you into trouble.
34. to have a cow - to get extremely upset
35. not my cup of tea
36. Bob's your uncle - and there it is" or "and there you have it"
37. something is in the offing - likely to hapen soon (in the near future)
35. steal somebody's thunder - to do what someone else was going to do before they do it, especially if this takes success or praise away from them
36. every nook and cranny - every part or aspect or small place of something
37. to be out and about - active or doing something you usually do, especially after a recovery
38. beat around the bush - to avoid talking about what is important
39. fall off the back of the lorry - is a stolen property
40. to chicken out - to avoid an action out of fear
41. drive someone around the bend - to be very annoying
42. to be over the moon
43. see pink elephants -to hallucinate or see things incorrectly due to acute alcohol intoxication or withdrawal.
44. hold / hang fire - delay a decision
45. at sixes and sevens - confused
46. as awkward as a cow on roller skates -Very clumsy or uncoordinated
47. the lights are on but no one's s home - an expression used for saying that someone is stupid (unintelligent) or is not listening
48. the elephant in the room - you mean that there is an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about. avoid it (topic)
49. let the cat out of the bag - reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake.
50. when pigs fly - impossible, something that will never happen
Social expressions
1. Have a good time!
2. Pleased to meet you.
3. I'm sorry I'm late.
4. A: Thanks a lot. B: Don't mention it.
5. Can I get you a coffee?
6. That would be lovely.
7. Good luck in your exam.
8. Can I help you?
9. Do you want to join us?
10. Could you do me a favour?
11. Sure, no problem.
12. Can you drop me off at work?
13. A: Hello. How are you? B: I'm fine thank you. And you?
14. Have a nice day.
15. Really?
16. It doesn't matter.
17. Hello. Can I speak to John, please?
18. Can I speak to the manager please?
19. Can I take a message?
20. Don't worry.
21. Good idea!
22. Congratulations!
23. Cheers!
24. Bless you!
25. Cheer up!
26. Hurry up!
27. You must be joking!
28. That would be great!
29. No way!
30. Mind your own business!
31. Don't ask me!
32. Over my dead body!
33. I told you so!
34. Can I have a chickenburger, please?
35. Anything to drink?
36. Here you are.
37. Anything else?
38. Four pounds twenty five, please.
39. Keep the change.
40. Here's your change.
41. Can you tell me the time?
42. I'm sorry, I don't know.
43. I don't have a watch.
44. What time is it?
45. Good morning. - Dobro jutro.
46. Good afternoon. - Dobar dan.
47. Good evening. - Dobro veče.
48. Good night. - Laku noć.
49. Goodbye. - Doviđenja.
50. Merry Christmas. - Sretan Božić.
51. Happy New Year. - Sretna Nova Godina.
52. Happy Easter. - Sretan Uskrs.
53. Good luck. - Sretno.
54. Congratulations. / Well done. - Čestitam.
55. Get well soon. - Brz oporavak (želim).
56. Pleased to meet you. - Drago mi je (što smo se upoznali). - pri rukovanju
57.How do you do? - Kako ste. (ono što kažemo pri rukovanju)
58. Hello / Hi. - Zdravo.
59. Give me five. - "Nabaci." ("peticu")