Lord of the flies

to loll

be lazy or idle (poležavati)

upheaval

a violent disturbance (preobrat)

prominent

having a quality that thrusts itself into attention (ugleden, pomemben)

apprehension

fearful expectation or anticipation (bojazen, zaskrbljenost)

creeper

small, vine-like plants that grow close to the ground (vzpenjalka)

to peter out

to fade away, gradually come to an end (ponehati)

conch

large spiral shell (školjka)

dreary

depressingly dull or repetitive (turoben, dolgočasen)

indignation

feelings of anger and surprise because you feel insulted or unfairly treated (ogorčenost)

lagoon

a lake of sea water that is partly separated from the sea by rocks, sand or coral (laguna)

to slant

to be in an act of leaning (biti nagnjen, viseti)

to hinder

to be an obstacle to (ovirati)

graspable

easily to apprehend or understand (lahko razumljivo)

to blot out

to cover/hide sth. completely (izbrisati)

to sway

to move slowly from side to side (zibati)

to wilt

-plant: to become weak and begin to bend towards the ground

-person: to become weaker, tired or less confident

(veneti, utruditi se, omagati)

clamour

a loud noise, usually made by people or animals (glasen zvok)

mulberry

the small purple or white fruit of a mulberry tree (murva)

perpendicular

forming an angle of 90 degrees (pravokoten, navpičen)

to discard

to get rid of sth., to throw away (vreči stran)

to gesticulate

use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasise one’s words (kriliti)

solemn

serious and without any humour (resen, dostojanstven)

incredulous

unwilling or unable to believe sth. (nejeveren, skeptičen)

oppressive

weighing heavily on the senses or spirit (soparen, zadušljiv, moreč)

to flinch

draw back, as with fear or pain (trzniti)

to submerge

to go below or make sth. go below the surface of the sea or river or lake (potopiti)

to flaunt

display (sth.) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance (postavljati se, šopiriti se)

audible

that can be heard clearly (slušen, razločen)

bewildered

confused, perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements (zbegan, zmeden)

compulsion

strong pressure that makes sb. do sth. that they don’t want to do (prisila)

blunder

a serious mistake, usually caused by not taking care or thinking (napaka)

exhilaration

excitement and happiness (navdušenje, veselje)

fierce

strong and powerful (silovit)

to kindle

to cause a fire to start burning by lighting paper, wood etc. (prižgati ogenj)

to bash

to hit hard (močno udariti)

malevolent

wishing or appearing to wish evil to others (zloben)

baffled

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements (zbegan)

myriad

many, innumerable (neskončna množica)

taboo

a subject, word or action that is avoided, forbidden (tabu)

appal

to make sb. feel extremely shocked and feel very strongly that sth. is bad (osupniti, šokirati)

lamentable

something to be regretted (obžalovanja vreden)

to coax

to manipulate, persuade or influence someone to do sth. (pregovoriti)

perilous

extremely dangerous (tvegan)

tussle

intense argument or physical conflict (prepir)

reverence

to regard or treat someone with respect and honour (spoštovanje)

wearisome

causing a person to be tired or boring (naporen)

jeeringly

in a way that involves laughing at so. to show you have no respect for them (posmehljivo)

sternly

in a way that shows disapproval (strogo)

splendour

great beauty that attracts admiration and attention (lepota)

assent

approval of an idea, plan or request (privolitev)

mutinously

in a way that shows you refuse or are not willing to do what you are told to do (uporniško)

menace, threat

a person or thing that causes, or may cause, serious damage, harm or danger (grožnja)

diffident

shy and not confident of your abilities (nesamozavesten, zadržan)

tremulously

person’s voice or body part: in a tremulous way, shaking slightly often because you are nervous and frightened (tresoče)

leviathan

sth. or so. extremely large and powerful (velikan)

contemptuous

showing strong dislike or a lack of respect for so. or sth. (zaničljiv)

somber

dark or dull in colour (mračen)

chasm

a deep fissure in the earth, rock or another surface - gorge, ravine, canyon, abyss (prepad)

impenetrable

impossible to get through, see through or get into (neprehoden, nepremostljiv)

yearning, longing

a strong and emotional desire (hrepenenje)

covert

a group of thick bushes where animals can hide (skrivališče v grmičevju)

ruefully

regretfully, humbly (skesano)

luxuriance

hair, plants: the quality of growing thickly, strongly and well (bujnost, bohotnost)

to traverse

pass through, cross (prečkati)

crestfallen

disappointed and sad because of having failed unexpectedly (potrt, razočaran)

to snivel

to cry slightly in a way that is weak and does not make other people feel sympathy for you (cmeriti se)

brine

water with salt in it (slanica)

daunting, intimidating

making sb. feel nervous and less confident about doing sth., likely to make sb. feel this way (zastrašujoč, ustrahovalen)

impervious

not affected or influenced by sth. (odporen, neobčutljiv)

infinite, boundless

very great, impossible to measure (neskončen, neomejen)

to wobble

to not be able to stand still, to move from side to side (nihati)

obscene

morally wrong, often describing sth. that is wrong because it is too large (nespodoben, vulgaren)

batty

crazy or mad (nor)

fervour

strong and sincere beliefs (gorečnost, vnema)

to rebuke

to speak angrily to so. because you disapprove of what they have said or done (okarati, grajati)

derision

the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt (posmeh)

to reek

to have a strong unpleasant smell (smrdeti, zaudarjati)

to be laden with sth.

heavily loaded with sth. (natovorjen)

to vex sb.

to annoy or worry sb. (jeziti)

to serenade sb.

to sing or play music to sb. (zapeti podoknico)

to stagger

to walk or move with difficulty as if you are going to fall (opoteči se)

abominable

very bad or unpleasant (neznosen, grozen)

demented

mentally ill, crazy (nor)

inaudible

unable to be heard (neslišen)