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Phrase · B2bring something uppokrenuti temu; pomenuti; izneti pitanje u razgovoruIntroduce a subject so that people begin talking about it.Idiom · C1by no meansnipošto; nikako; ni u kom slučaju; ni izdalekaEmphasize that something is definitely not true, complete, easy, certain, or otherwise the case.Construction · C2for alluprkos; i pored; bez obzira naSay that a quality, advantage, effort, or apparent fact does not change a contrasting result.Phrase · B2get around tokonačno stići da; naći vremena da; napokon se latiti nečegaFinally find the time or opportunity to do something you have intended to do for a while.Idiom · B2get the hang ofući u štos; pohvatati kako nešto funkcioniše; ovladati osnovamaLearn how to do or use something that initially seems difficult or unfamiliar.Construction · C1hardly … whentek što … već; jedva da je … kadA formal structure showing that a second past event happened almost immediately after the first.Construction · C1It’s high timekrajnje je vreme da; bilo bi već vreme daSay that an action should happen now because it is already overdue or should have happened earlier.Phrase · B2kind of / sort ofnekako; pomalo; donekle — za ublažavanje izjaveUsed as softeners to make a description or statement less direct, strong, or exact.Construction · C2lestda ne; kako ne bi; iz straha daSo that something unwanted does not happen; for fear that it might happen.Construction · C1let alonea kamoliIntroduce something that is even less possible, likely, or true than what has just been mentioned.Construction · C1little did I knownisam ni slutio / slutila; malo sam tada znao / znalaLook back on a moment when you were unaware of an important, often surprising development that became clear later.Construction · C2much askoliko god da; iako; ma kolikoAcknowledge a strong feeling, wish, or fact before stating a contrasting reality; although or however much.Phrase · B1not necessarilyne mora da znači; nije nužnoUsed to say that something may be true, but is not certain or does not follow automatically.Construction · C1not so much … as …ne toliko X koliko Y; pre Y nego XCorrect or refine a description by saying that the second explanation or quality is more accurate than the first.Phrase · B2sort something outrešiti; srediti; razjasniti problem ili situacijuDeal successfully with a problem, confusing situation, or practical arrangement.Phrase · B2tell someone offizgrditi nekoga; očitati nekome bukvicu; prekoriti nekogaSpeak angrily or sternly to someone because they have done something wrong.Construction · B2whereasdok; a; za razliku od toga štoConnect two facts or ideas in order to show a clear contrast between them.Construction · C1would ratherviše bih voleo / volela da neko...; radije bih da neko...Express what you prefer another person to do or not do now or in the future, using a past-simple clause.