backstage - v zákulisí, za jevištěm, za pódiem

adverb - (at a concert) at the back of a stage where only certain people have access

juicy - pikantní (např. drby)

adjective, informal - (of gossip etc.) shocking and exciting, especially if it involves sex

 

crane - natáhnout, natahovat (krk)

verb - to stretch your neck, especially if you're trying to see something

 

payphone - telefonní automat, telefonní budka

noun - a public phone that works if you put coins in it

 

pop - otevřít (puknutím, odskočením)

verb, American English - to open something quickly, especially if it makes an explosive sound

cough medicine - léky na kašel, lék na kašel, lék proti kašli

noun - drops, syrup etc. that you take if you have a cough

 

moan - sténat, naříkat, bědovat

verb - to make a low sound as if you are in pain

 

test - vyzkoušet, ověřit, vyzkoušet si, ověřit si, otestovat, testovat

verb - to check if something is true or that something works etc.

 

What's your name? - Jak se jmenuješ?

phrase - the question you ask someone if you don't know their name

 

abstract - shrnutí, výtah

noun - a short piece of an article, a book, etc. that gives only the most important facts

 

colloquialism - hovorový výraz, nespisovný výraz

noun - a word or a phrase that is only used in informal speech, not in formal writing

 

let off - dát mírný trest

verb - to not punish someone who committed a crime or to give them only a light punishment

 

shade - odstín, druh (např. pravdy)

noun - a form of something that is only slightly different from other forms of the same thing

bust - busta

noun - a statue that shows only the upper part of a person's body (chest, neck and head)