miss the mark - šlápnout vedle, minout se, nepodařit se, nepovést se

verb - not to succeed, to fail to achieve something

 

audiobook - audiokniha

noun - a recording of someone reading a book so you can listen to it

 

heroically - hrdinsky

adverb - very bravely

drip-feed - vyživovat infuzí, vyživovat nitrožilně

verb - to pass liquid slowly into a patient's vein

drip-feed - infúze, kapačka

noun - a piece of equipment that is used in hospitals to pass liquid slowly into a patient's vein

IV - infúze, kapačka

noun, American English - a piece of equipment that is used in hospitals to pass liquid slowly into a patient's vein

 

intravenous - nitrožilní, intravenózní

adjective - going through or into a vein

 

IV - nitrožilní, intravenózní

adjective - an abbreviation for 'intravenous'

 

excel - vynikat, excelovat

verb - to be very good at something

 

coursebook - učebnice

noun - a book used by students regularly on a particular course of study

 

tourist office - turistická kancelář, informace

noun - an office that provides tourists with information on interesting things to see and do in the local area

pilgrimage - pouť (náboženská)

noun - a journey to a special place for religious reasons

 

in progress - probíhající, v procesu

phrase, formal - happening at this time

narrator - vypravěč

noun - a person who tells you what is happening in a book or film

 

multitude - spoustu, mnoho

noun, formal - a large number of things or people