run down
run down - vybít se, vybíjet se (baterie, hodiny, stroj apod.)
BrE
/ˌrʌn'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌrʌn'daʊn/

verb - to lose power or stop functioning due to a lack of energy

marauding
marauding - plenící, loupící, drancující, přepadávající
BrE
/mə'rɔ:dɪŋ/
AmE
/mə'rɑ:dɪŋ/

adjective, literary - going around in search of things to steal or people to attack

furlough
furlough - poslat na nucenou dovolenou, dočasně propustit z práce
BrE
/'fɜ:ləʊ/
AmE
/'fɜ:rloʊ/

verb - to tell or allow someone, especially an employee, to stop working temporarily

 
volition - vůle, chtění, volba, rozhodnutí z vlastní vůle
BrE
/və'lɪʃn/
AmE
/voʊ'lɪʃn/

noun, formal - the power to choose something freely or to make your own decisions

trail
trail - sledovat, stopovat
BrE
/'treɪl/
AmE
/'treɪl/

verb - to follow someone or something, often secretly, in order to watch them

trail
trail - táhnout (za sebou), vláčet, vléct
BrE
/'treɪl/
AmE
/'treɪl/

verb - to pull something behind you, or to be pulled along the ground

 
quell - potlačit, udusit, zastavit, uklidnit, zkrotit
BrE
/'kwel/
AmE
/'kwel/

verb, formal - to put an end to something, typically by the use of force

 
recondition - repasovat, opravit, obnovit
BrE
/ˌri:kən'dɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌri:kən'dɪʃn/

verb - to restore something to a good or usable condition, typically by repairing

 
fertility - plodnost, úrodnost
BrE
/fɜ:'tɪlɪti/
AmE
/fɜ:r'tɪlɪti/

noun - the ability to produce offspring or the capacity to support plant growth

 
throng - nahrnout se, hrnout se, valit se (dav)
BrE
/'θrɒŋ/
AmE
/'θrɑ:ŋ/

verb, literary - to go somewhere in large numbers, to be somewhere in large numbers

shockproof
shockproof - nárazuvzdorný, odolný vůči nárazu
BrE
/'ʃɒkpru:f/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:kpru:f/

adjective - capable to withstand sudden impact or vibration without damage; resistant to shock

 
shun - vyhýbat se, stranit se
BrE
/'ʃʌn/
AmE
/'ʃʌn/

verb - to avoid something or somebody; to stay away from something or somebody

stethoscope
stethoscope - stetoskop, fonendoskop
BrE
/'steθəskəʊp/
AmE
/'steθəskoʊp/

noun - a medical instrument that is used to listen to internal body sounds

 
come and go - nabýt a pozbýt, přijít a odejít
BrE
/ˌkʌmən'gəʊ/
AmE
/ˌkʌmən'gəʊ/

verb - to get something and then lose it, to arrive and then leave

 
shrink-wrap - zabalit do smršťovací fólie
BrE
/'ʃrɪŋkræp/
AmE
/'ʃrɪŋkræp/

verb - to tightly cover something with a thin plastic material to protect it