go down like a lead balloon - ztroskotat jako balón z olova

verb, British English, informal - not to be accepted well; not to succeed; not to end up well

 

starve - hladovět

verb - to be very hungry, to have nothing to eat for a long time

 

push around - komandovat (někoho)

verb, informal - to be constantly telling someone what to do, what not to do etc.

 

resist - odolat, odolávat

verb - to be able to stop yourself from doing something you want to do

 

cumber - překážet, bránit (někomu v něčem)

verb - to hinder, to prevent someone from doing something, to be in the way

bring off - podařit se, dařit se, prosadit, uspět, zmáknout

verb - to be successful against all expectations; to manage to do something very hard

 

due date - datum splatnosti

noun - the date when something is supposed to be paid

 

salvageable - zachranitelný, opravitelný, obnovitelný

adjective - able to be saved from loss, damage, or destruction

 

lead - vést, řídit, být ve vedení

verb - to be in charge or in control of something

 

lie behind - stát za (něčím), být příčinou (něčeho), být za (něčím)

verb - to be the real cause or reason of something

 

power - energie, elektřina

noun - energy (which can be used to make electricity), electricity

 

chorus - sborová píseň, sborová skladba

noun - a song written to be performed by a choir

functional - funkční, praktický, účelný

adjective - designed to be practical and useful rather than decorative

 

gape - zet (o díře apod.), otevírat se

verb - (of a hole) to be very wide and deep