quell - potlačit, udusit, zastavit, uklidnit, zkrotit

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

shockproof - nárazuvzdorný, odolný vůči nárazu

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

 

shun - vyhýbat se, stranit se

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

 

quench - utišit, uklidnit, uspokojit (emoce, touhu, vášně)

verb - to suppress or put an end to (a feeling, emotion, desire, etc.)

 

wring your hands - lomit rukama

verb - to clasp and twist your hands to show worry, distress, or helplessness

 

torch - podpálit, zapálit (úmyslně)

verb - to set fire to something, especially a building or a vehicle, deliberately

 

elective - volitelný předmět

noun, American English, formal - a subject students can choose to take but do not have to

 

hold up - zdvihnout, zvednout, držet zdvihnuté, ukázat, ukazovat

verb - to show something by lifting it up, to keep something lifted up

 

volition - vůle, chtění, volba, rozhodnutí z vlastní vůle

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

trail - sledovat, stopovat

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

trail - táhnout (za sebou), vláčet, vléct

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

furlough - poslat na nucenou dovolenou, dočasně propustit z práce

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

 

exemption - výjimka, osvobození, zproštění, úleva

noun - permission not to do or pay something that others are required to

marauding - plenící, loupící, drancující, přepadávající

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

 

hitch - zavěsit, upevnit

verb - to tie something to something else with a rope, a hook, etc.