obsolete - zastaralý

adjective - no longer in use, no longer being produced, because something better has been developed

 

swath - pruh země, posekaný pruh, prosekaný pruh

noun - a strip of land, especially a strip where plants or trees have been cut

 

swathe - pruh země, posekaný pruh, prosekaný pruh

noun - a strip of land, especially a strip where plants or trees have been cut

defendant - obžalovaný

noun - a person in a court of law who has been accused of a crime

 

build-up - napětí (napjaté očekávání), napjaté očekávání

noun - a period of time before an important event that you have been waiting for

scuffed - odřený, poškrábaný, ošoupaný, opotřebovaný

adjective - having marks or scratches on the surface because it has been rubbed against something

stitching - šev, švy, stehování, prošívání

noun - the lines or rows of stitches that have been made in sewing or embroidery

 

wait for - čekat na (někoho)

verb - something has been left for you to use or deal with when you arrive

 

task - úkol, úloha

noun - a piece of work that you have been assigned (that you have to do)

 

be in the closet - nepřiznat sexuální orientaci

verb - not to tell people that you are gay

 

at the same time - zároveň, na druhou stranu, současně však

adverb - used to introduce a fact or opinion that contrasts with what has just been said

swell up - opuchnout, napuchnout, naběhnout (opuchnout)

verb - to become larger, often about a part of the body that has been hurt etc.

 

scavenge - hledat odpadky, vybírat odpadky

verb - to collect things you can use or eat, especially if they have been thrown away

 

eat humble pie - sypat si popel na hlavu, přiznat chybu

verb - to admit that you have been wrong, to admit that you have made a mistake

 

recyclable - recyklovatelný

adjective - possible to use something again after it has been processed, esp. about paper, plastic etc.