dust off - oprášit (použít po dlouhé době), použít po dlouhé době

verb - to use something after it hasn't been used for a long time

 

dust off - oprášit, oklepat prach

verb - to remove the dust from something

brush up - oprášit, osvěžit, oživit si (např. dovednost)

verb - to practice or improve your knowledge of something that you partly forgot

minute - dělat zápis

verb - to write down what is said at a meeting

 

hint - naznačit, udělat narážku

verb - to suggest something in an indirect way

 

gown - lékařský plášť, chirurgický plášť, operační plášť

noun - a long piece of clothing worn by doctors, surgeons or patients over other clothes to protect them

gown - dlouhé šaty, společenské šaty, večerní šaty

noun - a long dress worn on formal occasions

 

mockery - výsměch, utahování, posmívání, posměch

noun - the act of making fun of someone

 

mockingbird - drozdec, drozd

noun - a type of bird that imitates the sounds of other birds

 

puzzle - zmást, poplést

verb - to make somebody confused

 

puzzle out - rozluštit, vyřešit, vypátrat

verb - to figure out a problem by thinking very carefully

 

piece together - dát si dohromady, poskládat (si), složit

verb - to understand something by thinking about all the facts you have

 

quick on the uptake - bystrý, chápavý

adjective, informal - quick to understand something

 

page-turner - čtivá kniha, strhující kniha

noun - a book that is hard to put down, because it's very interesting or exciting

 

alarmed - znepokojený, vystrašený

adjective - afraid, worried, feeling as if you were in danger