obsolete - zastaralý

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

beat - klepat (např. koberec)

verb - to hit sth (a carpet etc) repeatedly in order to clean it from dust

rocking chair - houpací křeslo

noun - a kind of chair which moves back and forth when you sit in it

 

strings attached - skrytý požadavek (něčeho za to), skryté očekávání protislužby, skrytý závazek

phrase - a special (usually hidden) demand, a hidden, not obvious demand for something in return

 

endorse - propagovat, dělat reklamu (na něco)

verb - to say publicly that you like or use something in order to promote it

 

contribute - přispět

verb - to give something (money etc.) in order to achieve something together with other people

 

elope - utéct s někým (a vzít se)

verb - to run away with someone in order to get married (secretly, without permission etc.)

 

damned - zatracený, proklatý, zpropadený

adjective - a (sometimes offensive) word we use to express that we say something in anger

 

refine - zpracovat (surovinu), přečistit, zušlechtit

verb - to process something in a way that makes it useful (e.g. raw materials etc.)

 

falter - zakoktat se

verb - to speak nervously in a way that you repeat certain sounds, syllables or words

pikeman - voják s kopím, kopiník

noun - a soldier (in history) whose weapon was a long stick with a sharp end

 

overture - nabídka (obchodní), výzva, návrh (obchodní)

noun - an offer or a suggestion made in order to open a new relationship etc.

pickax - krumpáč

noun - a large tool that can be used for digging holes, especially in hard ground

slot - otvor (na něco)

noun - a narrow opening in a machine, esp. for inserting a coin, a card etc.

 

allegory - alegorie

noun - a story in which characters (usually animals) represent abstract ideas (good, evil, life, death...)