driveway - vjezd, přístupová cesta, příjezdová cesta (ke garáži apod.)

noun - a short private road leading from the street to a house, to a garage etc.

 

come again - Cože?, Ještě jednou?

phrase, informal - a phrase we use to say that we need someone to repeat what they said

 

clam up - ztichnout, zmlknout, zarytě mlčet

verb, informal - to stop talking because you are embarrassed or you want to avoid giving away secrets

 

run errands - (něco si) zařídit, udělat pochůzky, mít zařizování

verb - to do things you need to do (especially involving buying things, picking things up etc.)

 

two's company, three's a crowd - dva jsou tak akorát, do páru není třeba třetího

phrase - used to suggest that two people would prefer to be alone than with other people

 

lobby - lobbovat

verb - to try to persuade powerful people that a particular thing should or should not happen

 

tuck - zastrčit, založit, zandat, vecpat

verb - to put something into or under something in order to hide it or protect it

 

beacon - signální oheň

noun - (in the past) a fire lit on a hill to give a signal to someone

 

sheaf - snop, svazek

noun - a number of plants (usually wheat etc.) bound together to make them easier to carry

 

surpass - předčit, překonat, předběhnout

verb, formal - to do something in a better way, to be better or greater than something else

 

testify - svědčit, vypovídat (u soudu)

verb - to give a testimony about something, to say something as a witness (especially in court)

clumsy - nešikovný, neohrabaný, nemotorný

adjective - awkward, not good at doing things, not able to use hands to do something well

clap - tleskat, zatleskat, tlesknout

verb - to hit your palms together to show that you have liked something (e.g. a performance)

concert hall - koncertní síň

noun - a place where you can go to listen to a concert, usually of classical music

fuel - palivo

noun - material that is burned in order to produce heat or to make a machine work