lock out - zabouchnout si dveře

verb - to shut the door and then be unable to enter because you don't have the key

scratch - poškrábat (se), podrbat (se), škrábat (se), drbat (se)

verb - to use fingernails or claws to rub a part of the body that has been itching

 

spark - jiskřit

verb - to produce small pieces of burning material; to produce light when electricity passes across a space

cabinet - skříň, skříňka

noun - a piece of furniture, usually with shelves, used to store things and/or to display them

 

keep - starat se (o), pečovat (o)

verb - to take care of something or somebody, to provide something or somebody with everything they need

 

purvey - zásobit, dodávat

verb - to provide something (e.g. goods, information etc.), to supply (e.g. a company) with goods, provisions etc.

 

oppress - utlačovat, utiskovat

verb - to be unfair or cruel to somebody, especially if you are in a position of authority

 

crouch - přikrčit se, krčit se, sehnout se, sklánět se

verb - to bend the knees and the body slightly so that you are closer to the ground

 

give free rein - dát volnou ruku, dát volné pole působnosti, neomezovat v jednání

verb - let somebody do what they want, to give somebody the freedom to act as they want

 

lecture - přednášet, učit, prezentovat

verb - to give a talk to a group of people, usually at a college or a university

 

inspection - kontrola, inspekce

noun - an official visit to a restaurant, factory, school, etc. to check that rules are being followed

bow - smyčec

noun - a stick with thing strings attached to it used to play the violin, the cello etc.

 

prop - podpěra, opora

noun - a thing used to support something to hold it in place or prevent it from falling

 

rickety - vratký, viklající se, rozviklaný, roztřesený

adjective - to shake because of being old and weak, especially as if it is about to break

 

adulterate - šidit, ředit (něčím), pančovat (např. nápoje)

verb - to mix something (esp. food and drink) with a different substance to make it less pure