narrator - vypravěč

noun - a person who tells you what is happening in a book or film

 

multitude - spoustu, mnoho

noun, formal - a large number of things or people

 

liveliness - živost, čilost, energičnost, bujnost

noun - the state of being full of life, full of energy, full of enthusiasm

 

grandkid - vnouče, vnuk, vnučka

noun, American English, informal - the child of somebody's son or daughter, a grandchild

 

dinghy - člun, loďka

noun - a small open boat

 

Crimea - Krym

noun - a peninsula in Eastern Europe on the northern coast of the Black Sea

 

armistice - příměří (vojenské)

noun - a formal agreement to stop fighting

thaw - obleva

noun - a period of warm weather after winter when everything melts

 

blank - slepý náboj (bez střeliva)

noun - a cartridge in a gun that doesn't contain a bullet

 

catch on - chytat se, chápat, pochopit, dojít

verb - to begin to understand

 

survey - dělat anketu, veřejný průzkum

verb - to make an observation by asking a lot of people the same question or questions

 

contest - soutěžit, usilovat o vítězství, soupeřit (o něco)

verb - to take part in a contest and try to win it

 

conflict - být v rozporu

verb - to be in conflict

 

discount - zlevnit, snížit cenu

verb - to reduce the price of something

poor thing - chudáček, chudinka

noun - someone who we feel sorry for