act of God - vyšší moc

noun - something people have no control over, e.g. an earthquake etc.

 

backfire - mít zpětný zážeh, předčasně zapalovat (u auta), střílet do výfuku

verb - to make a sudden noise (in an engine or exhaust pipe)

backfire - vymstít se, mít opačný účinek, obrátit se proti

verb - to have the opposite effect to the one you intended, usually with bad results

 

larch - modřín

noun - a tall tree with needle-shaped leaves that fall in winter

 

clarity - jasnost, srozumitelnost (obsahu)

noun - easy to understand

 

juvenile - mladistvý, nezletilý

noun - a young person

 

ordeal - utrpení, tvrdá zkouška, martyrium

noun - a very difficult or unpleasant experience

leggings - legíny, přiléhavé kalhoty

noun - tight trousers, usually worn by women

 

populated - obydlený

adjective - inhabited, with people living there

 

inner city - chudá čtvrť (v centru města), chudinská čtvrť (v centru města)

noun - an area near the center of a city where there are a lot of social problems

 

construct - postavit, stavět, konstruovat, zkonstruovat

verb - to build

 

bypass - obejít, objet, vytvořit obchvat

verb - to go around a place

 

built-up - zastavěný

adjective - having lots of buildings

 

but - pouze, jen, jenom

adverb - only

 

freezing - mrznutí, tuhnutí

noun - the temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid into a solid