flatcar - plošinový vůz (na železnici)

noun - a railway carriage without a roof or sides that is used for carrying goods, especially wood

 

colour - poznamenat, ovlivnit, negativně ovlivnit

verb - to affect something in a negative way

 

come on - začít hrát (např. píseň v rádiu)

verb - to start to play (such as a song on the radio)

 

talk your way out of - vykroutit se (z něčeho), vymluvit se (z něčeho)

verb - to escape from a difficult situation by giving excuses, explanations, reasons etc.

speeding ticket - pokuta za rychlou jízdu, pokuta za překročení povolené rychlosti

noun - the fine you have to pay if you are caught driving faster than the speed limit

 

no end - spousta, ohromné množství

determiner, informal - a lot (of something)

 

spread out - rozprostřít (se), rozprostírat (se), rozestoupit (se)

verb - to cover a larger area by moving further away from one another

serrated - zoubkovaný, zubatý

adjective - having a saw-like edge

 

have ants in your pants - mít roupy, chvíli neposedět

verb, informal - to be unable to stay still, to be impatient about something

 

fleeting - krátký, prchavý, pomíjivý

adjective - brief, lasting for only a very short time

 

fugitive - prchající, uprchlý

adjective - running away or hiding from someone or something

 

runaway - neovládaný, splašený; nekontrolovatelný

adjective - out of control; happening quickly and uncontrollably

 

contract - stáhnout se, smrštit se, zmenšit se, zúžit se

verb - to become smaller, tighter, thinner, narrower etc.

contract - zadat na smlouvu, smluvně dohodnout, uzavřít smlouvu

verb - to make a written legal agreement with someone to do something for you

 

runaway - uprchlý

adjective - having left or escaped from somewhere or someone