quell - potlačit, udusit, zastavit, uklidnit, zkrotit

verb, formal - to put an end to something, typically by the use of force

lag behind - zaostávat, zaostávat za někým, loudat se, pozdit se

verb - to be slower than is expected, to be slower than the rest

 

fertility - plodnost, úrodnost

noun - the ability to produce offspring or the capacity to support plant growth

 

shrink-proof - odolný proti srážení, nesrážlivý, nesrážející se

adjective - designed or treated to prevent shrinking when subjecting to washing or heat

 

soundproof - odhlučnit, udělat zvukotěsným

verb - to make something resistant to sound, so that noise cannot pass through

stethoscope - stetoskop, fonendoskop

noun - a medical instrument that is used to listen to internal body sounds

 

elective - volitelný předmět

noun, American English, formal - a subject students can choose to take but do not have to

 

efficacy - účinnost, efektivnost

noun, formal - the ability of something to do what it is supposed to do

 

hitch - zavěsit, upevnit

verb - to tie something to something else with a rope, a hook, etc.

buy - uvěřit, skočit, naletět, zbaštit

verb, informal - to believe something, especially when it is not likely to be true

 

hawk - prodávat (podomně, dealersky, od dveří ke dveřím)

verb - to try and sells something, especially by going from place to place

file - pilovat, opilovat, upilovat

verb - to use a tool, especially a file, to make a surface smooth

 

shun - vyhýbat se, stranit se

verb - to avoid something or somebody; to stay away from something or somebody

 

hold up - zdvihnout, zvednout, držet zdvihnuté, ukázat, ukazovat

verb - to show something by lifting it up, to keep something lifted up

 

throng - nahrnout se, hrnout se, valit se (dav)

verb, literary - to go somewhere in large numbers, to be somewhere in large numbers