clog up - ucpat se, zanést se, zacpat se, ucpat, zanést, zacpat

verb - to become blocked, so things cannot pass through anymore; to block something

run down - vybít se, vybíjet se (baterie, hodiny, stroj apod.)

verb - to lose power or stop functioning due to a lack of energy

furlough - poslat na nucenou dovolenou, dočasně propustit z práce

verb - to tell or allow someone, especially an employee, to stop working temporarily

 

quench - utišit, uklidnit, uspokojit (emoce, touhu, vášně)

verb - to suppress or put an end to (a feeling, emotion, desire, etc.)

 

wring your hands - lomit rukama

verb - to clasp and twist your hands to show worry, distress, or helplessness

 

elective - volitelný předmět

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

 

come and go - nabýt a pozbýt, přijít a odejít

verb - to get something and then lose it, to arrive and then leave

 

shrink-wrap - zabalit do smršťovací fólie

verb - to tightly cover something with a thin plastic material to protect it

 

chafe - třít, třít se, rozedřít, rozedřít se (ve spojení s pokožkou)

verb - to become sore by rubbing, to make your skin sore by rubbing

 

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

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

 

volition - vůle, chtění, volba, rozhodnutí z vlastní vůle

noun, formal - the power to choose something freely or to make your own decisions

trail - sledovat, stopovat

verb - to follow someone or something, often secretly, in order to watch them

 

recondition - repasovat, opravit, obnovit

verb - to restore something to a good or usable condition, typically by repairing

 

quell - potlačit, udusit, zastavit, uklidnit, zkrotit

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

 

fertility - plodnost, úrodnost

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