starve - hladovět

verb - to be very hungry, to have nothing to eat for a long time

 

resist - odolat, odolávat

verb - to be able to stop yourself from doing something you want to do

 

go down like a lead balloon - ztroskotat jako balón z olova

verb, British English, informal - not to be accepted well; not to succeed; not to end up well

 

cumber - překážet, bránit (někomu v něčem)

verb - to hinder, to prevent someone from doing something, to be in the way

 

due date - datum splatnosti

noun - the date when something is supposed to be paid

 

supposed - údajný, domnělý

adjective - claimed to be true or real without definitive proof

functional - funkční, praktický, účelný

adjective - designed to be practical and useful rather than decorative

 

lie behind - stát za (něčím), být příčinou (něčeho), být za (něčím)

verb - to be the real cause or reason of something

 

gape - zet (o díře apod.), otevírat se

verb - (of a hole) to be very wide and deep

 

yawn - zet (např. o jámě), otvírat se

verb - (of a hole) to be very wide and deep

boast - honosit se, pyšnit se, moci se pochlubit

verb - to be proud of something impressive that you have

 

chorus - sborová píseň, sborová skladba

noun - a song written to be performed by a choir

 

lead - vést, řídit, být ve vedení

verb - to be in charge or in control of something

 

seeming - zdánlivý

adjective, formal - appearing to be something, but not necessarily being so

 

outnumbered - čelící přesile, v menšině

adjective - to be smaller in number than someone/something else