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

plain clothes - civilní oblečení, civil

noun - regular clothes that police officers wear instead of a uniform if they don't want people to know that they are police officers

 

plain - jasný, srozumitelný

adjective - clear, understandable, easy to understand

 

kid sister - malá sestra

noun, informal - someone's younger sister

 

kid brother - malý brácha

noun, informal - someone's younger brother

 

vitally - životně (např. důležitý)

adverb - extremely (important)

 

sixties - šedesátky, šedesátá léta

noun - the numbers from 60 to 69, the years 1960 - 1969

tin whistle - irská flétna

noun - a simple wind instrument made of metal, with six finger holes and a mouthpiece

dulcimer - cimbál

noun - a string instrument with a wooden body and strings stretched across it, typically played by striking or plucking the strings