Beyond the Great White Wall (extra vocabulary)

afford - dovolit si (umožnit), umožnit

verb - to make something possible

apparatus - přístroj, zařízení, aparát

noun - a set of machines or tools that work together

blot out - zakrýt, zastínit

verb - to hide or cover something so that it can't be seen

cower - krčit se, choulit se

verb - to crouch or lie down because you are frightened

deafening - ohlušující

adjective - very loud

foretell - předpovídat

verb - to predict

forewarn - varovat předem, dát varování předem

verb - to warn in advance

germ - bacil

noun - a very small creature that lives in the body and can cause many diseases

gritty - hrubý, drsný

adjective - coarse, rough, containing rough particles of dirt or sand

immense - obrovský, ohromný

adjective - very big, huge; great

imposing - impozantní

adjective - impressive

obsessed - posedlý

adjective - interested in something too much; unable to think about anything else

presumably - patrně, jak lze předpokládat

adverb - by assumption, as can be assumed

rip - roztrhnout, rozervat, trhat, rvát

verb - to tear quickly or suddenly

scale - vyšplhat, šplhat

verb - to climb up

scrimmage - čára 'scrimmage' (v americkém fotbalu)

noun - the scrimmage line in American football

shovel - házet lopatou

verb - to pick up or move earth, snow, sand etc. with an instrument with a long handle and a broad blade

spare - ušetřit (neublížit někomu)

verb - not to harm someone

summit - vrchol, nejvyšší bod

noun - the highest point (esp. of a hill, mountain etc.)

swoon - padnout (únavou či vyčerpáním), omdlít

verb - to lose consciousness (esp. because you are exhausted)

venture - odvážit se (někam jít), vydat se někam (s odvahou)

verb - to go somewhere with courage, to go somewhere despite the risks

weep - plakat

verb - to cry and shed tears

wrath - hněv

noun, formal - extreme anger

writhe - kroutit se, svíjet se

verb - to move in a twisting way, as if you were in pain