Objective Proficiency, Unit 1, Listening p. 8

backstage - v zákulisí, za jevištěm, za pódiem

adverb - (at a concert) at the back of a stage where only certain people have access

bam - prásk, bác, bum

interjection - a sudden loud sound made by something hitting something else

compartment - kupé (ve vlaku)

noun - one of the sections in a train where six or eight people can usually sit

cut back on - omezit, snížit, provést snížení

verb - to make a reduction of

dismal - deprimující, žalostný

adjective - causing unhappiness or sadness

draw in - zastavit (ve stanici), vjet do stanice

verb - (of a train) to move into a station and stop at a platform

free fall - pád, úpadek

noun - the act of something becoming lower, less valuable etc. (usually unstoppable)

gloomy - ponurý, temný, chmurný

adjective - dark; bringing great unhappiness

gorgeous - překrásný, nádherný

adjective - very beautiful, very pretty

gravelly - chraplavý, hrubý (hlas)

adjective - (of a voice) rough

chuck in - přestat, vzdát, vzdát se

verb - to stop doing something, to give something up

chug - odfukovat si (o lokomotivě apod.), bafat (o motoru)

verb - to make a sound like a railway engine moving slowly

imperceptible - nepostřehnutelný, nepozorovatelný

adjective - impossible to notice

lace - krajka

noun - a soft cloth with a pattern of holes in it

mind-numbing - úporně nudný, příšerně nudný

adjective - extremely dull and boring

out of the blue - z ničeho nic, z nenadání

adverb - unexpectedly

pick out - zahrát (na hud. nástroj)

verb - to play something on a musical instrument spontaneously (without written music)

puddle - louže, kaluž

noun - a small pool of water, especially one that forms when it rains

rabbit on - tlachat, žvanit, mlít (o něčem), mluvit bez ustání (o něčem)

verb, British English, informal - to go on talking about something you consider unimportant or silly

run low - docházet

verb - (of supplies, money etc.) to be coming to an end

run up - spíchnout (nějaké oblečení narychlo), narychlo ušít

verb - to make a piece of clothing quickly

rut - stereotyp, zaběhnutá rutina, vyjetá kolej, rutina

noun - a dull unchanging routine that you can't escape

squad - četa, oddíl, tým

noun - a team of people working together, esp. soldiers, police officers etc.

take on - nabírat (zaměstnance), dělat nábor

verb - to employ new employees

track down - vystopovat, najít (vystopovat)

verb - to find someone or something by following their tracks

turning point - velká změna, zvrat

noun - a moment when something completely changes, when an important decision is made etc.

utterly - zcela, úplně

adverb - completely, entirely

workforce - zaměstnanci

noun, formal - the employees of a company