verb
-
to take away a person and request money or an action in return for bringing him/her back
twist
- zvrat, nečekaný zvrat
BrE
/'twɪst/
AmE
/'twɪst/
noun
-
an unexpected event in a story which changes the way the story is going
feature
- hlavní článek
BrE
/'fi:tʃə/
AmE
/'fi:tʃər/
noun
-
a special article on something
put up
- postavit (např. stan), vztyčit
BrE
/ˌpʊ'tʌp/
AmE
/ˌpʊ't̬ʌp/
verb
-
to build something (a tent, a fence etc.)
conscious
- uvědomělý, mající povědomí
BrE
/'kɒnʃəs/
AmE
/'kɑ:nʃəs/
adjective
-
having knowledge or understanding of something
avail
- být nápomocen, být k užitku
BrE
/ə'veɪl/
AmE
/ə'veɪl/
verb
-
to be helpful or useful to somebody
avail of
- využít (něčeho)
BrE
/ə'veɪl/
AmE
/ə'veɪl/
verb
-
to make use or take advantage of something
plumb
- proniknout (do něčeho)
BrE
/'plʌm/
AmE
/'plʌm/
verb, formal
-
to examine something thoroughly in order to understand it
plumb
- kolmo
BrE
/'plʌm/
AmE
/'plʌm/
adverb, formal
-
vertically
plumb
- přímo (před apod.)
BrE
/'plʌm/
AmE
/'plʌm/
adverb, informal
-
(with a preposition) exactly
plummet
- zřítit se, sletět, spadnout
BrE
/'plʌmət/
AmE
/'plʌmət/
verb
-
to fall from a high place
plummet
- prudce klesnout
BrE
/'plʌmət/
AmE
/'plʌmət/
verb
-
to drop suddenly, to decrease suddenly and rapidly
bleak
- pustý, nehostinný, ponurý
BrE
/'bli:k/
AmE
/'bli:k/
adjective
-
empty, unpleasant, unfriendly
smuggler
- pašerák
BrE
/'smʌglə/
AmE
/'smʌglər/
noun
-
a person who brighs something illegally into/out of a country (e.g. alcohol, drugs, people etc.)
smuggle
- pašovat, propašovat
BrE
/'smʌgl/
AmE
/'smʌgl/
verb
-
to bring something illegally to a country (especially alcohol, drugs, people etc.); to take something or someone to a place where they are not supposed to be