Objective CAE, Workbook, Unit 2, p 7-8

compilation - kompilace

noun - a set of items (esp. songs) put together out of already existing materials or sets of materials (e.g. albums)

diagnose - určit diagnózu, diagnostikovat

verb - to determine what is the problem or illness that someone has

dip - dočasně klesnout, klesnout (na chvíli)

verb - to go down for a short time

eccentric - výstřední

adjective - considered unusual

enclose - přiložit (k dopisu apod.)

verb - to put something into the envelope with a letter, e.g. a photo, a document etc.

footwear - obuv (zboží)

noun, formal - shoes, boots, socks and other things that you wear in your feet (used especially in shops)

gorgeous - překrásný, nádherný

adjective - very beautiful, very pretty

gradient - sklon, stoupání

noun - a slope (esp. on a road, railway etc.)

charter - akreditovat, oprávnit

verb - to give someone official right to do something

improper - nevhodný, nesprávný

adjective - the incorrect one, the wrong one, the one not suitable for the particular situation

intention - záměr, úmysl

noun - something you have planned to do

issue - problém, záležitost, podstatná věc

noun - something that matters; something in question; the subject of a discussion

modify - změnit, upravit, pozměnit, modifikovat

verb - to change slightly

muscle - sval

noun - a part of the body that can be tightened and relaxed in order to make the body move

off-chance - malá šance, drobná šance

noun - a slight chance

out of whack - rozbitý, porouchaný

phrase, American English, informal - not working properly

prompt - okamžitý

adjective - with no delay

purchase - koupit, zakoupit

verb, formal - to buy something

regeneration - regenerace

noun - the act of forming, developing or gaining strength again

sensation - pocit, vjem

noun - a feeling, the awareness of something

steroid - steroid

noun - a kind of drug used to reduce inflammation or to improve performance

stick to - držet se (čeho), zůstat u (čeho)

verb - to keep doing something instead of doing something new

support - podepírat, podepřít, unést (váhu)

verb - to hold something from below so that it doesn't fall or collapse, to be able to hold the weight of something

technique - metoda, technika (provedení), způsob provedení

noun - a way of doing something, a method

tendon - šlacha

noun - the tissue that connects the muscle to the bone

tissue - tkáň (živočišná), pletivo (rostlinné)

noun - a part of an organism formed by cells of the same kind

tone - posilovat (co)

verb - to make a muscle firmer by exercising

treatment - léčení, léčba

noun - the use of medicine to try to cure a disease or illness

turn down - odmítnout

verb - to refuse (an offer or a request)

tweak - doladit, vyladit, poopravit

verb - to fine-tune a machine