underdog - outsider (ve sportu), kdo není favoritem, nefavorit

noun, informal - the person who is expected to lose (in a game etc.)

furnishings - bytové vybavení, zařízení

noun - the furniture, carpets, curtains etc. in a house, flat or room

 

mockingbird - drozdec, drozd

noun - a type of bird that imitates the sounds of other birds

 

collect - hromadit se

verb, British English - to gradually increase in the amount over a period of time

 

valuer - odhadce

noun, British English - a person whose job is to estimate the value of something

 

associate - pomocný, přidružený

adjective - used in the title of a person whose rank is lower

 

life expectancy - průměrná délka života, průměrná očekávaná délka života

noun - the number of years that a person can expect to live

haggle - smlouvat, dohadovat, handrkovat se (o ceně)

verb - to argue with somebody when discussing the conditions of a sale

 

auntie - tetička, tetuška

noun - a child's word for the sister of their mother or father

 

audiophilia - audiofilie, láska ke kvalitnímu zvuku

noun - a strong interest in the high-fidelity reproduction of recorded sound

leaf through - prolistovat

verb - to turn the pages of a book quickly without reading it

 

courser - klusák, oř

noun, dated - a type of horse used in the Middle Ages by knights

headland - mys, výběžek

noun - a narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea

watercourse - vodní tok

noun - a stream or river, or the channel through which it flows

slope - sklon

noun - the angle at which a surface is going up or down