to make a long story short - abych to zkrátil, abych to nenatahoval

adverb, American English - used when you want to say something only briefly

have a green thumb - být zahradnický talent, být rozený zahradník

verb, American English - to be good at gardening

have green fingers - být zahradnický talent, být rozený zahradník

verb, British English - to be good at gardening

jackknife - kapesní nůž, zavírací nůž, kapesní nožík

noun - a small knife with a folding blade

 

dexterously - zručně, obratně, šikovně

adverb, formal - with skill, esp. when using hands

dexterity - zručnost, obratnost, šikovnost

noun - the ability to use your hands with skill

 

flustered - vynervovaný, nervózní, zmatený

adjective - nervous or confused, especially because you are in a hurry

 

shareholder - akcionář, majitel akcií

noun - a person who owns shares in a company

 

curfew - zákaz vycházení

noun - a law stating that must not go outside after a particular time, for example during a war

 

curfew - večerka (doba dokdy musí být děti doma)

noun, American English - a time by which children must be home in the evening

imminent - bezprostřední, blízký, hrozící

adjective - certain to happen very soon (especially when talking about something unpleasant or undesirable)

 

prompt - nápověda

noun - words that are spoken to an actor, to remind them what to say next during the performance of a play

 

toil - dřina, namáhavá práce

noun, literary - hard, unpleasant work that makes you feel physically tired

 

bottle bank - kontejner na sklo

noun, British English - a large container into which people can put empty bottles so that the glass can be recycled

 

dweller - obyvatel

noun - a person who lives in a particular place