floaty - rukávek, křidélko (pro neplavce)

noun, American English - a rubber ring filled with air that you wear on your arm to help you float of water

piercing - pronikavý

adjective - strong and penetrating, often describing a sound, gaze, or sensation that is sharp and intense

piercing - piercing

noun - a hole (or the process of making a hole) in surface of the body so that you can wear jewellery in it

 

one of these days - jednou, jednoho dne

adverb - at some point in the future

boast - honosit se, pyšnit se, moci se pochlubit

verb - to be proud of something impressive that you have

act up - zlobit, vypovídat poslušnost

verb - if a child misbehaves, or a machine doesn't work properly

pud - dezert, zákusek, moučník

noun, British English, informal - a sweet dish usually eaten after the main meal, a dessert

 

dessertspoon - dezertní lžička, lžička na zákusky,

noun, British English - a spoon that is larger than a teaspoon, but smaller than a tablespoon

 

infancy - počátek, počáteční stádium, začátek vývoje

noun - the early stage of development of something

 

infancy - dětství, útlé dětství

noun - the time when a child is very young and cannot walk or talk

 

figment - výplod, výmysl

noun - something invented or made up, the creation of someone's imagination

 

middlebrow - obyčejný člověk, průměrný člověk, člověk průměrného vkusu

noun - a person of average taste, a person who is not very intellectual

 

lowbrow - jednoduchý člověk, primitiv, přízemní člověk

noun - a simple unsofisticated person, someone not interested in arts etc.

 

now and then - občas, někdy, tu a tam, příležitostně

adverb - sometimes

debris - smetí, zbytky, odpad

noun - leftover pieces of material that are not wanted