best-selling - nejprodávanější, velmi úspěšný v prodeji, komerčně úspěšný

adjective - extremely popular and bought by many people

flick through - prolistovat (např. časopis), pročíst si (rychle), zběžně přečíst

verb - to quickly look through the pages of a book, magazine, etc., without reading everything carefully

serendipity - štěstí, náhoda, šťastná náhoda, nečekané štěstí

noun, formal - the occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way

 

teaser - oříšek, těžká otázka

noun, informal - a very difficult question or problem

deferential - uctivý, pokorný, respektující autoritu

adjective, formal - showing respect and politeness to someone, especially someone in a position of authority or higher status

music - noty, notový zápis

noun - a hand-written or printed form of a musical composition, song etc.

partridge - koroptev, křepelka

noun - a small, fat bird that lives on the ground and is often hunted for food

 

devil - čertík, rošťák, ďáblík (hlavně dítě)

noun - someone who behaves badly, but you don't mind (especially a child)

 

break down - rozebrat, rozepsat, analyzovat, rozčlenit

verb - to divide something into parts or smaller portions in order to analyse it or understand it better

rheumatism - revmatismus, revma

noun, technical - a condition marked by inflammation and pain in the joints, muscles, or fibrous tissue

rheumatic - revmatický

adjective, technical - relating to, characteristic of, or suffering from rheumatism; caused by or affected with rheumatism

 

like night and day - jako nebe a dudy, naprosto odlišný

adjective - completely different from each other, absolute opposite

 

sixties - šedesátky, šedesátá léta

noun - the numbers from 60 to 69, the years 1960 - 1969

tin whistle - irská flétna

noun - a simple wind instrument made of metal, with six finger holes and a mouthpiece

dulcimer - cimbál

noun - a string instrument with a wooden body and strings stretched across it, typically played by striking or plucking the strings