midlife - střední věk

noun - the age between approximately 40 and 60

 

resort - uchýlit se, sáhnout, rozhodnout se

verb - to do something difficult or extreme, because you have no other choice

 

Tom - Tom

noun - a man's name, short for Thomas

 

Sophie - Sophie, Sofie

noun - a woman's name

 

last resort - krajní případ, poslední možnost, východisko z nouze

noun - situation in which everything else fails and you have only one course of action left

 

Georgiana - Jiřina, Georgiana

noun - a woman's name

 

Aylmer - Aylmer

noun - a man's name

larva - larva

noun - a young insect that has just come out of an egg and looks like a worm

 

vitality - vitalita, vitálnost, životní síla

noun - strength and energy

bask - slunit se, vyhřívat se (na slunci)

verb - to relax in a warm, sunny place

 

silence - umlčet, utišit

verb - to make somebody stop talking, to make something stop making sounds

 

calming - uklidňující

adjective - making people quiet and peaceful

 

as a matter of fact - po pravdě řečeno, vlastně, ve skutečnosti

adverb - actually, in fact

 

unemotionally - bez emocí, necitelně, apaticky

adverb - without showing emotions

 

matter-of-factly - bez emocí, stroze, chladně

adverb - without showing emotions, unemotionally