astute - prozíravý, chytrý, mazaný, prohnaný

adjective - able to understand a situation very quickly and often take advantage of it

 

pamper - hýčkat, hýčkat si, rozmazlovat

verb - to treat someone or something with excessive care and attention, often providing them with special comforts and luxuries

cabin - kabina (v letadle)

noun - one of the areas where passengers sit in a plane

 

bric-a-brac - cetky, tretky, drobné laciné ozdoby

noun, British English - small decorative objects with very little value

 

lever - vypáčit, pohnout (za použití páky)

verb - to move something with a lever

 

figure out - spočítat, vypočítat, vyčíslit

verb - to calculate something

 

Narcissus - Narkissos, Narcis (z řecké mytologie)

noun - a very handsome young man from Greek mythology who fell in love with his own reflection in water

narcissistic - narcistický

adjective - convinced of your importance, admiring yourself very much

narcissism - narcismus, narcisismus

noun - the habit of admiring yourself very much without thinking about other people's feelings

narcissist - narcista, narcis (člověk)

noun - a person who is convinced of his or her importance and always wants people to pay attention to him or her

narcissus - narcis

noun - a yellow, white, pink or orange spring flower

 

grease sb's palm - podmáznout, podplatit

verb, informal - to give someone money so they so something dishonest

 

have sb in the palm of your hand - mít někoho v hrsti (ovládat někoho)

verb - to have complete control or strong influence over somebody

 

read sb's palm - věštit z ruky

verb - to look at someone's palm and tell them what they are like and what their future will bring

 

palm reader - věštec z ruky, věštkyně z ruky

noun - a person who looks at your palm and tells you what you are like and what will happen to you in the future