strut - vykračovat si, naparovat se

verb - to walk in a proud way with your head up and chest out, as if you are very important

wield - ohánět se (zbraní ap.)

verb - to carry a weapon, tool, or piece of equipment and look as if you are going to use it

 

limp - kulhat

verb - to walk with difficulty when your leg has been injured, to walk as if your leg has been injured

shabby - otrhaný, ošuntělý, neupravený, odrbaný, zanedbaný

adjective - (of a person) looking as if he/she doesn't care about him/herself, wearing torn or dirty clothes etc.

mortgage - hypotéka

noun - a way of loaning money (esp. for a house or an apartment), if the property is used as security

 

Where are you from? - Odkud jsi?, Odkud jste?

phrase - the question we ask if we want to know where a person comes from or where a person lives

gild - zbarvit do zlatova, dodat zlatavý vzhled

verb, literary - to give something a golden appearance or a look of richness and beauty, as if it were covered in gold

 

reassessment - přehodnocení

noun - the act of thinking again about something in order to decide if you need to change your opinion about it

 

pay cut - snížení platu, krácení platu

noun - a reduction in the money you earn for your work (especially done if a company wants to reduce lay-offs)

taste - ochutnat, ochutnávat

verb - to put something (usually food or drink) in your mouth in order to test if it is good or not

jack - zvedák, hever

noun - an apparatus that is used to lift up a car etc., e.g. if you want to mend the wheel etc.

hesitate - váhat, zaváhat

verb - to make a short pause before you do something, esp. because you are not sure if it's a good idea

 

funny bone - brňavka

noun, informal - a place at the back of the elbow where you feel pain or a tingling sensation if you hit it

 

slosh - čvachtat

verb - to walk through water or mud, or to make a sound as if you are walking through water or mud

refund - vrácení peněz (např. za vadné zboží), vrácené peníze, refundace

noun - the money that you get back if the product you bough was faulty, the service you ordered was bad etc.