pay rise - zvýšení platu

noun, British English - an increase in the money you get for your work

 

die-hard - skalní (věrný), věrný

adjective - loyal, not likely to abandon something

 

same old - stále stejný, ohraný, stále dokola

, informal - not changing, always the same

 

mindless of - nedbaje, nedbající

adjective, formal - not paying attention to, not minding something

 

mindlessly - bezduše, bezmyšlenkovitě

adverb - without thinking

 

mindless - zbytečný, nesmyslný

adjective - having no purpose, making no sense

commodious - prostorný (formální)

adjective, formal - having a lot of space (very formal)

roomy - prostorný

adjective - with a lot of space inside

airy - vzdušný

adjective - with a lot of light, space and fresh air

Smarties - lentilky

noun - small sweets with hard covering and chocolate inside which come in several different colours

 

contact lenses - kontaktní čočky

noun - two pieces of very thin plastic that you put on your eyes to see better

 

amateurish - amatérský, neodborný, břídilský

adjective - not done or made well, showing no skill

 

terrine - terina (nádoba nebo jídlo)

noun - a coarse pâté or the special dish it is made in

 

foie gras - výběrová paštika z husích jater

noun - an expensive kind of pâté made from the liver of a fattened goose

 

if not for - nebýt (čeho), kdyby nebylo (čeho)

phrase - a part of a conditional clause that says that something or someone was the only reason why something else happened or something else is true