breakdown lane - odstavný pruh

noun, American English - the lane at the side of a motorway or highway where vehicles can stop in case of breakdown or emergency

 

sponge bath - mytí houbou, mytí žínkou

noun - a way of cleaning your body using a damp sponge or washcloth instead of getting into a bathtub or shower

 

hush money - peníze za mlčení, peníze za mlčenlivost (úplatek)

noun - a sum of money paid, typically in secret, to buy someone's silence or prevent disclosure of sensitive or damaging information

callipers - posuvné měřítko, průměrka

noun, technical - a tool made of two metal parts that is used for measuring the width, distance or diameter of various objects

staple - svorka, skobka (do sešívačky)

noun - a piece of thin wire that you push into sheets of paper using a special tool to hold them together

 

word search - osmisměrka

noun - a type of a puzzle in which you are supposed to find the letters of given words in a grid

 

leech - pijavice, parazit, příživník (člověk)

noun - somebody who takes advantage of other people for a long period of time by taking their food, money or profit

 

veneer - dýha (na nábytku)

noun - a thin layer of wood or plastic that is clued to a piece of furniture to make it look better

G-string - tanga

noun - a type of underwear usually worn by women that only has a very narrow strip of cloth at the back

 

gargoyle - chrlič (na střeše)

noun - a stone figure of a person or an animal which carries rain water from the roof of an old building

balance - zůstatek (účtu), dlužná částka

noun - the amount of money left in your account, the amount of many that you owe on your credit card etc.

truffle - lanýž (houba nebo cukrovinka)

noun - a very expensive type of fungus that grows underground, often used in cooking, or a soft sweet made of chocolate

 

jet lag - desynchronismus, nemoc časových pásem

noun - the state of feeling tired and uneasy because of a long flight to a place in a different time zone

 

ski - lyže (jedna)

noun - one of the two long narrow pieces of wood or plastic fastened to your boots used for sliding over snow

 

off - volno (ve spojení např. den volna)

adverb - used to talk about a period of time you are at home (or somewhere else) instead of being at work