synopsis - shrnutí děje, výtah z děje

noun - a brief summary or overview that provides the main points or highlights of a longer piece of work, such as a book, movie, or play

 

slough - svléknout, shodit (kůži), odumírat (o tkáni), zbavit se něčeho

verb - to shed or cast off a layer of skin, tissue, or an outer covering; to get rid of something old, unwanted, or no longer useful

ballroom dancing - společenský tanec, společenské tance

noun - a type of dancing in which a man and a woman dance together and use different steps for particular kinds of music, e.g. waltz, tango

cookie-cutter - jednolitý, jednotvárný, nenápaditý (stejný jako ostatní)

adjective, American English - used to describe things of the same type which all look almost the same and rather boring, showing lack of imagination and not much character

 

specialization - specializace, zaměření

noun - a particular area of work or study that you know a lot about and spend a great deal of your time and energy on it

bolt - závora, zástrčka, západka

noun - a piece of metal that you can slide on the inside of your door in order to fasten it and protect it from being opened

cushion - polštář, polštářek (ozdobný, k sezení)

noun - a kind of a pillow, a bag of cloth filled with soft material that you sit on or put on a sofa to decorate it

xylophone - xylofon

noun - a musical instrument consisting of a set or sets of flat metal bars that make a sound when they are hit with a small hammer

leg - noha (dolní končetina)

noun - one of the two parts of the body that we walk on, it has a knee in the middle and a foot at the end

jury - porota (u soudu)

noun - a group of people (chosen from the public) in a court who help to decide whether a person is guilty of a crime or not

 

longitude - délka (zeměpisná), zeměpisná délka

noun - the distance of a place east or west of the zero meridian (imaginary line between the North and South pole that runs through Greenwich, England)

tabloid - plátek (noviny), bulvár (noviny), bulvární plátek

noun - a popular kind of newspaper that is printed on smaller sheets of paper, usually in color, the news in it is not usually very serious

 

diameter - průměr (např. kruhu)

noun - the distance between two points on the circumference of a circle that can be connected by a straight line passing the center of the circle

Nevada - Nevada

noun - a state in the west of the USA known for its deserts, the capital of gambling - Las Vegas (although the real capital is Carson City)