pavement - povrch vozovky, povrch silnice, vozovka

noun, American English - the hard surface of a road that vehicles drive on

blink - mrknutí, zamrkání (jako reflex)

noun - the act of closing and opening your eyes very quickly

 

vagueness - matnost, nejasnost, nekonkrétnost, vágnost

noun - the state of being not clear or not clearly defined

 

stain - mořit, namořit (dřevo)

verb - to change the colour of wood using a special liquid

 

it - přípravné 'it' (pomocný podmět v 'cleft' souvětích)

pronoun - a subject we use in the so called 'cleft sentences'

 

cockney - Londýňan z části East End

noun - a person who comes from the East End of London

 

disloyalty - neloajálonost

noun - the fact of not staying with somebody at difficult times

 

valuation - ocenění, odhad ceny

noun - the act of deciding how much money something is worth

 

matchmaking - dohazování

noun - the activity of trying to arrange romantic relationships between people

 

sympathy - souhlas, pochopení

noun - the act of showing support or agreement with an idea

 

inefficiency - neefektivnost, neefektivita

noun - the inability to work without wasting time, money, effort etc.

 

rise - zvýšení platu

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

 

asinine - oslí

adjective, formal - resembling a donkey, especially in the sense of being stupid

 

check - kontrola

noun - the act of verifying that something is correct, safe etc.

 

contemplation - hloubání, zamyšlení, zadumání, rozjímání

noun, formal - the act of considering something or thinking about something deeply