draconian - drakonický, velmi přísný

adjective - very strict (esp. in connection with laws)

 

HMRC - finanční úřad

short for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, an agency responsible for collecting taxes in the UK

 

subsidy - dotace (státním firmám apod.)

noun - money paid by a government to a company that benefits the public

 

visible - viditelný

adjective - capable of being seen

pendant - přívěsek

noun - a piece of jewellery on a chain that is worn around the neck

shingle - oblázky, kamínky

noun - small smooth stones that can be found on a beach or in a river

crest - hřeben (hory, vlny apod.)

noun - the highest part of a wave or a hill

 

crest - erbovní znak

noun - a design that is used as the symbol of a family, organization or town

canned food - konzervované jídlo, jídlo v plechovce

noun, American English - food preserved in a tin can

 

right-wing - pravicový (politicky)

adjective - connected with the group of politicians who do not want social change and emphasize business and market

 

counterproductive - kontraproduktivní

adjective - not having the kind of effect you hope for

 

unproductively - neproduktivně, neplodně

adverb - not in a useful manner, without good results

 

productively - produktivně, plodně (produktivně)

adverb - in a useful way, with good results

 

this - takto

adverb - in this way

 

periodically - pravidelně, periodicky

adverb - regularly, at regular intervals