middle-class - patřící ke střední třídě, týkající se střední třídy

adjective - belonging to or connected with the social class between the lower and upper class

 

Tomb Raider - Tomb Raider

noun - a series of video games and movies featuring the sexy female archaeologist Lara Croft

Syria - Sýrie

noun - a country in Western Asia, located on the eastern Mediterranean coast, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Lebanon and Israel to the southwest

soccer - fotbal, kopaná

noun, American English - a ball game in which two teams of eleven players play against each other and try to score goals, it is played on a grassy field with a black and white ball

football - fotbal, kopaná

noun, British English - a ball game in which two teams of eleven players play against each other and try to score goals, it is played on a grassy field with a black and white ball

roulette - ruleta

noun - a casino game in which there is a wheel with red and black numbers and a small ball, the players bet money on the number where they think the ball will stop

Tunisia - Tunisko

noun - a country in North Africa, located on the north-eastern coast of the continent, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east, Libya to the southeast, and Algeria to the west

makeshift - provizorní, prozatímní, nouzový, dočasný

adjective - temporary and low of quality, used for a short time instead of the real thing

 

terrycloth - froté (tkanina)

noun - a type of thick cotton fabric that is used especially for making towels and bathrobes

hoar frost - jinovatka

noun - a thin layer of ice that forms on objects outside and looks like tiny needles

Christmas pudding - vánoční pudink, vánoční nákyp, anglický vánoční dezert

noun - a sweet dessert containing dried fruit and nuts that is eaten in Britain at Christmas

setting - prostředí (příběhu), umístění (příběhu), zasazení (v čase či místě)

noun - the time and place in which a story, a novel, a movie etc. takes place

trick-or-treating - koledování (halloweenské)

noun - the Halloween custom of going from house to house in costumes and asking for candy

 

crumple - zhroutit se, sesypat se (např. při zranění nebo v šoku)

verb - (of a person) to fall to the ground suddenly and usually in an uncontrolled way

locust - saranče

noun - a large insect, similar to a grasshopper, that flies in large groups and destroys plants