swallow - spolknout, polknout, polykat

verb - to let something (usually food or drink) go down your throat and into your stomach

stoat - lasice, hranostaj

noun - a small furry animal with a long body and short legs, it eats other animals

 

fixer-upper - koupená věc vyžadující renovaci (např. dům)

noun, informal - something (usually a house) that you buy and that you are going to renovate yourself

 

valentine - miláček (na Sv. Valentýna)

noun - a person who you love and who you send a greeting on St. Valentine's day

fair - jarmark, trh

noun - an important public event (esp. in rural areas) where farm products were displayed and sold

 

Beardsley - Aubrey Beardsley (anglický básník)

noun - Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898), an English poet and illustrator, known especially for his erotic illustrations

 

plunge - vrhnout se (do něčeho)

verb - to move forward quickly and suddenly, to start an activity with a lot of energy

 

amphibious - obojživelný

adjective - that can live or operate both in water and on dry land (usually about animals)

 

move out - vystěhovat se

verb - to leave your flat, house, office etc. for good and take your things with you

tearful - smutný, truchlivý (událost apod.)

adjective - (of an event) where people are sad and are crying or are about to cry

ATM - bankomat

noun - a machine into which you insert your credit/debit card and it gives you cash

 

invoice - fakturovat

verb - to send a document listing all the products or services purchased and the total price

lounge - salonek, hala, společenská místnost, prostor k odpočinku

noun - a public room where people can sit and wait (often in a hotel or airport)

telly - telka (hovor. televize)

noun, British English, informal - a box with a glass screen, where we can watch films, series and other programmes

 

discontent - nespokojenost

noun - the state of not being happy with your present situation and longing for something better