white-knuckle - adrenalinový, extrémní, nervy drásající

adjective - making you feel excited but also frightened at the same time (e.g. a ride)

 

knucklehead - blbeček. pitomec, trouba, hňup

noun, American English, informal - a stupid person

 

hock - koleno, kolínko (hlavně vepřové)

noun, American English - a piece of meat from the lowest leg joint of an animal, especially a pig

 

spotlight - obrátit pozornost, upozornit (na něco, na někoho)

verb - to direct attention to something or someone

 

fasten on - upřít (např. zrak či pozornost) na

verb - to direct something toward something (sight, attention etc.)

 

barbed - ostnatý, s ostny, s háčky

adjective - having sharp points which may curve backwards

 

digest - výběr, výtah (toho podstatného)

noun - a short text that gives the most important facts and details of a longer piece of writing

 

digest - vstřebat, zpracovat (informaci)

verb - to understand new information

 

double - sloužit také (navíc), suplovat, plnit funkci (navíc)

verb - to have another function apart from the main one

 

flaming - ohnivý, planoucí

adjective - burning, bright red

 

juicy - atraktivní, lukrativní, výnosný, zajímavý

adjective, informal - attractive because it involves a lot of money or is of high quality

 

counsel - právní zástupce

noun - a lawyer who represents you in court

 

blow away - oddělat, odprásknout, sejmout (zastřelit)

verb, informal - to kill someone by shooting them

 

blow away - rozdrtit, převálcovat, smést (např. při zápase)

verb, informal - to defeat someone completely and easily, especially in a game

 

cur - podvraťák, čokl

noun, dated - a disapproving word for a dog, especially aggressive one, undesirable one