bagel - bagel (chlebové pečivo)

noun - a ring-shaped bread roll

 

windstorm - větrná smršť

noun - a storm with strong wind, usually without rain

 

sandstorm - písečná bouře

noun - a storm in the desert

 

rainstorm - průtrž mračen, liják, lijavec

noun - very heavy rain

 

up your alley - tvoje parketa, pro tebe jako stvořené

phrase, American English - suitable for someone because of their skills or interests

 

blind alley - slepá ulička (přeneseně), nikam nevedoucí činnost

noun - a path that doesn't lead anywhere, usually metaphorical

alley cat - pouliční kočka, toulavá kočka

noun - a cat that lives on the street

double standard - dvojí metr, nestejný přístup

noun - treating a person or a group of people differently than another in the same situation

 

disobedience - neposlušnost

noun - the act of not doing what you are told or what you are expected to do

 

disobey - neuposlechnout, nebýt poslušný, neposlouchat

verb - not to do what someone in authority tells you to do, not to respect a rule, a law etc.

 

alarmed - znepokojený, vystrašený

adjective - afraid, worried, feeling as if you were in danger

venetian blind - žaluzie

noun - a covering for a window made up of strips of plastic or metal that can be turned to let in light

perennial - trvalka (rostlina)

noun - a plant that grows for more than two years

 

attagirl - šikovná holka, šikula, dobrá práce

interjection, American English, informal - a word we use to encourage someone (a girl or a woman) or congratulate someone on something they have done well

attaboy - pašák, šikovný kluk, šikula, dobrá práce

interjection, American English, informal - a word we use to encourage someone (a boy or a man) or congratulate someone on something they have done well