dish towel - utěrka

noun, American English - a square piece of cloth that you use to dry something with, esp. wet dishes after they have been washed

 

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

 

income tax - daň z příjmů

noun - a part of your income that you have to pay to the government

gaudy - křiklavý, extravagantní, nevkusný, okázalý

adjective - too brightly coloured in an unpleasant way, extravagant, standing out

 

defiant - vzdorovitý

adjective - refusing to obey someone/something

antidote - protijed, protilátka

noun - a chemical used to reverse the action of a poison

 

ulcer - vřed

noun - an open painful sore that is slowly healing

vice - svěrák

noun, British English - a tool used for holding an object tightly between two parts

 

alloy - slitina

noun - a metal that is a combination of more metals or metals and nonmetals