on the skids - skřípající, v problémech

adjective, informal - failing

 

hit the skids - začít skřípat, mít problémy

verb, informal - to begin to fail

skid - smyk

noun - (of a vehicle) an uncontrolled slide, especially on a wet or icy road

 

festively - svátečně, slavnostně

adverb - in a festive way

scale - odstranit šupiny

verb - to remove the scales (from a fish etc.), to lose scales

 

scaly - šupinatý

adjective - covered with scales

 

nut - nadšenec, blázen (do něčeho)

noun, informal - a person who enjoys something (a hobby or a sport) more than is considered normal

 

freak - blázen (do něčeho)

noun, informal - a person who enjoys something (a hobby, a sport etc.) more than is considered normal

maniac - blázen (do něčeho)

noun, informal - a person who likes something more than is considered normal

maniac - šílenec, maniak

noun, informal - a person who behaves in a wild and often dangerous way

 

Michaelmas - svátek sv. Michaela Archanděla

noun - a Christian festival observed on September 29

 

trimester - trimestr, tříměsíční období

noun - one of the three-month periods that something is divided into (esp. of a pregnancy or the academic year)

put on weight - ztloustnout, přibrat na váze

verb - to become fat

inflammation - zánět

noun - a painful area inside your body or on your skin, usually caused by infection

bag of bones - kost a kůže

noun, informal - someone who is very skinny