washer - podložka (pod maticí)

noun, technical - a small flat ring (made of metal or rubber etc.) usually placed under a bolt or a nut

 

in the middle of nowhere - na samotě, daleko od lidí, uprostřed pustiny, daleko od civilizace, uprostřed ničeho

adverb - far from other people, houses, towns etc.

 

sweat it - lámat to přes koleno, trápit se tím, dělat si starosti

verb, American English, informal - to worry about something, to keep worrying about something

 

Arthur C. Clarke - Arthur C. Clarke

a famous author of sci-fi novels and short stories, e.g. 2001: A Space Odyssey, Randezvous with Rama, Songs of Distant Earth etc.

 

publisher - vydavatel, nakladatel, vydavatelství, nakladatelství

noun - a person or a company that produces books, magazines etc.

 

Jackie - Jackie

noun - a woman's name

 

semester - semestr, pololetí

noun - one of the two periods that the academic year is divided into

 

charge - poplatek, účtovaná částka, sazba

noun - the money that you pay for a service etc.

 

Where are you from? - Odkud jsi?, Odkud jste?

phrase - the question we ask if we want to know where a person comes from or where a person lives

 

How old are you? - Kolik ti je?, Kolik je ti let?, Jak jsi starý?

phrase - the question we ask when we want to know a person't age

 

breather - přestávka, krátká pauza, oddech

noun, informal - a short pause that allows you to relax for a minute

pointer - ukazovátko

noun - a thin wooden stick etc. that is used to show something on the blackboard, on a map etc.

 

pointer - tip, rada

noun, informal - a piece of advice

 

How are you? - Jak se máš?, Jak se máte?, Jak se ti daří?, Jak se vám daří?

phrase - the question we ask if we want to know if someone is doing fine or not

 

economize - snižovat náklady, šetřit, spořit

verb - to spend less than you usually do