hiatus - pauza, přestávka

noun, formal - a pause, a break in an activity

 

milk - vydojit, podojit, vyždímat, ždímat (přeneseně)

verb, informal - to get as much money, information or advantage from something or someone as possible

 

resort - uchýlit se, sáhnout, rozhodnout se

verb - to do something difficult or extreme, because you have no other choice

 

Tom - Tom

noun - a man's name, short for Thomas

 

Sophie - Sophie, Sofie

noun - a woman's name

 

last resort - krajní případ, poslední možnost, východisko z nouze

noun - situation in which everything else fails and you have only one course of action left

 

Georgiana - Jiřina, Georgiana

noun - a woman's name

 

Aylmer - Aylmer

noun - a man's name

 

incomparable - jedinečný, bezkonkurenční

adjective - the best of all, far better than anything or anyone else

ladle - nalít (naběračkou)

verb - to put liquid from one place to another using a ladle

 

hold at bay - držet na uzdě, držet pod kontrolou, držet si od těla

verb - keep something or someone at a safe distance from somebody, under control, keep something or someone from causing trouble or harm

 

keep at bay - držet na uzdě, mít pod kontrolou, držet si od těla

verb - keep something or someone at a safe distance from somebody, under control, keep something or someone from causing trouble or harm

 

relocate - přesídlit, přestěhovat, přemístit (firma či zaměstnanec)

verb - to move to a different place (about companies, organizations or people who work for them)

paper - tapetovat

verb - to put wallpaper onto the walls of a room

pat - poklepání, poplácání

noun - the act of touching someone with the palm of your hand