infancy - dětství, útlé dětství

noun - the time when a child is very young and cannot walk or talk

 

middlebrow - obyčejný člověk, průměrný člověk, člověk průměrného vkusu

noun - a person of average taste, a person who is not very intellectual

 

lowbrow - jednoduchý člověk, primitiv, přízemní člověk

noun - a simple unsofisticated person, someone not interested in arts etc.

 

mar - zničit, zkazit, pokazit, poničit

verb - to damage or ruin something

 

serum - sérum

noun - a liquid component of blood that remains after blood has clotted, containing various proteins, antibodies, hormones, and other substances

paperhanger - tapetář

noun - someone who decorates walls with wallpaper, usually as a job

brazil - para ořech

noun - a type of curved nut that has a hard shell with three sides

 

figment - výplod, výmysl

noun - something invented or made up, the creation of someone's imagination

 

thereby - tím, důsledkem čehož, čímž

adverb, formal - as a result of a given situation

 

on sale - ve slevě, v akci, ve výprodeji

adjective, American English - being sold at a reduced price

 

on sale - v prodeji, na prodej, k dostání

adverb - available to be bought

 

one of these days - jednou, jednoho dne

adverb - at some point in the future

sewing kit - sada na šití, šitíčko, šicí potřeby

noun - a small set of needles, threads, and other tools used for sewing and mending clothes

 

secession - odtržení, oddělení, odloučení, vystoupení

noun - the action of withdrawing formally from membership in a union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization

art nouveau - secese (umělecký styl)

noun - an artistic style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries characterized by decorative, flowing lines and natural forms