housemate - spolubydlící (ve stejném domě)

noun - a person who shares a house with others but is not usually part of the same family

high season - hlavní sezóna

noun - a time of the year when there are many people visiting or using a place or service

low season - období mimo sezónu, mezisezóna

noun - a time of the year when there are fewer people visiting or using a place or service

maggot - larva, červ

noun - a small, worm-like creature that is the immature stage of a fly, feeding on organic matter

spool - špulka, cívka

noun - a round object with a hole in the middle that you wrap thread, wire, or tape around

 

digest - výběr, výtah (toho podstatného)

noun - a short text that gives the most important facts and details of a longer piece of writing

 

counterfoil - kontrolní útržek, stvrzenka

noun, British English - the part of a ticket, cheque or other document that is kept as a record of purchase

second helping - přidání si (u jídla)

noun - if you have a second helping, you get a second portion of the same food (or drink)

clamp - botička na auto

noun, British English - a metal device that is fixed to the wheel of a car that has been parked illegally

 

subcontractor - subdodavatel

noun - a person or a company that does part of the work given to another person or company

asparagus - chřest

noun - a long thin vegetable in the form of a stem, it can be either green or white

 

u-turn - obrat, otočka, otočení do protisměru

noun - a turn, usually of a car, made to go back in the direction it has come from

 

quinine - chinin

noun - a drug extracted from the bark of a South American tree which was used to treat malaria

left luggage office - úschovna zavazadel

noun, British English - a place at the station, airport etc., where you can leave your luggage for a short time

 

dislocate - vymknout, vykloubit, vyhodit (si)

verb - (of the shoulder, ankle etc.) to move a bone out of its normal position in a joint