cone off - uzavřít část silnice pomocí kuželů

verb, British English - to close a part of the road using traffic cones

 

trickery - podvádění, klamání

noun - the use of dishonest methods in order to achieve something

 

as regards - ohledně něčeho / někoho

phrase, formal - in connection with the subject that is being talked about

 

that's why - proto

phrase - used after a statement to emphasize the explanation just given

 

gridlocked - ucpaný (např. silnice)

adjective - (of roads) not making the movement of cars possible, jammed

 

matinée - odpolední představení

noun - a performance of a show or play in the afternoon

 

asinine - oslí

adjective, formal - resembling a donkey, especially in the sense of being stupid

 

it - přípravné 'it' (pomocný podmět v 'cleft' souvětích)

pronoun - a subject we use in the so called 'cleft sentences'

 

vagueness - matnost, nejasnost, nekonkrétnost, vágnost

noun - the state of being not clear or not clearly defined

blink - mrknutí, zamrkání (jako reflex)

noun - the act of closing and opening your eyes very quickly

 

Dutch courage - opilecká kuráž

noun, British English, informal - the false confidence that you get when you are drunk

 

stain - mořit, namořit (dřevo)

verb - to change the colour of wood using a special liquid

pay rise - zvýšení platu

noun, British English - an increase in the money you get for your work

ridicule - výsměch, posměch

noun - the act of saying things that make someone look silly

 

progression - posloupnost, sled

noun - a number of things which come one after the other