inflexibility - nepružnost, neohebnost

noun - the fact that a material is hard, stiff and unable to be bent

 

get down to business - jít přímo k věci

verb - to start to discuss the issue that is to be dealt with directly

 

competitiveness - soutěživost

noun - the fact that you are trying to be better, faster etc. than others

 

cumber - překážet, bránit (někomu v něčem)

verb - to hinder, to prevent someone from doing something, to be in the way

 

elastic - elastický

adjective - able to be stretched and returned to the original size (e.g. clothes etc.)

 

literature - literatura

noun - the kind of art that is supposed to be read (books, poems etc.)

competition - soutěž

noun - an event where many people are trying to be the best and win

design - navrhovat

verb - to draw a plan of the way something should be made or built

perched - usazený, posazený, sedící

adjective - positioned on a high place or on the edge of something, often in a way that seems temporary or slightly unstable

mat - podložka, žíněnka, karimatka

noun - a piece of soft material that you put on the floor to lie on or to protect yourself in some sports

 

stick up - trčet, tyčit se, stát

verb - to be pointed upwards

 

controllable - ovladatelný, řiditelný, regulovatelný

adjective - possible to be controlled

 

lie with - náležet (někomu), příslušet (někomu), spočívat (na někom)

verb, formal - to be somebody's responsibility

 

disposable - disponibilní

adjective - available to be used

 

marketability - prodejnost, obchodovatelnost

noun - ability to be sold