moderately - středně, průměrně, umírněně, přiměřeně, mírně, nevýrazně

adverb - to some degree but not a great degree; fairly but not very

 

loony bin - blázinec, cvokhaus

noun, informal - a hospital for people who are mentally ill (used humorously or as an insult)

 

loony - bláznivý, potrhlý, praštěný

adjective, informal - silly, crazy or stranger

 

loony - blázen, cvok, hňup

noun, informal - someone who behaves in a crazy or stranger way

 

loon - blázen, cvok, hňup

noun, informal - someone who behaves in a crazy or stranger way

motor car - automobil

noun, British English, formal - a car

 

trickster - podvodník

noun - some who tricks or deceives people

scammer - podvodník

noun, informal - a dishonest person who makes money by tricking people

 

by hook or by crook - všemi prostředky, za každou cenu, ať se děje, co se děje

adverb - using every method possible

 

crook - berla (biskupská, pasáčkova)

noun, informal - a long stick with a curved end carried by a bishop or a shepherd

fluffy - načechraný, nadýchaný

adjective - soft to touch, sometimes containing air

 

a far cry - na hony vzdálený, něco zcela jiného, nebe a dudy

noun - completely different

 

contrive - sestrojit (důmyslně)

verb - to create or construct something in a clever way

contraption - udělátko, vychytávka

noun, informal - a piece of equipment, usually one that is quickly put together for a particular purpose, often improvised

 

alarmed - znepokojený, vystrašený

adjective - afraid, worried, feeling as if you were in danger