white-collar - úřednický, kancelářský

adjective - having jobs in offices, rather than working in factories

blue-collar - dělnický, manuální (pracovník)

adjective - doing physical work

 

skim - sesbírat, odstranit (z povrchu kapaliny)

verb - to remove something from the surface of a liquid

backwards and forwards - tam a zpátky, sem a tam

phrase - moving in one direction, then in the opposite direction, usually more times

 

everything but the kitchen sink - co vás jen napadne, skoro úplně všechno, vše možné i nemožné, cokoliv tě napadne

phrase, informal - too many things, more than is necessary (used humorously)

commodious - prostorný (formální)

adjective, formal - having a lot of space (very formal)

roomy - prostorný

adjective - with a lot of space inside

airy - vzdušný

adjective - with a lot of light, space and fresh air

Smarties - lentilky

noun - small sweets with hard covering and chocolate inside which come in several different colours

 

contact lenses - kontaktní čočky

noun - two pieces of very thin plastic that you put on your eyes to see better

 

specifically - konkrétně, specificky

adverb - in particular, connected with one particular thing

kitschy - kýčovitý

adjective - considered to be unfashionable and without style by some people, but enjoyed by other people because they find them cute or funny

kitsch - kýč

noun - decorative objects or works of art that are considered to be unfashionable and without style by some people, but enjoyed by other people because they find them cute or funny

 

kitty - fond, bank

noun - an amount of money put together by a number of people to be used in a specific way, an amount of money you can win in a game of cards etc.

 

kitty - číča, kočička

noun, informal - an informal word for a cat, often used by children