past one's prime - za zenitem, s nejlepšími roky za sebou

adjective - too old, over the hill

thaw - obleva

noun - a period of warm weather after winter when everything melts

 

blank - slepý náboj (bez střeliva)

noun - a cartridge in a gun that doesn't contain a bullet

 

tap - napíchnout, odposlouchávat (telefon)

verb - to listen to someone's telephone conversation by putting a special device into the phone

 

eaves - převis střechy

noun - the lower part of the roof that sticks out

exercise - pohyb (pro zdraví)

noun - physical activities that you do to stay healthy

 

SMS - SMS (systém krátkých textovách zpráv)

noun - a feature on a mobile phone which allows you to send short messages

 

severity - závažnost

noun - the state of being very serious or very bad

 

blank - prázdné místo (ve formuláři)

noun - an empty space, usually in a form, where you write letters or words

 

excellence - znamenitost, dokonalost, mistrovství

noun - greatness in something, the mastery of something, great skill or knowledge of something

prowess - zdatnost, dovednost, mistrovství

noun, formal - mastery, great skill

clean slate - čistý štít, čistý rejstřík

noun - a clean record, a record that doesn't show any problems or past mistakes

 

Michaelmas - svátek sv. Michaela Archanděla

noun - a Christian festival observed on September 29

 

trimester - trimestr, tříměsíční období

noun - one of the three-month periods that something is divided into (esp. of a pregnancy or the academic year)

put on weight - ztloustnout, přibrat na váze

verb - to become fat