sandstorm - písečná bouře

noun - a storm in the desert

 

rainstorm - průtrž mračen, liják, lijavec

noun - very heavy rain

 

up your alley - tvoje parketa, pro tebe jako stvořené

phrase, American English - suitable for someone because of their skills or interests

 

blind alley - slepá ulička (přeneseně), nikam nevedoucí činnost

noun - a path that doesn't lead anywhere, usually metaphorical

alley cat - pouliční kočka, toulavá kočka

noun - a cat that lives on the street

 

reek - páchnout, smrdět, čpět

verb - to have a very unpleasant smell

 

hankie - kapesník

noun, informal - a piece of cloth or paper that you use when blowing your nose

 

squeaky - pisklavý, vrzavý, skřípavý

adjective - making very high noises, similar to the ones mice make

venetian blind - žaluzie

noun - a covering for a window made up of strips of plastic or metal that can be turned to let in light

perennial - trvalka (rostlina)

noun - a plant that grows for more than two years

 

attagirl - šikovná holka, šikula, dobrá práce

interjection, American English, informal - a word we use to encourage someone (a girl or a woman) or congratulate someone on something they have done well

attaboy - pašák, šikovný kluk, šikula, dobrá práce

interjection, American English, informal - a word we use to encourage someone (a boy or a man) or congratulate someone on something they have done well

 

adaptable - přizpůsobivý

adjective - able to change in order to succeed

 

tactless - netaktní

adjective - not paying too much attention to what he or she says, thus hurting or upsetting someone

 

volume - objem

noun - the amount of space that an object fills