valve - chlopeň

noun, technical - a structure in a vein or in the heart that controls the flow of blood

valve - ventil

noun, technical - a device which controls the flow of air or liquid through a tube or a pipe

 

foe - nepřítel

noun, literary - an enemy, a person who hates you or wants to harm you

 

fluid - tekutina, kapalina

noun - a liquid, a substance that flows and can be poured (e.g. water)

 

stardom - sláva, hvězdná sláva, hvězdná popularita

noun - the state of being famous

dish towel - utěrka

noun, American English - a square piece of cloth that you use to dry something with, esp. wet dishes after they have been washed

cocoa - kakao (nápoj)

noun - a drink made using cocoa powder and warm milk

cabin fever - ponorková nemoc, ponorka (ponorková nemoc)

noun - a kind of irritability that you feel when you've been stuck in one place with one or more people for a long time

typhoon - tajfun

noun - a tropical storm that brings strong winds and heavy rains

 

appreciation - uznání, vděčnost

noun - an act of admiring the good qualities of something/someone

 

decipher - rozluštit, rozšifrovat

verb - to find out the meaning of something that is written poorly or in a hidden way

 

approximate - přibližný

adjective - not absolutely accurate (e.g. time, number, position)

 

inertia - setrvačnost

noun, technical - a property of an object by which it continues moving in the same direction or stands still in the same position

 

longingly - toužebně

adverb - with the feeling of wanting something very much

 

longing - toužebný

adjective - wanting something very much