PhD - titul doktora či doktorky filozofie

noun - a university degree awarded to people who have done research in a particular subject

 

über-smart - superchytrý, nesmírně chytrý

adjective, informal - very smart

 

puffed - nateklý, oteklý, napuchlý

adjective - swollen, because of an injury or because you have been crying

 

not bat an eyelid - nehnout brvou, ani nemrknout

verb, British English, informal - to show no sign of worry or surprise when something unusual happens

 

bat - mrknout, mrkat

verb - to close and open your eyes quickly, especially to attract attention

 

long-haul - dálkový (např. let)

adjective - (of a journey) over a great distance, taking a lot of time

 

turbulence - turbulence

noun - the intense, sudden changes in the direction that air or liquid is moving in

 

by - podle, dle

preposition - according to, in accordance with

 

date back - datovat (se), sahat (do doby), pocházet (z doby)

verb - to have existed since a particular time mentioned

 

just as - stejně jako, právě tak jako

phrase - as well as

 

overdo - přehnat, přehánět, přepísknout

verb - to do something in an extreme way

 

not worth a darn - nestát za zlámanou grešli, nestát ani za mák

adjective, American English, informal - worthless, not worth the effort

 

darn - vyspravené, zalátané místo

noun - a place in a piece of clothing where a hole has been repaired

 

talked about - probíraný, diskutovaný

adjective - being discussed; widely known

bald eagle - orel bělohlavý

noun - a large eagle with a white head, used as a symbol of the US