now that - teď když

conjunction - used when you want to explain a new situation

 

eruption - erupce, výbuch (např. o sopce)

noun - (of a volcano) an explosion that sends rocks into the air

melancholy - melancholie, smutek

noun - a feeling of sadness

 

abortion - interrupce (přerušení těhotenství)

noun - a medical operation to end pregnancy, usually at an early stage

corduroy - manšetr (materiál)

noun - a thick cotton cloth with lines on it that is used for making clothes, usually trousers

 

seizure - zabavení, zadržení, exekuce

noun - the act of taking usually illegal goods from a person or company

 

informer - udavač, konfident, donašeč

noun - a person who secretly gives information to the police or other authority

 

parquet - parkety

noun - small pieces of wood fixed together in a pattern that cover the floor of a room

 

silicone - silikon (křemičitý polymer)

noun - a chemical containing silicon

tier - úroveň, stupeň, patro

noun - one of several levels or layers that are placed one above the other

 

sunny side up - jako volské oko, osmažený jen zespodu s tekutým žloutkem

phrase, American English - a type of fried egg that is cooked on one side only and the yellow part is on the top

 

banister - zábradlí

noun - a structure on the side of stairs that you can hold onto when you walk up and down the stairs

 

stairway - schody, schodiště

noun - a set of stairs

 

rusty - pozapomenutý, zašlý

adjective - not as good as it used to be, because you have not used it a long time

 

horizon - obzor, přehled, rozhled, znalost

noun - the limit of someone's ideas, interests, desires and knowledge