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

sweet tooth - chuť na sladké, závislost na sladkém

noun - the urge to eat sweet food often

 

festively - svátečně, slavnostně

adverb - in a festive way

scale - odstranit šupiny

verb - to remove the scales (from a fish etc.), to lose scales

 

scaly - šupinatý

adjective - covered with scales

 

same old - stále stejný, ohraný, stále dokola

, informal - not changing, always the same

 

a far cry - na hony vzdálený, něco zcela jiného, nebe a dudy

noun - completely different

 

contrive - sestrojit (důmyslně)

verb - to create or construct something in a clever way

contraption - udělátko, vychytávka

noun, informal - a piece of equipment, usually one that is quickly put together for a particular purpose, often improvised

double standard - dvojí metr, nestejný přístup

noun - treating a person or a group of people differently than another in the same situation

 

disobedience - neposlušnost

noun - the act of not doing what you are told or what you are expected to do

 

disobey - neuposlechnout, nebýt poslušný, neposlouchat

verb - not to do what someone in authority tells you to do, not to respect a rule, a law etc.

 

alarmed - znepokojený, vystrašený

adjective - afraid, worried, feeling as if you were in danger

 

jell - rýsovat se, konkretizovat se

verb - to become definite or concrete