insurance company - pojišťovna

noun - a company that people pay some money and if something bad happens to them or their property, it pays the cost etc.

 

relic - relikvie

noun - an object of spiritual value especially if it is connected with a holy person (such as part of their body or clothes)

 

be ok with - nevadit (někomu), neobtěžovat (někoho)

verb, informal - a phrase used to say to a person to find out if they do not mind something that is about to happen

sea lion - lachtan

noun - a large animal similar to a seal which lives in and near the sea and eats fish, it hasn't got legs, only two short flat arms and a tail

 

refundable - vratný, proplatitelný (záloha, peníze)

adjective - (of money) that can be paid back or returned to you, especially if you are not satisfied with something which you paid for

dust - prach

noun - fine powder with small particles of dirt and sand etc. that usually covers things in your home if you don't clean very often

ratchet - ráčnový mechanismus, ráčna, rohatka

noun, technical - a device or a part of a machine consisting of a bar or wheel with a set of angled teeth, allowing motion in one direction only, used in tools or mechanisms

lordship - výsost, milost, veličenstvo (ironicky, posměšně)

noun, British English, informal - used to refer to a man, often ironically, who behaves as if he were very important or expects to be treated with special respect

mortgage - zatížit hypotékou, zastavit (např. dům)

verb - to give a legal right to someone, often a bank, to own your property if you don't repay the money you borrowed from them

ladyship - výsost, jasnost, veličenstvo, madam, paní dokonalá (ironicky, posměšně)

noun, British English, informal - used to refer to a woman, often ironically, who is acting as if she were very important or expects to be treated with special respect

Medusa - Medúza (myt.)

noun - a mythological creature that looked like a woman with snakes instead of hair that could turn you into stone if you gazed into her eyes

pawnshop - zastavárna

noun - a shop where you can borrow money if you leave there a valuable object as a form of security that you will pay it back

 

section - řez, průřez, profil (budovy, těla apod.)

noun, technical - a picture that shows what something (e.g. a building or a body) would look like if it were cut in half or in certain places

 

prenuptial agreement - předmanželská smlouva

noun - an official agreement made by a couple before they get married, in which they agree what will happen to their possessions if they get divorced

hostage - rukojmí

noun - a civillian who is taken prisoner by a criminal who threatens to kill him/her if the government etc. does not do what he wants