crumple - zhroutit se, sesypat se (např. při zranění nebo v šoku)

verb - (of a person) to fall to the ground suddenly and usually in an uncontrolled way

crumple up - zmačkat, zmuchlat, zmačkat se, pomačkat se

verb - to become or make something (such as paper) wrinkled, not smooth anymore

 

extortion - vydírání, vynucování, vymáhání

noun - the act of getting something from someone by using threats or trickery

prostitute - prostitutka, prostitut

noun - a woman, or sometimes a man, who has sex for money

 

in pawn - v zástavě, zastavený

adjective - (of a valuable object) used as a guarantee that you will pay back the money that you borrowed

 

pawn - dát do zástavy, zastavit

verb - to use a valuable object as a guarantee that you will pay back money that you borrow

 

pawn - figurka (přeneseně)

noun - a person controlled by somebody else

 

seedy - pochybný, zanedbaný, špinavý, zpustlý, nevalné pověsti (člověk, místo)

adjective, informal - a person or a place that is dirty and unpleasant and may be connected with illegal or immoral activities

 

out of your element - ne ve své kůži, ne ve svém živlu

adjective - uncomfortable and unhappy because you are doing something that you are not good at and do not enjoy

in your element - ve svém živlu, jako ryba ve vodě

adjective - doing what you enjoy very much and are good at

sifter - prosévačka, sítko (např. na mouku)

noun - a container with a handle that has a fine mesh in the bottom used for aerating flour and removing large clumps

 

sifter - sypátko (např. na cukr)

noun, British English - a container with small holes in the top that is used for scattering sugar or a similar substance onto things

mannequin - figurína v obchodě nebo ve výkladní skříni

noun - a full-size model of the human body that is used in shops or shop windows to display clothes

 

dry run - zkouška nanečisto, nácvik

noun, informal - a complete and detailed practice of something that is done to make sure the real thing will work or run smoothly

 

dummy run - zkouška nanečisto, nácvik

noun, informal - a complete and detailed practice of something that is done to make sure the real thing will work or run smoothly