house arrest - domácí vězení

noun - a kind of punishment that makes you stay in your house instead of a prison

 

relatively - poměrně, relativně

adverb - to a certain degree, especially in comparison with other things or with what you expect

 

Julia Roberts - Julia Roberts

noun - a Hollywood actress who became famous especially for her role in the movie Pretty Woman

 

jackpot - jackpot

noun - the amount of money (that can be won in a game) that accummulated over time

buttonhole - knoflíková dírka

noun - a small hole in a piece of clothing where a button fits through to fasten it

dual carriageway - dvouproudová silnice (oddělená středním pásem), dvouproudová vozovka

noun - a road with two separate lanes going in each direction, divided by a strip or barrier

 

proclivity - sklon, tendence, náchylnost, dispozice (k čemu)

noun, formal - a natural tendency or inclination to behave in a particular way, especially something bad or negative

 

sleaze - špína, nemravnost, nechutnosti

noun - low-quality behaviour that is dishonest, immoral, or cheap, especially in politics, business, or sexual matters

ferment - kvasit, zkvasit, fermentovat, podrobit kvašení

verb - to cause a chemical change in food or drink by the action of bacteria or yeast

Polaris - Polárka, Severka (hvězda)

noun - the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, located nearly directly above the Earth’s North Pole

 

profanity - sprosté slovo, vulgarismus, nadávka, hrubý jazyk

noun, formal - (usually plural) an offensive, obscene, or vulgar word that is generally considered inappropriate in polite conversation

 

discourse - debata, diskuze, rozmluva, rozprava, promluva

noun, formal - a formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing; written or spoken communication or debate

 

postnatal - poporodní, postnatální

adjective - occurring or existing after birth, particularly in relation to the baby or the period following childbirth

wardrobe - kostýmy (divadelní apod.)

noun - the department or collection of costumes used by performers in a theatre, film, or television production

 

layover - mezipřistání, zastávka

noun, American English - a short stay in a place that you make on a long journey to somewhere else