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

specimen - vzorek (např. krve k testování)

noun - a small amount of something that is taken to be tested or examined (e.g. blood or urine)

specimen - exemplář, jedinec

noun - a typical example of something, usually an animal or a plant

 

vent - průduch, větrací otvor, ventilace

noun - an opening or pipe through which air, gas or liquid can escape or entre a space

 

occupant - obyvatel, uživatel, nájemník (domu, bytu, pokoje)

noun - a person who lives in a particular building, house, flat or room

 

town centre - centrum, střed města

noun, British English - the main part of a town

 

fitting - vybavení, příslušenství (domu, bytu)

noun, British English - items in a house or flat such a fridge, cooker, lights that are immobile but can be taken away when you sell the house or flat

 

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