depress - deprimovat, skličovat

verb - to make somebody sad and unhappy

mend - spravit (např. oblečení), zašít, záplatovat, zazáplatovat

verb - to fix a hole in something (especially in a piece of clothing)

 

competitiveness - konkurenceschopnost

noun - the ability to compete with others, to be as good as others or slightly better

 

intermission - přestávka (v divadle)

noun, American English - the break between acts in a theatre

retiree - důchodce, penzista

noun, American English - a person who has reached a certain age, does not work anymore and gets money regularly from the government

 

reassuringly - povzbudivě

adverb - in a way that makes you less worried about something

 

reassuring - povzbudivý, uklidňující, konejšivý

adjective - making you feel less worried about something

 

tourist class - turistická třída

noun - the cheaper and less comfortable class in a plane

 

better half - drahá polovička, lepší polovička, protějšek

noun, informal - your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or someone you have a relationship with

 

other half - drahá polovička, lepší polovička, protějšek

noun, informal - your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or someone you have a relationship with

significant other - drahá polovička, protějšek, partner

noun - your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or someone you have a relationship with

 

Tokyo - Tokyo

noun - the largest city in Japan, the capital of Japan

 

Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro

noun - the second largest city in Brazil

 

Sydney - Sydney

noun - the largest and the most populous city in Australia

 

run past - probrat, zkonzultovat (něco s někým)

verb, informal - to discuss an idea with someone in order to see what they think about it