opinionated - zatvrzelý, neústupný, svéhlavý

adjective - expressing strong opinions, not willing to accept that you may be wrong

 

informer - udavač, konfident, donašeč

noun - a person who secretly gives information to the police or other authority

 

spiderweb - pavoučí síť

noun - a structure like a net made by a spider to catch insects

 

uphold - prosazovat, dodržovat

verb - to support a principle, law, or decision that you think is right

 

moderately - středně, průměrně, umírněně, přiměřeně, mírně, nevýrazně

adverb - to some degree but not a great degree; fairly but not very

 

soundwave - zvuková vlna

noun - an invisible sound stream that goes to a person's ear through air

 

split hairs - přít se o maličkosti

verb, informal - to have an argument about details which are small and not important

 

lobby - kuloár, kuloáry (parlamentu)

noun - an area in the British Parliament that is open to the public

 

cruise - jet, plout, letět (stálou rychlostí)

verb - to move at a steady speed (in a car, boat or plane)

 

probe - vyšetřovat sondou, sondovat

verb - to examine the inside of someone's body with a long metal tool

 

knock out - vyřadit (ze soutěže)

verb - to defeat someone in a game, so that they cannot continue competing

 

dust off - oprášit (použít po dlouhé době), použít po dlouhé době

verb - to use something after it hasn't been used for a long time

brush up - oprášit, osvěžit, oživit si (např. dovednost)

verb - to practice or improve your knowledge of something that you partly forgot

 

spell out - vyhláskovat

verb - to say or write the letters of a word one by one

 

snooze - dřímat, pospávat

verb - to sleep lightly during the day, especially if you're not in bed