town - město

noun - a place with many houses and buildings where people live, work etc., it is bigger than a village

capital - hlavní město

noun - the chief city of a country or state

 

home town - domov (město), město kde žijete

noun, British English - the town where you live and where you feel at home

city - město (velké), velkoměsto

noun - a large town with many people

 

NYC - město New York (zkr.)

noun - short for New York City

 

tenure - držba, právo držby (budovy, pozemku apod.)

noun, technical - the right to hold a property or a piece of land, often for a specific period or with legal security

 

tenure - funkční období, výkon funkce, doba výkonu funkce

noun - the condition or period of holding a position or office

 

bag - ulovit, urvat, získat, shrábnout, vyfouknout (něco dřív, než ostatní)

verb, British English, informal - to secure something desired

bag - dát do tašky, dát do pytle, dát do sáčku

verb - to put something in a bag

 

key - klíčový, zásadní, stěžejní, hlavní, rozhodující

adjective - very important or essential to the understanding or success of something

levee - násep, hráz, protipovodňová hráz, ochranná hráz

noun - a raised bank or wall built along a river to prevent flooding

huff and puff - prskat, nadávat, brblat, reptat

verb - to show annoyance or irritation without necessarily taking action

huff - láteřit, rozlítit se, vybuchnout, reagovat podrážděně, funět, zafunět

verb - to speak or react in a way that shows annoyance; to breathe out or breathe heavily, especially loudly

care for - chtít, dát si, přát si

verb, formal - to politely offer or ask whether someone would like to have something, especially food or drink

constrictor - škrtič (had), had škrtič

noun - any snake that kills its prey by coiling around it and squeezing it