clockwork - hodinový strojek

noun - a geared wheel mechanism that is driven by a spring and is used for clocks or toys

Eskimo - Eskymák

noun - an Inuit, a member of a people who live in Arctic regions (northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland etc.)

embankment - násep, val, nábřeží

noun - a long sloping wall of stone or earth that is built to support a road, railway etc.

vault - trezor

noun - a steel box in the wall or a small steel room where valuables can be safely stored

 

stud - kanec (přeneseně)

noun, informal - a man who is very good at sex, has sex a lot and is admired for it

excavation - vykopávka, vykopání, vykopávání

noun - the act of digging a hole in the ground; a hole in the ground made by digging

quail - křepelka

noun - a small bird that looks like a pheasant, it is brown and it is hunted for meat

 

canapé - jednohubka, chuťovka

noun - a small piece of bread with a small piece of ham, cheese etc., usually served at parties

 

no-brainer - nad čím se nemusí přemýšlet, jasná věc, snadná otázka

noun, informal - a simple question to answer, a simple decision to take, something you don't need to think about

obelisk - obelisk, kamenný sloup

noun - a tall stone column that was built in honour of a famous person or an important event

 

underestimate - nízký odhad, podcenění

noun - a belief or a guess that something is smaller, easier, less important etc. than it really is

 

quinine - chinin

noun - a drug extracted from the bark of a South American tree which was used to treat malaria

 

disruption - narušení

noun - the action of stopping something, especially a system or a process, from continuing in the normal way

clamp - botička na auto

noun, British English - a metal device that is fixed to the wheel of a car that has been parked illegally

 

lobbyist - lobbista

noun - a person who tries to persuade powerful people that a particular thing should or should not happen