striper - mořčák pruhovaný

noun, informal - the striped bass

 

candy striper - dobrovolník v nemocnici, dobrovolnice v nemocnici

noun, American English, informal - a volunteer worker in a hospital (usually a young female)

 

voluntarily - dobrovolně

adverb - because you want to do it and not because you have to

 

carrion - mršina

noun - the decaying flesh of dead animals

upended - vzhůru nohama, obrácený na záda

adjective - turned upside down

upend - obrátit (vzhůru nohama), otočit (vzhůru nohama), obrátit se (vzhůru nohama)

verb - to turn something upside down, to turn upside down

 

draconian - drakonický, velmi přísný

adjective - very strict (esp. in connection with laws)

typhoon - tajfun

noun - a tropical storm that brings strong winds and heavy rains

 

appreciation - uznání, vděčnost

noun - an act of admiring the good qualities of something/someone

 

decipher - rozluštit, rozšifrovat

verb - to find out the meaning of something that is written poorly or in a hidden way

 

approximate - přibližný

adjective - not absolutely accurate (e.g. time, number, position)

 

inertia - setrvačnost

noun, technical - a property of an object by which it continues moving in the same direction or stands still in the same position

 

longingly - toužebně

adverb - with the feeling of wanting something very much

 

longing - toužebný

adjective - wanting something very much

 

rant - křičet (naštvaně)

verb - to shout in an angry way