portrayal - zobrazení, znázornění, ztvárnění

noun - the act of showing someone or something in a picture, in a book, etc., the way someone or something is shown in a picture, in a book, etc.

tricky - vychytralý, mazaný, prohnaný, podvodný

adjective - likely to deceive you

 

call dibs - zabírat si, nárokovat si, zabrat si

verb - to claim a right on something

 

community college - komunitní vysoká škola, centrum celoživotního vzdělávání

noun, American English - a school that provides workforce education and college transfer academic programs

 

sprained - zvrtnutý, vyvrtnutý

adjective - (esp. of an ankle) injured by pulling and turning

bed and breakfast - nocleh se snídaní (druh ubytování)

noun - the providing of a room to stay in with breakfast in the morning

B and B - penzion (zkratka)

noun - the abbreviation of bed and breakfast

 

aloofness - odtažitost, odměřenost

noun - the quality of being unfriendly or not interested in people, uninvolved, distant

 

taxicab - taxík, taxi

noun - a car driven by a professional driver, it takes you where you want and then you pay the fare

 

transient - pomíjivý, prchavý

adjective, formal - lasting for a short time

 

powerless - bezmocný

adjective - having no power

bowler - buřinka

noun, British English - a hard round hat with a narrow brim, usually worn by men

 

on the spur of the moment - bez přemýšlení

adverb - too quickly, without thinking something through

 

donkey's ears - věčnost, celé roky, dlouhá doba

noun, British English, informal - a very long time

 

in the nick of time - v poslední vteřině

adverb - just in time to prevent something bad