petrify - proměnit v kámen, nechat zkamenět

verb - to turn something into stone

chomp - baštit, chroupat, žvýkat, okusovat (hlasitě)

verb, informal - to chew or bite down on something with great enthusiasm or repeatedly, often producing a noise

 

traffic - obchodovat (nelegálně), kšeftovat, pašovat

verb - to buy or sell something illegally

 

spinster - stará panna, neprovdaná žena

noun, dated - an unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage

 

void - zneplatnit, anulovat, zrušit platnost, prohlásit za neplatné

verb, technical - to declare something (usually a contract, document or agreement) invalid

 

tenuous - nejistý, slabý, oslabený, chatrný, tenký

adjective - uncertain or weak; extremely thin

take aback - překvapit, šokovat, udivit (často negativně)

verb - (usually passive) to surprise somebody in a negative way or to shock somebody

lag behind - zaostávat, zaostávat za někým, loudat se, pozdit se

verb - to be slower than is expected, to be slower than the rest

tartlet - dortík, košíček, tartletka, tartaletka

noun, British English - a small pastry shell filled with fruit, custard, or other sweet or sometimes savoury ingredients, typically served as an individual portion

 

wince - zašklebit se (např. bolestí), cuknout, ucuknout

verb - to make a slight involuntary grimace or flinch in response to pain or discomfort

 

fertility - plodnost, úrodnost

noun - the ability to produce offspring or the capacity to support plant growth

 

convene - svolat, sejít se, shromáždit se

verb - to come together or assemble, often for a meeting or formal gathering

battlements - cimbuří, hradby, hradní ochoz

noun - a parapet with alternating high and low sections on a fortification, allowing for defense and observation

 

webinar - webinář

noun - an online seminar

 

guesstimate - hrubý odhad

noun - an approximate calculation