life expectancy - průměrná délka života, průměrná očekávaná délka života

noun - the number of years that a person can expect to live

 

dress up - vyzdobit, zkrášlit, dekorovat

verb - to decorate something so that it looks more beautiful or elegant

stuffed - přejedený, nacpaný, plný (najedený)

adjective - having eaten more than enough, not being able to eat more

leaf through - prolistovat

verb - to turn the pages of a book quickly without reading it

 

hint - náznak, narážka

noun - an indication you make to let someone know your intention indirectly

 

dinosaur - vykopávka, zkostnatělá věc

noun - something or somebody that is old, obsolete, and refuses to change

 

actual - přímo ten, ten jeden, skutečně ten

adjective - a word used to emphasize that something is really the thing

 

kleptomaniac - kleptoman

noun - a person who has a strong uncontrollable desire to steal things

 

sink in - vsáknout se, vsakovat se

verb - (usually of liquid) to pass into something solid through its surface

 

rework - přepracovat

verb - to improve something, especially a piece of writing, a song etc.

 

backfire - mít zpětný zážeh, předčasně zapalovat (u auta), střílet do výfuku

verb - to make a sudden noise (in an engine or exhaust pipe)

 

ascertain - zjistit, dopátrat se

verb, formal - to find out the truth especially by making a considerable effort

 

nitpicking - hnidopišství

noun, informal - giving too much attention to small details that are not important

 

semifinal - semifinále

noun - one of the matches whose winners go on to the final

 

semi - semifinále

noun - one of the matches whose winners go on to the final