start - leknutí

noun - the state of being suddenly frightened or surprised by something

 

litter lout - bordelář (pohazující odpadky na veřejnosti)

noun, British English, informal - someone who drops litter on the ground in public places

 

litterbug - bordelář (pohazující odpadky na veřejnosti)

noun, informal - someone who drops litter on the ground in public places

captain - kapitán (letadla)

noun - the person in charge of a plane or a ship

inner tube - duše (u pneumatiky)

noun - a rubber tube inside a tire that holds the air

 

issue - vydání, vystavení (např. dokladu)

noun - the act of officially giving someone something, e.g. a passport

 

proofreading - korektura (textu), oprava textu)

noun - the act of checking a piece of text for mistakes

pipeline - potrubí, potrubní vedení

noun - a series of pipes that are usually under the ground

 

word-of-mouth - ústní, mluvený, řečený, šířený slovně

adjective - communicated is the spoken way, by one person telling another

 

hand around - roznést, roznášet, rozdat

verb - to give or offer something to all the people present

blink - mrknutí, zamrkání (jako reflex)

noun - the act of closing and opening your eyes very quickly

 

Dutch courage - opilecká kuráž

noun, British English, informal - the false confidence that you get when you are drunk

 

stain - mořit, namořit (dřevo)

verb - to change the colour of wood using a special liquid

 

vagueness - matnost, nejasnost, nekonkrétnost, vágnost

noun - the state of being not clear or not clearly defined

 

it - přípravné 'it' (pomocný podmět v 'cleft' souvětích)

pronoun - a subject we use in the so called 'cleft sentences'