lining - podšívka

noun - a layer of material that covers the inside surface of something

 

ascertain - zjistit, dopátrat se

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

waiting - čekání

noun - the act of staying somewhere until somebody comes or something happens

 

border on - hraničit s, blížit se (čemu)

verb - to be on the boundary of something, to almost be something

 

hackney cab - taxi (v Británii)

noun, British English, formal - a very formal word used for a taxi in the UK

 

hackney carriage - taxi (v Británii)

noun, British English, formal - a very formal word used for a taxi in the UK

 

blister - bublinka, vada (na nátěru, kovu apod.)

noun - a swelling on a painted surface or the surface of metal

 

butt - terč, oběť, cíl (výsměchu, vtipu, žertu)

noun - the person or thing that is laughed at or joked about

 

tow-away - odtažení, odtah (vozidla)

noun - the act of pulling something, especially a vehicle behind another vehicle

Kilner jar - zavařovací sklenice

noun, British English - (trademark) a jar used for preserving food, especially in the home

Mason jar - zavařovací sklenice

noun, American English - (trademark) a jar used for preserving food, especially in the home

 

sumo wrestling - zápas sumo

noun - a Japanese type of wrestling where the opponent are very large

 

underdog - outsider (ve sportu), kdo není favoritem, nefavorit

noun, informal - the person who is expected to lose (in a game etc.)

 

match - shodovat se, souhlasit (o věcech)

verb - to agree with something, to be the same as something else

 

twenty-fourth - dvacátý čtvrtý, čtyři a dvacátý

determiner - coming next after the twenty-third in position, rank, or time