eyeball - odhadnout (míru pohledem), odhadnout od oka

verb - to estimate the size, amount or measurements of something by only looking at it

 

white-knuckle - adrenalinový, extrémní, nervy drásající

adjective - making you feel excited but also frightened at the same time (e.g. a ride)

hold-up - zdržení

noun - a delay, the state of being prevented from happening (esp. for a short time)

 

graft - roubovat, naroubovat (strom, rostlinu)

verb, technical - to attach a piece of a plant to the bottom of a different plant

telling-off - vynadání, vyhubování, kartáč

noun, British English, informal - the act of speaking angrily to somebody who has done something bad or wrong

 

saddle up - osedlat

verb - to put a seat (usually a leather one) on the back of a horse

 

homesickness - stesk po domově

noun - the feeling of sadness because you are far from your home and your family

 

adoption - adopce, osvojení

noun - the act of taking a child to take care of them as your own

 

undercoat - podkladový nátěr, základní nátěr

noun - the first layer of paint or similar substance that you put on a surface

 

topcoat - krycí nátěr, vrchní nátěr

noun - the last layer of paint or similar substance that you put on a surface

 

sovereign - svrchovaný, suverénní, nejvyšší, výsostný

adjective - having the greatest power in a country, or being completely independent (as a country)

 

shipwreck - ztroskotání

noun - the destruction of a ship at sea due to an accident or a storm

 

public transportation - veřejná doprava, hromadná doprava

noun, American English - the system of trains, buses etc. that people can use, esp. in a city

 

set-off - vyrovnání dluhu zápočtem, zápočet

noun, British English, technical - the act of paying less money to somebody because they owe you money too

hardening - otužování

noun - the process of becoming resistant to cold weather, imrpoving one's fitness and immunity etc.