redevelopment - revitalizace, asanace, přestavba, rekonstrukce (oblasti)

noun - the process of improving or rebuilding an area, especially by replacing old buildings or structures with new ones or by changing its purpose.

 

watchdog - watchdog (hlídací pes)

noun - a person or organization that monitors and ensures that a particular issue is being handled correctly, often serving to protect the public interest

dredge - bagrovat, prohlubovat (dno pod vodou), hledat, prohrabávat (dno pod vodou)

verb - to remove mud, sand, or debris from the bottom of a river, lake, or harbour; or to search for something by doing this

tug of war - přetahovaná, přetahování lanem

noun - a contest in which two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, each trying to drag the other across a central line

bifocals - bifokální brýle, bifokály

noun, technical - eyeglasses with lenses divided into two parts, each having a different focal length - one for near vision and the other for distant vision

 

foreclosure - zabavení (věci, nemovitosti kvůli nesplácení), propadnutí majetku bance

noun, technical - the legal process by which a lender takes possession of property from a borrower who has failed to make loan or mortgage payments

 

internally - vnitřně, uvnitř, interně, vnitropodnikově, vnitrostátně

adverb - inside a body, object, or structure; within rather than on the outside; within a company, system, or organization rather than from outside sources

lazy Susan - otočný tác, otočný podnos

noun - a rotating tray, usually placed in the center of a table, that makes it easy for people to reach food or other items

 

nationalism - nacionalismus

noun - the belief that your country is better and more important than others, often combined with a desire for independence or strong national control

Gummy Bear - gumový medvídek (cukrovinka)

noun - (trademark) a small, chewy, fruit-flavored candy in the shape of a bear, typically made from gelatin, sugar, and various flavourings and colourings

 

let someone stew - nechat někoho podusit (ve vlastní šťávě), nechat někoho vyžrat si něco

verb - to allow someone to experience the consequences of their actions or mistakes, often by leaving them to worry or suffer without offering help

trick or treat - halloweenská koleda, halloweenské koledování

phrase - a phrase children use when they go from house to house in costumes asking for candy on Halloween, the custom of doing this

 

palm reader - věštec z ruky, věštkyně z ruky

noun - a person who looks at your palm and tells you what you are like and what will happen to you in the future

 

palmist - věštec z ruky, věštkyně z ruky

noun - a person who looks at your palm and tells you what you are like and what will happen to you in the future

 

palm - schovat v dlani (např. při kouzlení), ukrást (schováním do dlaně)

verb - to hide something in the palm of your hand, especially when you are performing a magic trick or when you are stealing something