Himalayas - Himaláj, Himálaje

noun - a major mountain range in Asia, extending through or along the borders of countries including India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, and Pakistan

 

hardback - kniha v pevné vazbě

noun, British English - a book with a rigid and durable cover made of thick material, often cardboard, that provides protection to the pages within

mat - podložka, žíněnka, karimatka

noun - a piece of soft material that you put on the floor to lie on or to protect yourself in some sports

 

office - úřad, funkce

noun - a position of power or responsibility in the government or a public institution, such as being president, prime minister, mayor, etc.

support - podepírat, podepřít, unést (váhu)

verb - to hold something from below so that it doesn't fall or collapse, to be able to hold the weight of something

 

liability - závazky, pasiva, dluhy

noun, technical - the legal debts or financial obligations that a person or organization owes to others, typically listed on a balance sheet (usually plural)

review - opakování (učiva)

noun, American English - the act of going through something you once learned in order to remember it better, e.g. before a test in school etc.

 

vignette - viněta, kresba, ornament (např. na začátku kapitoly)

noun, formal - a decorative element or design, often without a clearly defined border, used to enhance the aesthetic of a page, especially in books

 

concentrate - koncentrát

noun - a concentrated form of a substance that is stronger than usual because some of the liquid or other material has been removed

 

premiere - mít premiéru, být poprvé uveden

verb - to perform a play or a similar type of entertainment or to show a film to an audience for the first time

 

traffic island - dopravní ostrůvek

noun - a raised area in the middle of a road, usually a strip, where people can wait until it is safe to cross

 

overdraft - přečerpání účtu, kontokorent

noun - an amount of money that someone owes to the bank because he spent more money than he'd had in his bank account

hatch out - vylíhnout se, líhnout se, vyklubat se

verb - (of birds, reptiles etc.) to come out of the egg, or (of eggs) to break and let a baby animal come out

condom - kondom, prezervativ

noun - a thin rubber covering that a man wears on his penis during sex to prevent pregnancy or the spread of a disease

 

meatloaf - sekaná (upečené mleté maso)

noun - finely chopped meat that is mixed with herbs and other ingredients and cooked in an oven in the shape of a loaf