balcony - balkón

noun - a platform built on the upstairs outer wall of a house with a rail around it, you can get there from an upstairs room

naturist - nudista, naturista

noun - a person who enjoys not wearing clothes, especially at the beach or in nature, often as part of a lifestyle or belief in natural living

lay-by - odpočívadlo, odstavné místo u silnice, parkoviště při krajnici

noun, British English - a short, widened area at the side of a road where vehicles can stop for a short time, but which is not a service station

 

dementia - demence, slabomyslnost

noun, technical - a serious mental condition in which a person gradually loses the ability to think, remember, and behave normally, usually because of disease or old age

rehabilitation - renovace, rekonstrukce, asanace, obnova, uvedení zpět do dobrého stavu

noun - the process of repairing or improving something, such as a building, structure, or area, to bring it back to its original or a better condition

on-board computer - palubní počítač

noun - a special electronic tool inside a vehicle that keeps track of things like how the engine is working and how much fuel is being used

 

caution - udělit napomenutí, udělit výstrahu

verb, British English, formal - to give a formal warning to somebody (especially one that says that the next time they do something wrong or illegal, they will be punished)

black cab - britský taxík (černý, zakulacený)

noun - a special taxi car typical for London and some other British cities, it is black and rounded and you can hail it in the street

stowage - úložný prostor, přepravní prostor, uskladnění, uložení

noun - a place or space for storage, especially on a ship, aircraft, or vehicle; the action or manner of storing or packing something in a space

tannin - tanin, tříslovina

noun, technical - a naturally occurring compound found in the skins, seeds, and stems of grapes, as well as in other plants, that gives wine astringency and structure

 

synopsis - shrnutí děje, výtah z děje

noun - a brief summary or overview that provides the main points or highlights of a longer piece of work, such as a book, movie, or play

 

psychically - psychicky, paranormálně

adverb - in a supernatural, paranormal way, in a way connected with strange powers such as the ability to read minds, move objects without touching them etc.

 

if not for - nebýt (čeho), kdyby nebylo (čeho)

phrase - a part of a conditional clause that says that something or someone was the only reason why something else happened or something else is true

 

interest rate - úroková sazba

noun - the amount of interest that a financial company charges you when you borrow money or that you gain when you keep money in an account

 

catch-22 - bezvýchodná situace, začarovaný kruh

phrase - an impossible situation where you cannot do one thing until you do another thing that you cannot do until you have done the first one