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.

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

Bundt pan - bábovková forma, forma na bábovku

(trademark) round baking pan with a hole in the middle, usually with fluted or decorative sides, used especially for baking Bundt cakes and similar cakes

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

handyman - domácí kutil, údržbář, opravář

noun - someone who is good at making and repairing things around the house; someone whose job is to perform minor repairs or maintenance work around houses

 

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

 

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

 

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)

 

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

au-pair - pečovatel(ka) o děti, chůva

noun - a person, usually a woman, from a foreign country who lives with a family and takes care of the children and receives a small wage

tortoise - želva (většinou suchozemská)

noun - an animal with short legs, a hard shell on its back and a head that can hide in the shell, it usually lives on land

hostage - rukojmí

noun - a civillian who is taken prisoner by a criminal who threatens to kill him/her if the government etc. does not do what he wants

bolt - závora, zástrčka, západka

noun - a piece of metal that you can slide on the inside of your door in order to fasten it and protect it from being opened

doormat - rohož, rohožka

noun - a thing that you usually put on the floor in front of your door, people can clean their shoes on it before they go in