meringue - sněhová pusinka, ušlehaný sníh

noun - a sweet mixture made from egg whites and sugar that is usually baked; a small cake made from a mixture of egg whites and sugar

 

hustle - postrčit, postrkovat

verb - to push someone roughly or aggressively

 

stalemate - patová situace

noun - a situation in which cannot be made further progress or which cannot be solved

 

cerumen - ušní maz

noun, technical - a sticky substance that forms in your ears

wax - ušní maz

noun - a sticky substance that forms in your ears

earwax - ušní maz

noun - a sticky substance that forms in your ears

wax - depilovat voskem

verb - to remove hair from your body using wax

act up - zlobit, vypovídat poslušnost

verb - if a child misbehaves, or a machine doesn't work properly

 

dessertspoon - dezertní lžička, lžička na zákusky,

noun, British English - a spoon that is larger than a teaspoon, but smaller than a tablespoon

 

middlebrow - obyčejný člověk, průměrný člověk, člověk průměrného vkusu

noun - a person of average taste, a person who is not very intellectual

 

lowbrow - jednoduchý člověk, primitiv, přízemní člověk

noun - a simple unsofisticated person, someone not interested in arts etc.

 

now and then - občas, někdy, tu a tam, příležitostně

adverb - sometimes

debris - smetí, zbytky, odpad

noun - leftover pieces of material that are not wanted

 

give or take - plus minus, zhruba, přibližně

phrase - approximately

 

more or less - zhruba, přibližně, plus minus

phrase - approximately