middlebrow - obyčejný člověk, průměrný člověk, člověk průměrného vkusu

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

 

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

adverb - sometimes

debris - smetí, zbytky, odpad

noun - leftover pieces of material that are not wanted

piercing - pronikavý

adjective - strong and penetrating, often describing a sound, gaze, or sensation that is sharp and intense

piercing - piercing

noun - a hole (or the process of making a hole) in surface of the body so that you can wear jewellery in it

 

ahem - ehm

interjection - the sound of somebody clearing their throat

 

serum - sérum

noun - a liquid component of blood that remains after blood has clotted, containing various proteins, antibodies, hormones, and other substances

paperhanger - tapetář

noun - someone who decorates walls with wallpaper, usually as a job

brazil - para ořech

noun - a type of curved nut that has a hard shell with three sides

 

figment - výplod, výmysl

noun - something invented or made up, the creation of someone's imagination

 

one of these days - jednou, jednoho dne

adverb - at some point in the future

archive - archivovat, založit do archivu, ukládat do archivu

verb - to put documents and similar things in an archive

 

archival - archivní

adjective - related to saving and keeping old documents

rhizome - oddenek

noun - the side underground growth of some plants that can be used to start a new plant

 

rob Peter to pay Paul - vytloukat klín klínem, vyrážet klín klínem, půjčit si na splacení dluhu

verb - to borrow money to be able to pay a debt