cupidity - chamtivost

noun - a greedy desire for wealth, power, possessions

 

indispensable - nepostradatelný

adjective - someone/something that is essential, other people can hardly manage without them

 

knotty - složitý, zapeklitý

adjective - extremely difficult to solve

 

HMRC - finanční úřad

short for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, an agency responsible for collecting taxes in the UK

 

subsidy - dotace (státním firmám apod.)

noun - money paid by a government to a company that benefits the public

 

visible - viditelný

adjective - capable of being seen

pendant - přívěsek

noun - a piece of jewellery on a chain that is worn around the neck

shingle - oblázky, kamínky

noun - small smooth stones that can be found on a beach or in a river

crest - hřeben (hory, vlny apod.)

noun - the highest part of a wave or a hill

 

crest - erbovní znak

noun - a design that is used as the symbol of a family, organization or town

canned food - konzervované jídlo, jídlo v plechovce

noun, American English - food preserved in a tin can

 

income tax - daň z příjmů

noun - a part of your income that you have to pay to the government

tax return - daňové přiznání

noun - an official document where you list all your incomes to calculate how much income tax you are supposed to pay

gaudy - křiklavý, extravagantní, nevkusný, okázalý

adjective - too brightly coloured in an unpleasant way, extravagant, standing out

 

defiant - vzdorovitý

adjective - refusing to obey someone/something