quid - libra (peníze)

noun, British English, informal - one pound in money

tangy - výrazný, pikantní, mírně kyselý (o chuti nebo vůni)

adjective - having a pleasantly strong or sharp taste or smell

 

whiner - ufňukánek

noun - someone, especially a child, who whines a lot

godsend - dar z nebe, dar shůry, dar od boha

noun - something good that happens unexpectedly

 

inefficiency - neefektivnost, neefektivita

noun - the inability to work without wasting time, money, effort etc.

 

outnumbered - čelící přesile, v menšině

adjective - to be smaller in number than someone/something else

 

clutter - zaneřádit, zaplnit

verb - to fill a place with too many things, creating a mess

clutter - nepořádek, haraburdí, změť

noun - a lot of things in one place that create a mess

bale - balík (např. slámy)

noun - a bundle of light material tightly pressed and bound together (such as hay, cotton etc.)

 

no spring chicken - žádný mládenec, žádná mladice

noun, informal - not young anymore

 

past one's prime - za zenitem, s nejlepšími roky za sebou

adjective - too old, over the hill

 

thaw - obleva

noun - a period of warm weather after winter when everything melts

 

blank - slepý náboj (bez střeliva)

noun - a cartridge in a gun that doesn't contain a bullet

 

catch on - chytat se, chápat, pochopit, dojít

verb - to begin to understand

 

survey - dělat anketu, veřejný průzkum

verb - to make an observation by asking a lot of people the same question or questions