increment - přírůstek, nárůst, zvýšení

noun - an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale

pompous - nadutý, nabubřelý, nafoukaný

adjective - displaying an exaggerated sense of dignity or importance

 

in the know - zasvěcený, znalý, mající informace (které ostatní nemají)

adverb, informal - having more information about something than other people

 

galley - kuchyňka, kuchyň (v letadle, na lodi)

noun - a kitchen or kitchenette on a ship or plane

 

bury the hatchet - zakopat válečnou sekeru, usmířit se

verb - to make peace with someone, to resolve a conflict, to stop fighting

hatchet - sekyra, sekyrka, sekera, sekerka

noun - a kind of an axe that is smaller and has a shorter handle

dummy - figurína, panák, krejčovská panna

noun - a large model of a person or a part of the body that is used to show clothes on in a shop or to make clothes

 

homesickness - stesk po domově

noun - the feeling of sadness because you are far from your home and your family

 

aristocratic - aristokratický, šlechtický

adjective - being of the highest social class

 

stretch - natáhnout, sáhnout (pro)

verb - to straighten your hands in order to reach for something or someone

 

bidding - přihazování (např. v aukci)

noun - the act of proposing a payment (esp. in an auction)

 

thump - bouchnutí

noun - the noise of hitting something hard

 

auctioneer - dražitel

noun - a person who hosts an auction

 

whimper - kňučení, kňourání

noun - the act of crying softly

 

minx - koketa, mrška

noun, dated - a clever but manipulative and flirtatious woman