whip up - uklohnit, ukuchtit, rychle uvařit

verb - to quickly make something to eat

shrew - semetrika, megera, fúrie

noun, dated - a bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman

shrew - rejsek (zvíře)

noun - a small insect-eating mammal resembling a mouse with a long pointed snout

 

mothball - zakonzervovat, přestat používat (dočasně)

verb - to stop using something, especially a plan, project, or piece of equipment, but keep it in good condition so that it can be used again in the future

 

mothball - naftalínová kulička, kulička proti molům

noun - a small ball of naphthalene or a similar chemical used to prevent moths from damaging clothes or fabrics when stored

 

nebulous - nejasný, mlhavý (přeneseně)

adjective, formal - indistinct, vague, or unclear; lacking definite form or limits

 

monolithic - nepružný, zkostnatělý (např. systém)

adjective - large, uniform, often implying rigidity and resistance to change

 

memorialize - zvěčnit (památku), připomenout (památku)

verb - to honor or remember someone or something through a special event, speech, or object

 

deafness - hluchota

noun - a condition in which a person is unable to hear or has a significant loss of hearing ability, either partially or completely

demure - ostýchavý, plachý, stydlivý, tichý

adjective - (usually of a woman or a girl) modest and reserved in manner or behaviour

 

electric storm - bouřka s blesky, bouřka

noun, British English - bad weather with rain, bright flashes in the sky and thunder

 

electrical storm - bouřka s blesky, bouřka

noun - bad weather with rain, bright flashes in the sky and thunder

 

lightning storm - bouřka s blesky, bouřka

noun - bad weather with rain, electrical flashes in the sky and thunder

crank - blázen, podivín, pomatenec,

noun - someone with unusual ideas that others find strange

crank - nastartovat (klikou)

verb, technical - to make a machine work by turning a special L-shaped handle