mockery - výsměch, utahování, posmívání, posměch

noun - the act of making fun of someone

 

mockingbird - drozdec, drozd

noun - a type of bird that imitates the sounds of other birds

 

puzzle - zmást, poplést

verb - to make somebody confused

 

puzzle out - rozluštit, vyřešit, vypátrat

verb - to figure out a problem by thinking very carefully

 

piece together - dát si dohromady, poskládat (si), složit

verb - to understand something by thinking about all the facts you have

 

hit upon - najednou na něco přijít, náhodou na něco přijít, objevit (náhodou), kápnout na něco

verb - to suddenly discover something or to suddenly have an idea

 

quick on the uptake - bystrý, chápavý

adjective, informal - quick to understand something

 

page-turner - čtivá kniha, strhující kniha

noun - a book that is hard to put down, because it's very interesting or exciting

 

long haul - dlouhá štreka, dlouhá cesta

noun - something that takes a long time, especially a journey

 

haul - tažení (něčeho těžkého), tah

noun - the act of pulling a heavy load

 

binge-watch - zhlédnout v kuse (seriál)

verb, informal - to watch many episodes of a TV show in a short period of time

 

binge-worthy - neodložitelný (např. seriál)

adjective, informal - (of a TV show etc.) so good that you won't be able to stop watching it until it's all over

binge - šílenství, horečka, orgie, hýření

noun - a short period of time in which you do too much of something (eat, drink, watch something, shop etc.)

 

sleep-in - pospání si (když si člověk pospí)

noun - a long stay in bed (in the morning)

 

strong suit - silná stránka

noun - somebody's strength, something someone is good at