upended - vzhůru nohama, obrácený na záda

adjective - turned upside down

upend - obrátit (vzhůru nohama), otočit (vzhůru nohama), obrátit se (vzhůru nohama)

verb - to turn something upside down, to turn upside down

 

draconian - drakonický, velmi přísný

adjective - very strict (esp. in connection with laws)

 

auto - auto, automobil

noun, American English - a car

domineering - despotický, panovačný

adjective - trying to control other people without considering their feelings

bossy-boots - panovačný (člověk)

noun - someone who likes giving orders and tells people what they should do

 

hard luck - smůla (ne štěstí)

interjection, British English, informal - bad luck, especially used when we're expressing sympathy with someone who is disappointed

 

force majeure - vyšší moc

noun, formal - (law) circumstances that someone cannot affect (natural disasters, wars etc.) that prevent them from keeping a contract etc.

 

thank God - díky bože, díky bohu

phrase - a phrase used to show relief

 

be on strike - stávkovat, být ve stávce

verb - not to work and protest against something you do not agree with at work

 

letter carrier - pošťák

noun, American English - a person who delivers letters or packages

shortbread - máslová sušenka

noun - a butter biscuit

 

wafer-thin - tenoulinký, tenoučký

adjective - very thin

 

have a bite of - kousnout si, ukousnout si

verb - to bite off something

cone - kornout

noun - a container that has a pointed bottom and round sides, often made of paper, plastic, or sometimes edible biscuit (to eat ice cream from)