draconian - drakonický, velmi přísný

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

 

HMRC - finanční úřad

short for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, an agency responsible for collecting taxes in the UK

 

subsidy - dotace (státním firmám apod.)

noun - money paid by a government to a company that benefits the public

 

visible - viditelný

adjective - capable of being seen

pendant - přívěsek

noun - a piece of jewellery on a chain that is worn around the neck

shingle - oblázky, kamínky

noun - small smooth stones that can be found on a beach or in a river

crest - hřeben (hory, vlny apod.)

noun - the highest part of a wave or a hill

 

crest - erbovní znak

noun - a design that is used as the symbol of a family, organization or town

canned food - konzervované jídlo, jídlo v plechovce

noun, American English - food preserved in a tin can

cabin fever - ponorková nemoc, ponorka (ponorková nemoc)

noun - a kind of irritability that you feel when you've been stuck in one place with one or more people for a long time

typhoon - tajfun

noun - a tropical storm that brings strong winds and heavy rains

 

appreciation - uznání, vděčnost

noun - an act of admiring the good qualities of something/someone

 

decipher - rozluštit, rozšifrovat

verb - to find out the meaning of something that is written poorly or in a hidden way

 

approximate - přibližný

adjective - not absolutely accurate (e.g. time, number, position)

 

inertia - setrvačnost

noun, technical - a property of an object by which it continues moving in the same direction or stands still in the same position