so to speak - tak říkajíc, tak zvaně, abych tak řekl(a)

phrase - a phrase you use if you want to say that what you said was meant figuratively, not literally

 

slippery - prohnaný, nečestný, mazaný

adjective - dishonest or sly

 

similarly - obdobně, podobně

adverb - not differently but not in exactly the same way

granite - žula

noun - a type of hard stone used in building

obelisk - obelisk, kamenný sloup

noun - a tall stone column that was built in honour of a famous person or an important event

 

green with envy - zelený závistí

adjective - feeling very strongly that you want something that belongs to somebody else

 

under way - probíhající, v pohybu

phrase - happening now

 

standard - zásada, norma

noun - a moral rule that is considered acceptable

 

hazardous - nebezpečný, riskantní, rizikový

adjective - dangerous, especially to someone's health or safety

 

North America - Severní Amerika

noun - a continent in the Western Hemisphere that is to the north of South America

reservoir - vodní nádrž, vodní přehrada, zásobárna vody

noun - a lake where water is stored before it is supplied to people

 

potable - pitný

adjective - safe to drink

restoration - obnovení, restaurování, oprava, navrácení (do původního stavu)

noun - the process of returning something to its original state

 

in-laws - tchán a tchyně, manželovi/manželčiny rodiče

noun, informal - a parent of your wife or husband or a member of her or his family

 

brainwash - vymýt mozek, oblbnout

verb - to make someone accept your ideas or beliefs by continually telling them that it is true and preventing them from thinking clearly