expressway - dálnice, rychlostní silnice, víceproudá silnice

noun, American English - a high-speed road designed for fast traffic, typically with limited access points and separate lanes for opposing directions

 

honoree - laureát, držitel ocenění, oceněná osoba

noun - a person who receives an award or honour

 

every now and again - občas, čas od času, sem tam

adverb - sometimes, occasionally

 

tastefully - vkusně, s vkusem, decentně

adverb - done with subtle elegance or refinement

 

pumice - pemza (hornina)

noun - a light, porous volcanic rock formed from solidified frothy lava

 

fictive - imaginární, fiktivní, smyšlený

adjective - imaginary, not real

 

fictitious - fiktivní, smyšlený

adjective - made up, not real

 

fictionalize - zbeletrizovat

verb - to base a book on true events, but change or add some details

 

upholstered - čalouněný

adjective - (of a chair or sofa) covered with soft material and cloth

upholsterer - čalouník, čalounice

noun - a person whose job is to cover chairs and sofas with padding and cloth

 

coarse - hrubý, nezdvořilý (hlavně mluva, jazyk)

adjective - rude or offensive (esp. a language)

 

affectedly - afektovaně

adverb - in a pretended or exaggerated way, in a way that is not sincere

 

affected - afektovaný, nepřirozený

adjective - not sincere, pretended or exaggerated

 

affectation - afektovanost

noun - a deliberate and exaggerated display or pretense of certain attitudes or qualities

 

Easter egg - skryté překvapení (např. ve filmu či ve videohře)

adjective - a hidden feature, message, reference etc. in a film, videogame etc.