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)

 

insomniac - člověk trpící nespavostí

noun - a person who cannot fall asleep easily

 

yearningly - toužebně

adverb, formal - with a strong desire

 

yearning - touha, prahnutí, toužebné očekávání

noun, formal - a strong desire

 

prime - připravit, instruovat, poučit

verb, technical - to prepare someone for a particular situation by giving them essential information

crawfish - rak (korýš)

noun, American English - an animal that looks like a small lobster that lives in freshwater

crayfish - rak (korýš)

noun, British English - an animal that looks like a small lobster that lives in freshwater

 

premiere - mít premiéru, být poprvé uveden

verb - to perform a play or a similar type of entertainment or to show a film to an audience for the first time

 

instalment - díl, pokračování, epizoda (příběhu, seriálu atp.)

noun - one of the parts of a story that appears regularly on TV, on the radio, or in a magazine or a newspaper

 

regal - královský

adjective, formal - suitable for a king or queen, typical of a king or queen

 

stick up - trčet, tyčit se, stát

verb - to be pointed upwards

 

trudge - vléct se, prodírat se

verb - to walk slowly and with difficulty (e.g. though deep snow, mud etc.)