lightning - blesk, blesky

noun - the flash of light you can see in the sky when there is a storm

dandelion - pampeliška

noun - a yellow flower with a hollow stem in which there is a white milky substance

 

cloy - zošklivit se, zprotivit se, omrzet přemírou

verb - to make someone feel sick or tired because something is too sweet, rich, or there is too much of it

 

ration - dávat na příděl

verb - to limit the amount of something that someone is allowed to have, usually because there is not enough of it

 

populated - obydlený

adjective - inhabited, with people living there

 

be on a tight schedule - nemít času nazbyt

verb - to be in a hurry, to have no time to waste

 

be up to the mark - být dost dobrý, dosahovat dobré kvality

verb - to be of a good enough quality

 

be a dead man walking - mít to už spočtené

verb - to be in trouble and know that you will not escape punishment

 

qualitatively - kvalitativně

adverb - in a way that relates to how good or bad something is, rather than to how much of it there is

 

cleft lip - rozštěp rtu

noun - a birth defect in which there is a split or opening in the baby's upper lip

 

contact - kontakt

noun - the state of two things being so close together that there is no space between them

 

musty - zatuchlý, plesnivý, zastaralý

adjective - giving off an unpleasant odour because it is old or because there isn't any fresh air

 

return ticket - zpáteční jízdenka

noun - a ticket for a train, bus, etc. that is valid for the journey there and back

 

return - zpáteční jízdenka

noun - a ticket for a train, bus, etc. that is valid for the journey there and back

 

those - ti, tamti, tamto

pronoun - the people or things over there