hard luck - smůla (ne štěstí)

interjection, British English, informal - bad luck, especially used when we're expressing sympathy with someone who is disappointed

 

in good conscience - s čistým svědomím

adverb, formal - (usually in negatives) with the belief that what you're doing is morally right

spatula - lékařská špachtle (k prohlídce hrdla)

noun, British English - a flat instrument that is used by doctors to examine your throat (br.)

tongue depressor - lékařská špachtle (k prohlídce hrdla)

noun, American English - a flat instrument that is used by doctors to examine your throat (am.)

 

get down to business - jít přímo k věci

verb - to start to discuss the issue that is to be dealt with directly

 

season - sezóna (seriálu), řada (seriálu)

noun - a period in which a series of TV programmes is made and broadcast

 

ringtone - vyzváněcí tón, vyzvánění

noun - the tone or the melody your phone plays when somebody is calling you

 

ultraviolet - ultrafialový

adjective - having a wavelength that is shorter than light but longer than X-rays

 

Kevlar - Kevlar

noun - an artificial fibre that is used for example in making bulletproof vests etc.

 

scapegoat - obětní beránek

noun - someone who is blamed or punished for something that somebody else has done

 

guardhouse - strážní budova, strážní domek, strážní budka

noun - a building for soldiers whose job is to watch or protect a place

 

niche - výklenek (ve zdi apod.)

noun - a hollow space in a wall etc., usually where a statue is placed

lifeline - záchranný provaz, záchranné lano

noun - the rope that you throw into water to save someone who is drowning

board - vedení, rada, komise, vedení (např. školy apod.)

noun - a group of people whose job is to make official decission about something

travel agency - cestovní agentura

noun - a company whose job is to organize and arrange for people's holidays etc.