check - zkontrolovat, kontrolovat

verb - to see if something is all right

come in - vstoupit, vejít

verb - to enter a house or a room

window cleaner - prostředek na okna

noun - something you use to clean windows with

 

wayside - ležící u cesty

adjective - lying near or next to a road

wake up - probudit se, probudit

verb - to stop sleeping and open your eyes

pepper pot - pepřenka (na mletý pepř)

noun, British English - a container designed to hold ground pepper, typically with small perforations to allow for sprinkling pepper onto food

trailer hitch - tažné zařízení (u auta)

noun, technical - a device attached to the rear of a vehicle that allows a trailer to be connected and towed

 

oblige - vyhovět, učinit laskavost, zavděčit se

verb, formal - to do something because it is necessary or because someone has asked you to, often as a favour

 

adaptation - přizpůsobení , uzpůsobení, adaptace, úprava

noun - a process of change or adjustment to new conditions or environments; a modification to suit a new purpose

 

quench - prudce zchladit (ocel), kalit (ocel)

verb, technical - to rapidly cool (hot metal) by plunging it into water or oil to set its shape or properties

 

solder - pájet, spájet, letovat

verb - to join metal parts together by melting and applying a filler material that solidifies to form a bond

 

sight - zahlédnout, spatřit, zpozorovat, uvidět

verb, formal - to see something that is far away or something you have been looking for or looking forward to

usurp - zmocnit se, přisvojit si, uzurpovat

verb - to take or seize something, especially a position of power or authority, without the right to do so

aspirational - ambiciózní, ctižádostivý, směřující k vyšším cílům, mající vyšší ambice

adjective - showing a strong desire to achieve social or professional success, or to have a better standard of living

 

whirr - bzučet, vrčet, hučet

verb - to make a continuous, soft, low, and fast spinning sound, or to move while making such a sound