decoy - návnada, lest

noun - something that is used to distract someone or lure someone in danger

 

fraternal - bratrský

adjective - relating to brothers or the kind of relationship that brothers usually have

 

twiddle - pohrávat si (s něčím), točit, kroutit

verb - to turn something back and forth, especially when you are nervous etc.

 

pesticide - pesticid

noun - a chemical used to kill insects or other organisms that destroy crops

pharmaceutical - léčivo, farmaka

noun, technical - a technical word for a substance used to treat illnesses and diseases

 

overhead - režijní

adjective - relating to the general costs of running an organisation or a business

go through a rough patch - procházet (si) těžkým obdobím, procházet krizí

verb, informal - to have a lot of problems in a period of your life

 

sugar-coated - přikrášlený, nalakovaný na růžovo

adjective - made to seem more acceptable or more attractive than it actually is

alliance - spojenectví, spolek, aliance

noun - an agreement between two or more people, countries etc. to work together

 

precedence - přednost, priorita

noun - priority, something that is more important to be done than something else

 

after - za (někým), po (něčem)

preposition - a preposition used to express that somebody is following somebody or something

 

fortress - pevnost

noun - a strong building that was built to protect people in an attack

 

catch - pochytit, postřehnout, rozumět

verb - to understand what was said, especially if it was said too quickly

rip off - oškubat, okrást, natáhnout (někoho)

verb, informal - to make someone pay more than necessary, usually by cheating or deceit

 

dismissal - ignorování, nevěnování pozornosti

noun, formal - the act of ignoring something or not paying attention to something important