the Privy Council - královská rada

noun - the group of advisers to the British monarch

 

poach - pytlačit, lovit na černo

verb - to hunt or catch animals illegally, without permission

 

cut through - zkrátit si cestu (kudy)

verb - to get somewhere faster by taking a shortcut

 

come into - přijít k (něčemu)

verb - to receive something (such as money, inheritance etc.)

 

disillusion - zbavit iluzí

verb - to destroy someone's belief in something or someone

 

paralysis - ochromení

noun - the state of being unable to function properly

 

structural - strukturální, konstrukční

adjective - relating to how something is built or arranged

 

squash - zarazit, ukončit

verb - to stop something from continuing, often by force

 

lump - brát jako jednu skupinu, házet do jednoho pytle

verb - to consider different things as a single group

 

constituency - volební obvod

noun, British English - an area that elects its representative to parliament

 

bring on - způsobit, vyvolat (chorobu ap.)

verb - to cause an illness, pain or unpleasant feeling

 

go ape - bláznit, šílet

verb, informal - to become very excited or angry about something

 

inflexible - nepružný, neměnný (systém ap.)

adjective - unable to change, even if the situation changes

 

defuse - zklidnit, uklidnit

verb - to make a dangerous or tense situation calmer

shell - loupat, louskat

verb - to remove nuts, peas, etc. from their shells