out of your element - ne ve své kůži, ne ve svém živlu

adjective - uncomfortable and unhappy because you are doing something that you are not good at and do not enjoy

in your element - ve svém živlu, jako ryba ve vodě

adjective - doing what you enjoy very much and are good at

sifter - prosévačka, sítko (např. na mouku)

noun - a container with a handle that has a fine mesh in the bottom used for aerating flour and removing large clumps

 

sifter - sypátko (např. na cukr)

noun, British English - a container with small holes in the top that is used for scattering sugar or a similar substance onto things

mannequin - figurína v obchodě nebo ve výkladní skříni

noun - a full-size model of the human body that is used in shops or shop windows to display clothes

 

dry run - zkouška nanečisto, nácvik

noun, informal - a complete and detailed practice of something that is done to make sure the real thing will work or run smoothly

 

dummy run - zkouška nanečisto, nácvik

noun, informal - a complete and detailed practice of something that is done to make sure the real thing will work or run smoothly

 

nick - kriminál, vězení, basa

noun, British English, informal - an informal word for a prison

 

can - kriminál, basa, vězení

noun, American English, informal - an informal word for a prison

 

pitch-dark - černý jako noc, úplně tmavý

adjective - completely dark

 

briquette - briketa (uhlí)

noun - a small block of pressed coal dust that is used as fuel or burned in a fire

coal - uhlík (v ohni)

noun - a hot and burning piece of black or dark brown substance that is burned to give heat

charcoal - uhel, kreslířský uhel

noun - a black stick that is used by artists for drawing, it has similar texture to coal

fraudster - podvodník

noun - a person who commits the illegal act of cheating a person in order to get money

 

drug dealer - drogový dealer, distributor drog

noun - a person who sells drugs illegally