network - seznamovat se (pracovně)

verb - to meet or contact people for the purpose of business opportunities, sharing information, getting advice etc.

 

social networking - sociální sítě, sociální síť, společenská síť

noun - an online service (such as facebook, Twitter etc.) that people can use to meet new people, communicate with each other etc.

 

forest fire - požár lesa, lesní požár

noun - an uncontrolled fire in a forest

 

homelessness - bezdomovectví

noun - the state of not having a place to live

 

deal-breaker - přes co nejede vlak, co nelze přehlédnout

noun - something that makes you reject something or someone, something that prevents you from going ahead with something

washer - podložka (pod maticí)

noun, technical - a small flat ring (made of metal or rubber etc.) usually placed under a bolt or a nut

 

in the middle of nowhere - na samotě, daleko od lidí, uprostřed pustiny, daleko od civilizace, uprostřed ničeho

adverb - far from other people, houses, towns etc.

 

sweat it - lámat to přes koleno, trápit se tím, dělat si starosti

verb, American English, informal - to worry about something, to keep worrying about something

 

Arthur C. Clarke - Arthur C. Clarke

a famous author of sci-fi novels and short stories, e.g. 2001: A Space Odyssey, Randezvous with Rama, Songs of Distant Earth etc.

 

publisher - vydavatel, nakladatel, vydavatelství, nakladatelství

noun - a person or a company that produces books, magazines etc.

 

Jackie - Jackie

noun - a woman's name

 

semester - semestr, pololetí

noun - one of the two periods that the academic year is divided into

 

charge - poplatek, účtovaná částka, sazba

noun - the money that you pay for a service etc.

 

Where are you from? - Odkud jsi?, Odkud jste?

phrase - the question we ask if we want to know where a person comes from or where a person lives

 

How old are you? - Kolik ti je?, Kolik je ti let?, Jak jsi starý?

phrase - the question we ask when we want to know a person't age