wafer - oplatek

noun - a thin light biscuit that is often sweet and eaten with ice cream

 

rationalist - racionální člověk

noun - a person whose opinions and actions are based on logic rather than emotions

 

decisively - rozhodně, rázně

adverb - in a way that shows that you can decide quickly, confidently and effectively

 

calm down - uklidnit se, utišit, ustat

verb - to stop feeling upset or excited and become calm or make someone calmer

 

suspended animation - zpomalené životní funkce (zimní spánek, ap.)

noun - the state in which a person or an animal is unconscious and inactive

 

arborvitae - túje

noun - an evergreen tree that grows fast and is very popular as a hedge

 

thuja - túje

noun - an evergreen tree that grows fast and is very popular as a hedge

 

inflexibility - nepružnost, neohebnost

noun - the fact that a material is hard, stiff and unable to be bent

 

alloy - slitina

noun - a metal that is a combination of more metals or metals and nonmetals

snap fingers - lusknout prsty

verb - to make a short noise by quickly rubbing your thumb and middle finger

 

conundrum - hádanka, záhada, hlavolam

noun - a problem or a question that is confusing and difficult to figure out

 

deduction - vyvození (závěrů ap.), závěr (vyvozený)

noun - the process of using information and facts you know to make a decision

 

hold out - vytrvat, vydržet

verb - to resist in a difficult or dangerous situation and refuse to give in

infuse - louhovat, spařit

verb - to put something in hot liquid and leave it there for some time

 

creepy-crawly - havěť, verbež, chamraď

noun, informal - an insect and another creature like a spider etc. that we find unpleasant