diagonal - příčný, úhlopříčný, diagonální

adjective - at an angle

 

at a time - najednou, naráz, v jednu dobu

adverb - on one occasion

piece - hrací kámen (např. v šachu)

noun - a thing (such as a chessman in chess) used when playing a board game

 

piece - dílo (hudební či výtvarné apod.)

noun - (art) a painting, a composition etc.

 

promote - proměnit (pěšce v šachu)

verb - to transform the pawn into a different chesspiece when it reaches the eigth's row

 

chessman - šachová figurka

noun - any of the 32 pieces that are used in playing chess (pawn, knight, bishop...)

 

hoodoo - věc přinášející smůlu

noun - something (or someone) that brings bad luck

 

hoodoo - zaklínání, magie, čáry

noun - folk magic, especially that which draws from African and Native American folklore

 

table - tabulka, přehled

noun - information arranged in rows and columns

video game - videohra

noun - a computer game that's played on a game console (like Playstation, Xbox etc.)

 

nothing to write home about - žádný zázrak

phrase - an idiomatic phrase that means 'nothing special, not great'

 

endeavour - podniknout (něco), pokusit se (o něco), snažit se (o něco)

verb - to try to achieve something

 

blond-haired - blonďatý

adjective - having blond hair

 

how come - jak to

phrase - a phrase we use to ask how something is possible

 

surprising - překvapivý

adjective - making someone feel amazed, astonished etc.