invert - obrátit, otočit

verb - to turn upside down, to reverse the position, order, or arrangement of something

inverted commas - uvozovky

noun, British English - punctuation marks that show where a quotation begins and ends (" " or ' '), also called quotation marks

 

prolific - plodný, bohatě plodící, produktivní, úspěšný

adjective - producing abundant works, offspring, or results

last - vydržet

verb - to be effective; to continue to exist

 

party - strana (smluvní)

noun - one of the people or groups of people that sign a contract

 

hush money - peníze za mlčení, peníze za mlčenlivost (úplatek)

noun - a sum of money paid, typically in secret, to buy someone's silence or prevent disclosure of sensitive or damaging information

 

buy off - podplatit, uplatit, koupit si (někoho)

verb - to offer money etc. to someone, usually in a dishonest way, because you do not want them to do something against you

 

come to blows - pustit se do sebe, pustit se do potyčky, začít se hádat, začít se prát

verb - to start arguing over something or to start hitting each other

ginger ale - zázvorová limonáda

noun - a non-alcoholic beverage that tastes of ginger

 

hourglass - úzký uprostřed, zúžený uprostřed (ve tvaru přesýpacích hodin)

adjective - having a shape resembling that of an hourglass, characterized by a narrow middle section and wider top and bottom portions

 

kitchen timer - kuchyňská minutka, minutka (k měření času vaření)

noun - a small clock that you use to measure the time when cooking eggs and other things

 

egg timer - kuchyňská minutka, minutka (k měření času vaření)

noun - a small clock that you use to measure the time when cooking eggs and other things

 

hourglass figure - vosí pas (tvar postavy)

noun - a very small waist (usually used with women)

 

blunt - ztlumit, zmírnit

verb - to make something weaker, milder or less affective

 

blunt - ztupit (ostří apod.)

verb - to make something less sharp