crumple up - zmačkat, zmuchlat, zmačkat se, pomačkat se

verb - to become or make something (such as paper) wrinkled, not smooth anymore

 

extortion - vydírání, vynucování, vymáhání

noun - the act of getting something from someone by using threats or trickery

prostitute - prostitutka, prostitut

noun - a woman, or sometimes a man, who has sex for money

 

in pawn - v zástavě, zastavený

adjective - (of a valuable object) used as a guarantee that you will pay back the money that you borrowed

pawnshop - zastavárna

noun - a shop where you can borrow money if you leave there a valuable object as a form of security that you will pay it back

pawnbroker - zastavárna, zastavárník

noun - a shop (or its owner) where you can borrow money if you leave there a valuable object as a form of security that you will pay it back

 

pawn - dát do zástavy, zastavit

verb - to use a valuable object as a guarantee that you will pay back money that you borrow

 

pawn - figurka (přeneseně)

noun - a person controlled by somebody else

 

caster - sypátko (např. na cukr)

noun - a container with many holes in the top that is used to scatter salt or sugar on food

caster sugar - cukr krupice

noun, British English - sugar with very small grains

confectioner's sugar - moučkový cukr

noun, American English - sugar in the form of fine powder

icing sugar - moučkový cukr

noun, British English - sugar in the form of fine powder

 

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