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fictive - imaginární, fiktivní, smyšlený

adjective - imaginary, not real

 

fictitious - fiktivní, smyšlený

adjective - made up, not real

 

fictionalize - zbeletrizovat

verb - to base a book on true events, but change or add some details

 

upholstered - čalouněný

adjective - (of a chair or sofa) covered with soft material and cloth

 

upholsterer - čalouník, čalounice

noun - a person whose job is to cover chairs and sofas with padding and cloth

 

behind somebody's back - za zády (pomlouvat, posmívat se)

adverb - without somebody knowing

 

easy on the eye - hezký na pohled, lahodící oku

adjective, informal - pleasant to look at

 

eye-opener - ponaučení, lekce (něco, co vám otevře oči)

noun - something surprising that makes you see things that you didn't see before

 

look somebody in the eye - podívat se někomu do očí

verb - to look directly at somebody without feeling afraid or ashamed

 

put your finger on - určit, poznat, definovat, kápnout na (problém, rozdíl)

verb, informal - to know or be able to find out what is unusual or different about a situation

 

split hairs - přít se o maličkosti

verb, informal - to have an argument about details which are small and not important

 

shake a leg - hnout kostrou, hnout sebou

verb, informal - used to tell someone to hurry up

 

stiff upper lip - kamenná tvář, schopnost nenechat na sobě nic znát

noun - the ability to stay calm and not to show any feelings, especially when you are expected to

 

not raise a finger - nehnout ani prstem (nepomoci)

verb, informal - to not make any effort to help anyone

 

be all fingers and thumbs - mít obě ruce levé, být nemotorný

verb, British English, informal - to be very clumsy with your hands