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rushed - uspěchaný

adjective - done too quickly

 

specifically - konkrétně, specificky

adverb - in particular, connected with one particular thing

 

skim - sesbírat, odstranit (z povrchu kapaliny)

verb - to remove something from the surface of a liquid

 

backwards and forwards - tam a zpátky, sem a tam

phrase - moving in one direction, then in the opposite direction, usually more times

 

everything but the kitchen sink - co vás jen napadne, skoro úplně všechno, vše možné i nemožné

phrase, informal - too many things, more than is necessary (used humorously)

 

crudités - hranoly z čertvé zeleniny podáváné s omáčkou

noun - an appetizer consisting of sliced raw vegetables served with a dipping sauce

 

commodious - prostorný (formální)

adjective, formal - having a lot of space (very formal)

 

roomy - prostorný

adjective - with a lot of space inside

 

airy - vzdušný

adjective - with a lot of light, space and fresh air

 

Smarties - lentilky

noun - small sweets with hard covering and chocolate inside which come in several different colours

 

contact lenses - kontaktní čočky

noun - two pieces of very thin plastic that you put on your eyes to see better

 

famous last words - aby ses nedivil

phrase - a phrase used as a warning to somebody who is being too confident about something

 

venetian blind - žaluzie

noun - a covering for a window made up of strips of plastic or metal that can be turned to let in light

 

perennial - trvalka (rostlina)

noun - a plant that grows for more than two years

 

attagirl - šikovná holka, šikula, dobrá práce

interjection, American English, informal - a word we use to encourage someone (a girl or a woman) or congratulate someone on something they have done well