Dishonor among thieves

Glossary of difficult words

dishonor among thieves - meaning that thieves cannot trust each other (the usual expression is "honor among thieves");

analogy - a comparison or similarity between two things;

Petr Lessy - VV's choice for police president, accepted reluctantly by Nečas; 

Luca Brasi - a character in The Godfather; one of Don Corleone’s personal enforcers; 

to stutter - to stumble over one’s words; to speak with sudden involuntary pauses and to repeat the initial letters of words; 

ever-ending - an incorrect way of saying "never-ending" that actually means the opposite of what is intended; 

swift - in this contest, smart; 

walk-up - an apartment that does not have access by elevator; 

henchman - a faithful follower or political supporter, esp. one prepared to engage in crime or dishonest practices by way of service; 

garrote/garrotte/garotte - a wire, cord or apparatus used for killing someone by strangulation.