legend - legenda, báje, pověst

noun - an old popular story about brave people etc., it doesn't have to be true

 

hang in there - držet se, vydržet to, nevzdávat to

verb, informal - to be patient in an unpleasant situation, to hold on, not to give up

 

maroon - zanechat (někoho např. na pustém ostrově), vysadit (někoho např. na pustém ostrově)

verb - to leave someone alone and without help (especially on an island with no people)

freeway - dálnice

noun, American English - an important, wide road with several lanes for each direction that connects large cities

elegant - slušivý, elegantní

adjective - (about clothes) good looking, fit for formal occasions; (about people) of an attractive appearance

 

shine - leštit, naleštit, vyleštit

verb - to polish, to rub an object so that it is very clean and bright

wasteland - pustina

noun - an empty piece of land that can be used for neither building nor farming

spyglass - dalekohled

noun - an instrument that enables you to see very distant objects, or see them better

wooden spoon - vařečka

noun - an instrument made of wood with which you stir food when you cook it

 

lecture - poučovat (koho)

verb - to tell someone how you think they should behave, usually in an annoying way

 

self-consciously - nesměle, rozpačitě

adverb - in an embarrassed way, nervously due to being afraid of what others might think

parallel parking - podélné parkování

noun - parking a car in a space that is in line with the road and other cars

sea urchin - mořský ježek

noun - a small round sea animal with a hard shell and sharp spines, found on the seabed

 

urchin - mořský ježek

noun - a small round sea animal with a hard shell and sharp spines, found on the seabed

 

pressure cooker - tlakový hrnec, papiňák, Papinův hrnec

noun - a pot with a sealed lid that cooks food quickly by using the pressure of steam