board game - desková hra

noun - a game played on a board, such as chess, Scrabble or Monopoly

 

in-line - přímo v textu

adjective - placed directly in the text (i. e. not as a footnote etc.)

go climbing - pěstovat horolezectví, lézt po horách

verb - to climb rocks or mountains or special walls, usually as a sport

baton - obušek, pendrek

noun - a thick stick that is used as a weapon by the police

 

birthday card - přání k narozeninám (písemné)

noun - a card that you give someone on their birthday as a gift

 

sugar-coat - zaobalit, přikrášlit, učinit přijatelnějším

verb - to describe something as more pleasant or positive than it really is

 

blanket - pokrýt, přikrýt

verb - to cover with or as if with a piece of soft material

 

pellet - granule

noun - a small hard ball of any substance (such as food, medicine etc.)

natural disaster - přírodní katastrofa

noun - a sudden natural event such as a tsunami, earthquake or a flood

 

on business - obchodně, pracovně, služebně

adverb - to go somewhere or do something as a part of your job

 

auxiliary - pomocný, přídavný, záložní

adjective - used if the main thing fails etc., serving as support or backup

 

equal - rovnocenný partner, rovný člověk

noun - a person who has the same rank or importance as someone else

 

think up - vymyslet si (něco)

verb - to create or invent something (such as a lie, an excuse etc.)

 

roe - jikry

noun - eggs inside the ovaries of a female fish, sometimes eaten as caviar

 

Mother Nature - matka příroda

noun - nature, when you consider it as a force that affects human beings