alma mater - alma mater

noun - the school that you graduated from

 

rosewood - palisandrové dřevo, palisandr

noun - reddish wood from a tropical tree

 

shuck - sloupnout, vyloupnout

verb - to remove something from the shell

 

all along - celou dobu, po celou dobu, už od začátku

adverb - from the beginning, all the time

branch - větev

noun - a long part of a tree that grows from the trunk, leaves usually grow from it

 

salvation - spása, záchrana

noun - being saved from danger, harm, death etc. or (in Christian religion) from sin and the devil

 

cover up - zamaskovat, zakrýt

verb - to make something invisible or impossible to find, to hide something from sight or from being known

bread - chléb, chleba

noun - a kind of food baked from flour and water, you can make sandwiches and toasts from it

bisque - hustá polévka z mořských plodů

noun - a thick, creamy soup made from shellfish

braided - spletený (do copu), splétaný (např. kabel)

adjective - woven together from several strands or pieces

 

like night and day - jako nebe a dudy, naprosto odlišný

adjective - completely different from each other, absolute opposite

 

play hooky - chodit za školu

verb, American English - to stay away from school without permission

 

salvage - zachránit (něco)

verb - to save something from damage or destruction

 

turn tail - vzít nohy na ramena, vzít do zaječích

verb - to run away from a dangerous situation

Aussie - australský

adjective, informal - connected with or coming from Australia (informal)