cross-eyed - šilhavý, šihlající

adjective - having one or both eyes looking towards the nose

squint - šilhat

verb, British English - to have one eye looking in a slightly different direction than the other

withered - zvadlý, uschlý (např. rostlina)

adjective - dried up and dead

wither - chřadnout, vadnout, uvadat, zvadnout, usychat, uschnout

verb - (of plants) to become drier and start dying

 

tighten - zpřísnit, zostřit, přitvrdit (např. pravidla)

verb - to make something more strict

 

tighten - napnout (se), zatnout (se), sevřít (se)

verb - to become stiff, not relaxed (e.g. a muscle)

 

crate - ukládat do beden, uložit do bedny (např. zboží)

verb - to pack something in a crate

 

cordial - likér

noun, American English - a thick, sweet alcoholic drink

stiletto - bota na jehlovém podpatku, jehlový podpatek

noun - a woman's shoe with a very high thin heel, or the heel itself

 

harness - využít, použít, upotřebit, spoutat, ovládnout

verb - to control or use the force or strength of something

 

harness - nasadit popruhy, nasadit postroj, zapřáhnout

verb - to put a harness on an animal, to attach something to something with a harness

pack - balíček karet (sada)

noun, British English - a complete set of playing cards (usually 52 pieces)

 

elect - rozhodnout se, zvolit si, vybrat si

verb - to decide to do something, to choose what you will do

caretaker - údržbář, správce domu, školník

noun, British English - a person whose job is to maintain a building, fix things around the building etc.

 

caregiver - pečovatel, pečovatelka, opatroval, opatrovatelka

noun, American English - somebody who looks after a person who is too young, ill etc.