headman
headman - popravčí, kat
BrE
/'hedmən/
AmE
/'hedmən/

noun, dated - a person whose job is to kill somebody who was sentenced to death

headsman
headsman - popravčí, kat
BrE
/'hedzmən/
AmE
/'hedzmən/

noun, dated - a person whose job is to kill somebody who was sentenced to death

executioner
executioner - popravčí, kat
BrE
/ˌeksɪ'kju:ʃənə/
AmE
/ˌeksɪ'kju:ʃənər/

noun - a person whose job is to kill somebody who was sentenced to death

 
consort - zahazovat se (s kým)
BrE
/kən'sɔ:t/
AmE
/kən'sɔ:rt/

verb - (disapproving) to spend time with, to waste time by hanging out with someone

 
kid - kecat, říkat něco z legrace
BrE
/'kɪd/
AmE
/'kɪd/

verb, informal - to say something that's not true or to say something just for fun

 
talk dirty - říkat sprosťárny (se sexuálním podtextem)
BrE
/ˌtɔ:k 'dɜ:ti/
AmE
/ˌtɑ:k 'dɜ:rt̬i/

verb, informal - to talk to someone about sex before or while engaging in sex acts

 
rise and shine - vstávat a cvičit, vstávat a s chutí do nového dne
BrE
/ˌraɪz ən 'ʃaɪn/
AmE
/ˌraɪz ən 'ʃaɪn/

phrase - usually used to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed

 
pluck up courage - sebrat odvahu
BrE
/ˌplʌk ʌp 'kʌrɪdʒ/
AmE
/ˌplʌk ʌp 'kɜ:rɪdʒ/

verb - to force yourself to do something even though you are afraid of it

 
slippery as an eel - kluzký jako úhoř
BrE
/ˌslɪpəri æz æn 'i:l/
AmE
/ˌslɪpəri æz æn 'i:l/

phrase - very cunning, difficult to catch and to get the information that you want

 
redeem - uplatnit, směnit
BrE
/rɪ'di:m/
AmE
/rɪ'di:m/

verb - to exchange something such as vouchers for goods to this value or money

 
gain on - dohánět (koho)
BrE
/'geɪn ɒn/
AmE
/'geɪn ɑ:n/

verb - in a competition, to get closer to somebody who is ahead of you

 
guess what - Hádej co je nového!, Že neuhodneš co je nového?, A hádej co
BrE
/ges'wɒt/
AmE
/ges'wɑ:t/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use when we want to say something surprising to someone

 
editor - editor
BrE
/'edɪtə/
AmE
/'edɪt̬ər/

noun - a computer program that allows you to make changes to texts, films etc.

 
plant food - hnojivo
BrE
/'plɑ:nt fʊ:d/
AmE
/'plænt fʊ:d/

noun - any substance, such as manure, added to soil to make it more fertile

 
lead on - vodit za nos
BrE
/ˌlid'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌlid'ɑ:n/

verb, informal - to make somebody believe you are attracted to them when it isn't true