houndstooth - kohoutí stopa (vzor na látce)

noun - a pattern of broken or jagged checks, typically in black and white, resembling the shape of a dog's tooth

construction worker - stavař, pracovník na stavbě, zedník

a person whose job is to build houses etc.

 

advice columnist - člověk odpovídající na dotazy čtenářů

noun, American English - a person who answers readers' questions in a magazine or a newspaper

cater - zajišťovat občerstvení (na akci apod.)

verb - to provide food, drink, or services for an event, gathering, or group of people

step - šlápnout, stoupnout si (na něco)

verb - to put your foot/feet on something

 

flat-pack - nesestavený, nesložený, na části (nábytek)

adjective, British English - (about furniture) not assembled, carried in a long thin box

toothpaste - zubní pasta, pasta na zuby

noun - a substance that you put on the toothbrush and brush your teeth with it

 

subject - podřízený (autoritě), závislý (na čem)

adjective, formal - under the authority of, dependent on

donate - věnovat (obzvl. na dobročinné účely)

verb - to give (money etc.) to a good cause

board - nastoupit (na palubu), nalodit se

verb - to get on a ship or plane

 

on - o (čem), na (jaké) téma

preposition - about, on the topic of

drawstring - šňůrka na stažení, stahovací šňůrka

noun - a string or cord that you pull to tighten or close something, like the waist of trousers or the top of a bag

 

look down - pohrdat (kým), shlížet na (koho)

verb - to think that you are better than somebody

 

look down on - pohrdat (kým), shlížet na (koho)

verb - to think that you are better than somebody

 

string together - složit, sestavit, napojit na sebe

verb - to put together, to connect things together