underdog - outsider (ve sportu), kdo není favoritem, nefavorit

noun, informal - the person who is expected to lose (in a game etc.)

 

leaven - kvásek, kvasinky

noun - a substance that is added to bread to make it rise

 

for fun - z legrace, ze srandy, pro zábavu

adverb - doing something to enjoy yourself rather than because it is important

 

pad - vycpávka

noun - a thick piece of material that is used to protect something

 

overhear - zaslechnout (nechtěně)

verb - to hear (by accident) what somebody is saying to someone else

 

one-hit wonder - hit jedné sezóny

noun - a thing that is popular for a very short time only

 

own - vlastnit

verb - to have, to have something that is yours and nobody else's

lipstick - rtěnka

noun - a thing that is used to make your lips redder etc.

leather - kůže

noun - a material that is used for making shoes, jackets, bags etc.

sardine - sardinka

noun - a very small fish that is often eaten out of tins

 

service - služba

noun - something that is done for somebody; the act of serving somebody

 

mill - továrna, válcovna

noun - a factory where something is produced, e.g. steel, or wood etc

 

meddle - míchat se (do něčeho), vměšovat se, plést se

verb - to be interested in something that is none of your business

mole - krtek

noun - a small dark animal that lives underground and is almost blind

 

substance - látka (chemická), hmota, materiál

noun - material, a stuff that something is made of or consists of