civilize - civilizovat, zcivilizovat

verb - to teach or educate somebody to behave the way you think is better, more polite, more reasonable

embankment - násep, val, nábřeží

noun - a long sloping wall of stone or earth that is built to support a road, railway etc.

wreath - věnec

noun - a circular ornament made from flowers, it is often worn on the head or used as decoration

anchovy - ančovička

noun - a type of small sea fish that is often canned and served on pizza, in salads etc.

 

humbug - mystifikace, balamucení

noun - a kind of behavior or talk that is not true but tries to make people believe it

gurney - nemocniční lehátko na kolečkách, vozík (jako lehátko v nemocnici)

noun, American English - a kind of bed with wheels that is used in hospitals to move sick or injured people

 

renovated - renovovaný

adjective - restored to its former state, rebuilt so that is as good as it was or even better

 

punching bag - boxovací pytel

noun, American English - a stuffed or inflated bag that is used to train boxing or help people vent their anger

 

soulmate - spřízněná duše

noun - a person who is very close to you, who understands you perfectly and whom you understand perfectly

coltsfoot - podběl

noun - a plant with yellow flowers that appears in early spring, it is used to make cough medicine

 

headlong - po hlavě, hlavou napřed, střemhlav

adverb - jumping or falling in a way that the head is lower than the rest of the body

 

private sector - soukromý sektor

noun - the part of the economy of a country which is not operated or owned by the government

contraption - udělátko, vychytávka

noun, informal - a piece of equipment, usually one that is quickly put together for a particular purpose, often improvised

 

memo - interní zpráva (písemná)

noun - a message or other information that is sent by one person to another within the same company

 

crack - rozbít

verb - to break something such as an egg or a nut in order to use what is inside