slink - krást se, plížit se

verb - to move without attracting attention

 

smite - udeřit, srazit (k zemi), zasáhnout, ztrestat

verb, literary - to hit very hard, especially as a punishment from God

 

hew - tesat, sekat

verb - to shape something by cutting it with an axe or another sharp tool

 

thaw - obleva

noun - a period of warm weather after winter when everything melts

 

blank - slepý náboj (bez střeliva)

noun - a cartridge in a gun that doesn't contain a bullet

 

catch on - chytat se, chápat, pochopit, dojít

verb - to begin to understand

 

survey - dělat anketu, veřejný průzkum

verb - to make an observation by asking a lot of people the same question or questions

 

contest - soutěžit, usilovat o vítězství, soupeřit (o něco)

verb - to take part in a contest and try to win it

 

conflict - být v rozporu

verb - to be in conflict

 

discount - zlevnit, snížit cenu

verb - to reduce the price of something

poor thing - chudáček, chudinka

noun - someone who we feel sorry for

bag of bones - kost a kůže

noun, informal - someone who is very skinny

 

the runs - běhavka, průjem

noun, informal - diarrhoea (informal)

 

constipation - zácpa (střevní)

noun - having problem to get rid of solid waste in your body

 

food poisoning - otrava jídlem

noun - a stomach illness caused by eating bad food