pincer - klepeto

noun - a type of claw that is used for grasping, manipulating, and sometimes crushing food, objects, or even for defense

believe in - věřit v (někoho, něco)

verb - to be sure that somebody or something exists; to feel that somebody can be trusted or will be successful

 

natty - jako ze škatulky, šik, nažehlený, upravený, úhledný

adjective, informal - very stylish and fashionable

 

demeanour - vystupování, chování, způsoby

noun, formal - the way someone behaves, speaks and looks etc.

 

gangway - nástupní můstek (u lodě), lodní lávka

noun - a board or a small bridge between the side of a ship and the shore for people to walk on

 

the naked eye - pouhé oko

noun - unaided human vision, without the assistance of any optical instruments such as telescopes, microscopes, or binoculars

ventriloquist - břichomluvec

noun - an entertainer who can speak without moving his or her lips

dummy - figurína, panák, krejčovská panna

noun - a large model of a person or a part of the body that is used to show clothes on in a shop or to make clothes

 

homesickness - stesk po domově

noun - the feeling of sadness because you are far from your home and your family

 

aristocratic - aristokratický, šlechtický

adjective - being of the highest social class

 

stretch - natáhnout, sáhnout (pro)

verb - to straighten your hands in order to reach for something or someone

 

bidding - přihazování (např. v aukci)

noun - the act of proposing a payment (esp. in an auction)

 

thump - bouchnutí

noun - the noise of hitting something hard

 

auctioneer - dražitel

noun - a person who hosts an auction

 

whimper - kňučení, kňourání

noun - the act of crying softly