foie gras - výběrová paštika z husích jater

noun - an expensive kind of pâté made from the liver of a fattened goose

 

if not for - nebýt (čeho), kdyby nebylo (čeho)

phrase - a part of a conditional clause that says that something or someone was the only reason why something else happened or something else is true

 

but for - kdyby nebylo (něčeho), nebýt (čeho)

preposition - a phrase we can use instead of 'if it weren't for' or 'if it hadn't been for'

 

on one's own - na vlastních nohách, na vlastní pěst, sám

adverb - alone, without help

 

lair - doupě, brloh, pelech

noun - a home of a wild animal, or a place where you can hide or be alone

 

swordfish - mečoun

noun - a large sea fish with a long pointed upper jaw

touching - dojemný, dojímavý

adjective - making you feel emotional or sad

touched - dojatý

adjective - happy and grateful for something kind or nice someone has done

 

rushed - uspěchaný

adjective - done too quickly

 

specifically - konkrétně, specificky

adverb - in particular, connected with one particular thing

 

favouritism - protekce, nadržování

noun - the act of treating one person or one group better than others in an unfair way

 

fastener - zapínání

noun - a button, zip or something similar used to join together two parts, especially of clothes

 

resolute - rozhodný, pevný, odhodlaný

adjective - determined, showing determination

 

mucus - hlen

noun - a thick liquid usually produced inside your nose

 

interpret - tlumočit

verb - to translate someone's spoken words into another language