mockery - výsměch, utahování, posmívání, posměch

noun - the act of making fun of someone

 

mockingbird - drozdec, drozd

noun - a type of bird that imitates the sounds of other birds

 

detective story - detektivní příběh, detektivka

noun - a story in which there is a detective who tries to solve a crime

 

mull - zvažovat, přemýšlet, promýšlet, uvažovat

verb - to think about something slowly and carefully

 

key - klíč (odpovědi), odpovědi, řešení

noun - the answers to an exercise

 

quick on the uptake - bystrý, chápavý

adjective, informal - quick to understand something

 

page-turner - čtivá kniha, strhující kniha

noun - a book that is hard to put down, because it's very interesting or exciting

bloom - květ

noun - the beautiful and colorful part of a plant

 

flower - květ

noun - a beautiful and colourful part of a plant

 

tween - mezi

preposition, informal - a short form of 'between'

 

swab - čistící tampón

noun - a small piece of material (usually cotton wool) used to clean a wound

 

pleat - záhyb, sámek

noun - a permanent narrow fold, usually in a skirt or dress

give the sack - dát padáka, vyhodit z práce

verb, informal - fire someone from their job

 

voicebox - hrtan

noun - the organ in your throat that contains the vocal cords

 

larynx - hrtan

noun - the organ in your throat that contains the vocal cords