beaded - ozdobený korálky

adjective - decorated with beads

pay rise - zvýšení platu

noun, British English - an increase in the money you get for your work

 

die-hard - skalní (věrný), věrný

adjective - loyal, not likely to abandon something

 

searchlight - reflektor

noun - a powerful light that can be turned in different directions

 

check-up - prohlídka (lékařská)

noun - a medical examination that makes sure that a person is healthy

 

first thing - hned ráno, jako první věc

adverb - as soon as you get up, or as soon as you start work in the morning

cut corners - flinkat, odbývat, šidit, odfláknout

verb - to do something quickly, carelessly or hastily in order to save time, money or energy

 

paper towel - papírová utěrka (kuchyňská)

noun - an absorbent sheet of paper that is used in the kitchen

 

dishcloth - hadr na nádobí

noun - a cloth that is used for washing dishes (cups, plates, etc.)

 

peekaboo - dělání 'kuk' (na dítě), kuk

noun - a simple game you play with babies and toddlers in which you cover your face with your hands and then show your face saying 'boo' or 'peekaboo'

 

confection - cukrovinka, sladkost

noun, formal - a cake or sweet food that easy attractive to look at (formal)

white-collar - úřednický, kancelářský

adjective - having jobs in offices, rather than working in factories

blue-collar - dělnický, manuální (pracovník)

adjective - doing physical work

commodious - prostorný (formální)

adjective, formal - having a lot of space (very formal)

roomy - prostorný

adjective - with a lot of space inside