be on strike - stávkovat, být ve stávce

verb - not to work and protest against something you do not agree with at work

 

letter carrier - pošťák

noun, American English - a person who delivers letters or packages

shortbread - máslová sušenka

noun - a butter biscuit

 

wafer-thin - tenoulinký, tenoučký

adjective - very thin

 

have a bite of - kousnout si, ukousnout si

verb - to bite off something

cone - kornout

noun - a container that has a pointed bottom and round sides, often made of paper, plastic, or sometimes edible biscuit (to eat ice cream from)

 

rich in - bohatý na, plný (např. látky), kypět

adjective - full of something beneficial

waffle - vafle

noun - a flat cake with a pattern of squares

wafer - oplatek

noun - a thin light biscuit that is often sweet and eaten with ice cream

mail carrier - pošťák

noun, American English - a person who delivers letters etc.

 

escort - doprovázet, doprovodit, eskortovat

verb - to go with someone to a place to be sure that the person really left, or to protect them

for kicks - se srandy, pro legraci, pro zábavu

phrase, informal - done for a laugh without serious intentions

 

vacate - vyklidit, opustit

verb, formal - to leave a seat, room, building, etc. usually to make it available for other people

 

put down - uložit (ke spánku)

verb - to put someone to bed

to the letter - přesně, do detailu, do písmene, do puntíku

phrase - doing exactly what you are told to do, paying attention to every detail