ash - æ, samohláska æ, samohláska 'ash'

noun - the symbol 'æ' in the International Phonetic Alphabet

wimp - slaboch, měkkota, padavka

noun, informal - someone who is not brave or confident, or is afraid to do something difficult

grit - jemný štěrk, hrubý písek

noun - very small pieces of stone, slightly smaller than gravel

 

ultimatum - ultimátum

noun - a warning to a person or a group of people that if they don't do what you tell them, you will do something to punish them

ultimate - vrchol, to nejlepší z

noun - the best of something

knock on wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat

phrase, American English - said to avoid bad luck in the future

touch wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat

phrase, British English - said to avoid bad luck in the future

 

puzzle - zmást, poplést

verb - to make somebody confused

 

puzzle out - rozluštit, vyřešit, vypátrat

verb - to figure out a problem by thinking very carefully

 

piece together - dát si dohromady, poskládat (si), složit

verb - to understand something by thinking about all the facts you have

 

hit upon - najednou na něco přijít, náhodou na něco přijít, objevit (náhodou), kápnout na něco

verb - to suddenly discover something or to suddenly have an idea

 

come around - nechat se přesvědčit, změnit názor, přistoupit

verb - to let someone convince you to agree with them

 

come round - nechat se přesvědčit, změnit názor, přistoupit

verb, British English - to let someone convince you to agree with them

shawl - přehoz, šál, velký šátek

noun - a large piece of cloth that women wear around the shoulders or over the head

burner - plotýnka (na vařiči)

noun, American English - one of the round parts of a cooker that you cook on