amateurish - amatérský, neodborný, břídilský

adjective - not done or made well, showing no skill

 

terrine - terina (nádoba nebo jídlo)

noun - a coarse pâté or the special dish it is made in

 

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

 

discriminate - rozlišovat

verb - to distinguish between things, to tell the difference between things

 

turn over a new leaf - obrátit list (přeneseně)

verb - to start living or acting in a better way

motive - motiv, pohnutka

noun - the reason behind someone's actions

 

vertigo - závrať

noun - the feeling of dizziness or sickness when you are looking down from a very high place

holidaymaker - rekreant, cestovatel, turista, výletník, dovolenkář

noun, British English - someone who is visiting a place on holiday

 

Biro - propiska, kuličkové pero

noun, British English - (trademark) a cheap kind of a ballpoint pen

 

bureau de change - směnárna

noun - an office where you can exchange one currency for another

 

bureau - komoda

noun, American English - a chest of drawers

 

bureau - psací stůl

noun, British English - a piece of furniture with drawers and a top that can be opened to write on