mat - podložka (na stůl)

noun - a piece of soft material that you put on a surface (on the table etc.) to protect it

mat - podložka, žíněnka, karimatka

noun - a piece of soft material that you put on the floor to lie on or to protect yourself in some sports

 

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

 

tum - bříško (hlavně dětské)

noun, British English, informal - the belly, stomach (especially when talking to children)

satsuma - mandarinka, druh mandarinky (bez pecek)

noun - a fruit like a small orange without seeds with skin that can be removed easily

capsule - kabina (kosmická), modul

noun - the part of a spacecraft in which people travel and spend a lot of time, it is separated from the main rocket

 

self-important - domýšlivý, namyšlený

adjective - believing that you are more important than other people

 

retention - zachování, udržení

noun - the action of keeping something, the continued use of something

 

birthday card - přání k narozeninám (písemné)

noun - a card that you give someone on their birthday as a gift