baton - obušek, pendrek

noun - a thick stick that is used as a weapon by the police

baton - taktovka

noun - a thin stick that is used by a conductor to direct the orchestra

 

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

merry-go-round - kolotoč (na hřišti)

noun - a disc-like structure (in a playground, in a park etc.) that kids can sit on, which goes around when someone pushes it

 

merry-go-round - kolotoč (něčeho)

noun - an ever repeating cycle of things

carousel - kolotoč

noun - a ride at an amusement park on which you sit and go round and round

sickly - nezdravý, mdlý, odporný

adjective - not looking well, not making you feel well