life preserver - záchranný kruh, záchranná vesta

noun, American English - a life belt or sometimes a life jacket that you wear in water and it prevents you from sinking

rescuer - záchranář

noun - a person whose job it is to save people from harmful or dangerous situations (e.g. in the mountains etc.)

root - kořen

noun - the part of a plant which is under the ground and through which it gets nutrients from the soil

goalie - brankář

noun, informal - a player whose job it is to protect the goal of his team and stop the opponent from scoring

 

pensioner - důchodce, penzista

noun - a person who has reached a certain age, does not work anymore and gets money regularly from the government

manure - hnůj

noun - the solid waste material from the body of an animal, esp. when it is used as a fertilizer etc.

 

evacuate - evakuovat

verb - to move people from a dangerous area (e.g. in the case of a hurricane, volcano erruption, terrorist attack etc.)

water - voda

noun - the common colourless liquid that comes down from the sky as rain, or is in rivers and seas etc.

 

fringe benefit - zaměstnanecká výhoda (mimo plat)

noun - something that some employers get from their employer in addition to their salaries, not in the form of money

soy sauce - sójová omáčka, sójovka

noun - a dark brown sauce made from soya beans and used as a flavoring, especially in Chinese and Japanese cooking

 

low tide - odliv, vrchol odlivu, nejnižší hladina odlivu

noun - the time when the sea is at its lowest level and the water has moved far back from the shore

black pudding - jelito (masný výrobek, často podávaný pečený s britskou snídaní)

noun, British English - a traditional British sausage made from pig’s blood, fat, and a cereal, usually eaten as part of a cooked breakfast

Yorkshire pudding - yorkshirský pudink (“miska” z pečeného těsta)

noun - a traditional British side dish made from a simple batter that is baked in the oven until it puffs up

evasive - vyhýbavý, vyhýbající se, neurčitý

adjective - tending to avoid or escape from something, often by being deliberately vague or indirect; not giving clear answers to questions

 

mothball - naftalínová kulička, kulička proti molům

noun - a small ball of naphthalene or a similar chemical used to prevent moths from damaging clothes or fabrics when stored