ping-pong - stolní tenis, ping pong

noun - a fast game (played with a plastic ball on the table) in which two players have to hit the ball over the net and on the opposite side of the table

 

Quaffle - camrál

noun - (Harry Potter) one of the balls that is used in the game of Quidditch, the shooters have to get it through one of the hoops on the opponent's side of the pitch

driftwood - naplavené dřevo

noun - pieces of wood that have been carried by water and washed onto the shore, especially on a beach or riverbank

hash browns - bramborové placičky, smažené strouhané brambory, bramboráky

noun - a dish of cooked potatoes that have been chopped or grated, mixed with seasoning, and fried until golden and crispy

 

moccasin - mokasín (bota)

noun - a comfortable shoe made of soft leather that does not have shoelaces, it usually has large stitches around the front

 

sensitively - citlivě

adverb - in a way that shows that you have feelings and emotions and that you understand other people's feelings and emotions

receipt - účtenka, účet, paragon

noun - a piece of paper that you get when you buy something, it shows how much you have paid for it

headache - bolest hlavy

noun - the pain in your head that you feel when you are ill or when you have been working too much

service station - benzínová stanice, benzínová pumpa

noun - the place by the road where you can buy fuel for your car, have a meal, use the toilet etc.

elevenses - dopolední svačina

noun, British English, informal - a short break in the late morning, usually around 11 o’clock, when people have a hot drink and a small snack

Aspirin - Aspirin, acylpirin

noun - (trademark) a medicine that people often take when they do not feel okay, e.g. if they have a headache or temperature

 

standard of living - životní úroveň

noun - the quality of life that depends on the amount of money you have and on what you can and can't afford

beetle - brouk

noun - an insect with a hard and shiny covering of its wings, it is usually black, but can have other colours, too

 

catch-22 - bezvýchodná situace, začarovaný kruh

phrase - an impossible situation where you cannot do one thing until you do another thing that you cannot do until you have done the first one

saloon - saloon, výčep, hospoda

noun - a kind of bar in the American Old West where cowboys etc. could have a drink or a light meal, it also offered entertainment etc.