soft drink - nealko, nealkoholický nápoj

noun - a cold drink that doesn't contain alcohol

 

probe - sonda

noun - a long metal tool that doctors use to examine the inside of someone's body

Aussie - Australan

noun, informal - a person from Australia (informal)

Aussie - australský

adjective, informal - connected with or coming from Australia (informal)

 

bachelorette - mladá svobodná žena

noun, American English - a young woman who is not married

 

no-nonsense - seriózní, rozumný

adjective - very serious and direct, without foolishness

 

kestrel - poštolka

noun - a small European bird of prey

 

buzzard - káně

noun - a large European bird of prey

beast of prey - šelma

noun - an animal that hunts other animals for food

 

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