blackmail - vydírat

verb - to threaten somebody to do something if they don't do what you want them to do

 

plagiarism - plagiátorství

noun - the act of taking someone's words or ideas and using them as if they were yours

 

dizzy - způsobující závrať, závratný

adjective - making you feel as if the world is turning around you and that you might fall

 

oppress - utlačovat, utiskovat

verb - to be unfair or cruel to somebody, especially if you are in a position of authority

 

rickety - vratký, viklající se, rozviklaný, roztřesený

adjective - to shake because of being old and weak, especially as if it is about to break

mesmerize - uchvátit, očarovat, fascinovat, okouzlit, zhypnotizovat

verb - to hold someone's attention completely as if by magic or hypnosis; to fascinate or captivate someone intensely

life vest - záchranná vesta

noun, American English - a kind of rubber jacket filled with air that makes you float if you fall into water

dreamy - zasněný, snivý, duchem nepřítomen

adjective - looking as if you are lost in pleasant thoughts and not noticing what is happening around you

disdain - opovrhovat, pohrdat, znevažovat

verb, formal - to regard or treat someone or something with contempt or as if they are unworthy of respect

 

tartar - zubní kámen

noun - a hard substance that forms on your teeth, especially if you do not look after them properly

 

shroom - houbička (halucinogenní)

noun, American English - a kind of mushroom that makes you hallucinate if you eat it, often used as a drug

second helping - přidání si (u jídla)

noun - if you have a second helping, you get a second portion of the same food (or drink)

 

rumour has it - říká se (že), povídá se (že)

phrase - used to express that you have heard something, but you do not know if it is true

 

mime - otevírat pusu (jako když mluvím), dělat jako když mluvím

verb - to open your mouth as if you were speaking, often pretending to sing along with a recording

 

spare - náhradní

adjective - able to be used instead of another (e.g. if one fails or is lost or broken etc.)