upend
upend - obrátit (vzhůru nohama), otočit (vzhůru nohama), obrátit se (vzhůru nohama)
BrE
/ˌʌp'end/
AmE
/ˌʌp'end/

verb - to turn something upside down, to turn upside down

dish towel
dish towel - utěrka
BrE
/'dɪʃtaʊəl/
AmE
/'dɪʃtaʊəl/

noun, American English - a square piece of cloth that you use to dry something with, esp. wet dishes after they have been washed

cocoa
cocoa - kakao (nápoj)
BrE
/'kəʊkəʊ/
AmE
/'koʊkoʊ/

noun - a drink made using cocoa powder and warm milk

 
respawn - znovu se objevit, znovu se oživit
BrE
/ri:'spɔ:n/
AmE
/ri:'spɔ:n/

verb - (especially in videogames) to appear again, to start living again

 
debtor - dlužník
BrE
/'detə/
AmE
/'detər/

noun, technical - a person, an organisation or a country that owes money

rivet
rivet - nýt
BrE
/'rɪvɪt/
AmE
/'rɪvɪt/

noun, technical - a short metal pin that is used to fasten two or more pieces together (e.g. metal, leather)

 
amateurish - amatérský, neodborný, břídilský
BrE
/'æmətərɪʃ/
AmE
/ˌæmə'tɜ:rɪʃ/

adjective - not done or made well, showing no skill

 
terrine - terina (nádoba nebo jídlo)
BrE
/tə'ri:n/
AmE
/tə'ri:n/

noun - a coarse pâté or the special dish it is made in

 
foie gras - výběrová paštika z husích jater
BrE
/ˌfwɑ: 'grɑ:/
AmE
/ˌfwɑ: 'grɑ:/

noun - an expensive kind of pâté made from the liver of a fattened goose

 
if not for - nebýt (čeho), kdyby nebylo (čeho)
BrE
/'ɪf nɒt fə/
AmE
/'ɪf nɑ:t fə/

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)
BrE
/'bʌt fə/
AmE
/'bʌt fər/

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
BrE
/ˌɒn wʌnz'əʊn/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n wʌnz'oʊn/

adverb - alone, without help

 
discriminate - rozlišovat
BrE
/dɪs'krɪmɪneɪt/
AmE
/dɪs'krɪmɪneɪt/

verb - to distinguish between things, to tell the difference between things

 
turn over a new leaf - obrátit list (přeneseně)
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n'əʊvə əˌnju:'li:f/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn'oʊvər əˌnu:'li:f/

verb - to start living or acting in a better way

motive
motive - motiv, pohnutka
BrE
/'məʊtɪv/
AmE
/'məʊtɪv/

noun - the reason behind someone's actions