faint-hearted - nesmělý, bojácný, zbabělý, bázlivý

adjective - not brave or confident, afraid of failing

 

the Privy Council - královská rada

noun - the group of advisers to the British monarch

outhouse - latrína, kadibudka

noun, American English - an outdoor toilet

privy - latrína, kadibudka

noun, dated - an outdoor toilet

privy - zasvěcený (do čeho)

adjective, formal - allowed to know something that other aren't allowed to know

 

pathos - patos, dojemnost

noun, literary - the quality of something that produces a feeling of sadness or sympathy

 

except - kromě toho že, až na to že, jenže

conjunction - apart from the fact that

 

whereabouts - kde asi, kde zhruba

adverb - the word we use to ask about the general location of something

 

IOU - dlužní úpis

noun, informal - a note or document that acknowledges the existence of a debt (abbreviation for 'I owe you')

 

owe - vděčit, děkovat, moci děkovat

verb - to achieve something, because someone helped you or did something for you

 

owe - dlužit, být zavázán, být vděčný

verb - to feel the need to do something for someone, because they have done something for you too

 

halfway decent - přijatelný

adjective - not very good but good enough

 

meet somebody halfway - vyjít někomu vstříc, najít kompromis

verb - to find a compromise, especially in an agrument with someone

 

walkie-talkie - vysílačka

noun - one of two radios that you can carry with you and communicate with the person carrying the other radio

 

on the road - na cestách

adverb - travelling, especially by car