cork - korek, špunt (korkový)

noun - a thing used to seal bottles of wine made of a light material made from tree bark

basilisk - bazilišek

noun - a legendary reptile considered to be the King of serpents, it can kill by a single glance

bribe - úplatek

noun - money that you offer to an official to give you a favour, esp. in a dishonest way

boiling - vařící, vroucí

adjective - (of a liquid) of such a high temperature that bubbles rise from the bottom to the surface

ballpoint pen - propiska, kuličkové pero

noun - a kind of pen that has a small ball at the tip that rolls ink on paper

buckle - přezka, spona

noun - a kind of fastener that can join two ends of straps together (e.g. on a backpack etc.)

blind - závěs, roleta, žaluzie

noun - a kind of covering of a window, usually one that you can roll down over the window

 

play - divadelní hra, hra

noun - a story that you can see in a theater or hear on the radio, performed by actors

penguin - tučňák

noun - a sea bird with a black and white body, it cannot fly and lives in the Antarctic

overtake - předjíždět, předjet

verb - to go past a car that is going in the same direction but at a lower speed

 

short story - povídka

noun - a piece of writing that is usually shorter than 10 000 words, much shorter than a novel

story - povídka

noun - a piece of writing that is usually shorter than 10 000 words, much shorter than a novel

 

suffix - přípona

noun - a group of letters at the end of a word that changes the meaning of the word

avalanche - lavina

noun - a lot of snow that comes down the side of a mountain and is dangerous for people

scrape - škrabat, škrábat, oškrabat, drápat, drásat

verb - to rub with a hard object, esp. in a way that it leaves marks on the surface