abrasive - brusný, abrazivní, hrubý, drsný

adjective - rough, coarse, capable of being used to polish something or grind something

 

careerist - kariérista

noun - someone whose career is more important than than other things

palm tree - palma

noun - a kind of tropical tree which has large leaves at the top and no branches

taste - cítit (chuť), poznat chuť

verb - to detect or recognize a particular flavour

 

above-mentioned - výše zmíněný, výše uvedený

adjective - mentioned higher up in a text

sleepyhead - ospalec

noun, informal - a person who is sleepy

 

gatecrasher - nezvaný host

noun - a person who comes to a party etc. uninvited

 

archetypal - typický ve všech ohledech, archetypální

adjective, formal - very typical, having all the typical qualities of a certain type of person or thing

faint - malátný, cítící se na omdlení

adjective - feeling very weak, likely to lose consciousness

 

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