bud - kamarád, kámoš

noun, informal - (short for 'buddy') a close friend (esp. one who you spend a lot of time with)

traffic warden - dopravní hlídač, dopravní policista

noun, British English - a kind of policeman or civillian whose job is to give parking fines, advise motorists etc.

 

apparition - duch, zjevení

noun, American English - a visible form of a dead person that can usually fly and go through walls etc.

 

spectre - duch

noun, literary - a visible form of a dead person that can usually fly and go through walls etc.

 

in-joke - vtip jen pro zasvěcené

noun - a joke that only certain people will find funny (e.g. people of the same profession etc.)

 

bigamy - bigamie

noun - the state of being married to two people at the same time (illegal in most societies)

 

autocracy - autokracie, samovláda

noun - a political system in which an individual or a small number of people have unlimited power

 

stilt - chůda

noun - one of the two long poles that can be used to walk high above the ground

 

rickety - vratký, viklající se, rozviklaný, roztřesený

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

pod - lusk, tobolka

noun - a long thin part of some plants with the seeds in it, especially peas, beans etc.

cookie sheet - plech na pečení

noun, American English - a flat rectangular piece of metal that you put in the oven to bake food on

baking tray - plech na pečení

noun, British English - a flat rectangular piece of metal that you put in the oven to bake food on

 

sanitary towel - menstruační vložka, hygienická vložka

noun, British English - a pad of absorbent material worn by women when they are menstruating or after vaginal surgery

 

pad - vložka (menstruační)

noun - a pad of absorbent material worn by women when they are menstruating or after vaginal surgery

 

sanitary napkin - menstruační vložka, hygienická vložka

noun, American English - a pad of absorbent material worn by women when they are menstruating or after vaginal surgery