chalice - kalich, pohár, číše (bohoslužebný)

noun - a cup or goblet used in religious ceremonies, especially to hold wine

 

sanguine - optimistický, pozitivně naladěný, plný naděje

adjective, formal - optimistic or positive, especially in a difficult situation

 

slope off - zmizet, vypařit se, vytratit se, zdejchnout se, nenápadně odejít

verb, British English, informal - to leave a place quietly and often without anyone noticing, usually to avoid something

 

corporeal - tělesný, hmatatelný, hmotný, fyzický

adjective, formal - having a physical, material body; not spiritual or abstract

 

bag - ulovit, urvat, získat, shrábnout, vyfouknout (něco dřív, než ostatní)

verb, British English, informal - to secure something desired

bag - dát do tašky, dát do pytle, dát do sáčku

verb - to put something in a bag

levee - násep, hráz, protipovodňová hráz, ochranná hráz

noun - a raised bank or wall built along a river to prevent flooding

huff and puff - prskat, nadávat, brblat, reptat

verb - to show annoyance or irritation without necessarily taking action

huff - láteřit, rozlítit se, vybuchnout, reagovat podrážděně, funět, zafunět

verb - to speak or react in a way that shows annoyance; to breathe out or breathe heavily, especially loudly

care for - chtít, dát si, přát si

verb, formal - to politely offer or ask whether someone would like to have something, especially food or drink

constrictor - škrtič (had), had škrtič

noun - any snake that kills its prey by coiling around it and squeezing it

swig - hltat, pít (velkými hlty)

verb, informal - to drink in large gulps

hallmark - punc, puncovní značka, cejch

noun - an official mark stamped on precious metal objects to show their purity and origin

understandably - pochopitelně, logicky, přirozeně, srozumitelně

adverb - in a way that is easy to understand or that is reasonable given the situation

artichoke - artyčok

noun - a vegetable with a large flower bud, eaten cooked, especially the fleshy leaves and heart