stiffen - naježit (vlasy či chlupy), naježit se

verb - (of hair etc.) to become straight and firm

 

give out - rozdat (více lidem)

verb - to distribute something among a lot of people

ridicule - zesměšnit (někoho)

verb - to say something that makes someone look silly

 

somewhat - jaksi, trochu, docela, tak nějak

adverb - to some extent, in some way, a little

 

failure - selhání

noun - the event of something stopping to function normally

 

make bed - ustlat, ustlat si, ustlat postel

verb - to tidy up the bed and the bedsheets

 

be - pomocné sloveso pro trpný rod

verb - the auxiliary used to form the passive voice

 

come across - narazit na něco (náhodou najít)

verb - to find something by accident, without expecting it

date - chodit s (někým)

verb - to have somebody as a boyfriend or girlfriend

go out - chodit (s někým), randit (s někým)

verb - to have somebody as a boyfriend or girlfriend

eat out - jíst v restauraci (apod.), zajít si na jídlo (někam do restaurace apod.)

verb - to have a meal in a restaurant etc.

 

lest - aby ne

conjunction, literary - in order not to, for fear of something

bespoke - ušitý na míru, vyrobený na míru

adjective, British English - made according to the customer's individual needs/wishes

custom-made - ušitý na míru, vyrobený na míru

adjective, American English - made according to the customer's individual needs/wishes

down - dolů po (čem)

preposition - to/in a lower position, opposite of 'up'