chives - pažitka, šnytlík

noun - the leaves of a plant with long hollow cylindrical leaves that are used as seasoning

 

so be it - budiž, ať, ať se tak stane

phrase, formal - used to show that you accept the situation and will not try to change it

 

cold turkey - absťák (nejen drogový)

noun, informal - the unpleasant feeling of suddenly not having something you are addicted to (esp. a drug)

 

pull strings - zatahat za nitky, kontaktovat vlivné lidi

verb - to use the influence that you have to get something done or to achieve something

 

tuition fees - školné

noun, British English - the money that a student pays to a university or a college for their teaching

Jacuzzi - vířivka (ochranná známka)

noun - (trademark) a heated bath in which the water moves around, producing a pleasant bubbling effect

 

séance - seance, sezení

noun - a meeting of people who try to communicate with the spirit of a dead person

 

qualify - kvalifikovat, uzpůsobit

verb - get the necessary training, abilities, knowledge etc. to be able or allowed to do something

clothes-rack - věšák (na šaty)

noun - an object usually fastened to the wall on which you can hang your coat etc.

 

Buckbeak - Klofan

noun - (Harry Potter) the hippogriff that gives Harry a ride and that Sirius Black escapes on

nanny - chůva, vychovatelka, paní na hlídání

noun - a woman who is taking care of a baby or child instead of the mother

violin - housle

noun - a stringed instrument that is supported by the left shoulder and played with a bow

 

evolution - evoluce, vývoj

noun - the way in which animals, plants etc. develop from simple forms into more complicated form

 

example - příklad

noun - something that represents a larger group of something and shows something about the whole group

 

take after - podobat se (rodiči)

verb - to look like one of the parents (or both) or have some of their characteristics