governess - vychovatelka

noun - (especially in the past) a woman employed by a rich family to live with them and teach their children

 

call up - povolat (do armády), odvést, draftovat (sport.)

verb, American English, informal - to make someone enter the army or fight in a war, to allow someone to play in a team

 

taxicab - taxík, taxi

noun - a car driven by a professional driver, it takes you where you want and then you pay the fare

 

scarcity - nedostatek, nouze

noun - a situation in which there is not enough of something for the people who need it or want it.

 

reworking - předělání, přepracování

noun - the process of improving a speech, piece of writing, etc., or something that has been changed in this way

 

majorette - mažoretka

noun - a girl who wears a uniform and marches at the front of a musical band turning a long stick

 

inflexibility - zatrzelost, neústupnost

noun - (of a person or an organization) the quality of being unable or unwilling to change their decisions, opinions, etc.

 

reprint - nové vydání

noun - a new copy of a book that has been reprinted and minor changes have been made to the original

floret - růžička (květáku či brokolice)

noun - one of the parts of some vegetables (e.g. broccoli or cauliflower) that looks like a group of small flowers

 

hold out - podat, napřáhnout (ruku ap.)

verb - to put your hand or something in your hand towards someone, for example, to shake hands with the person

 

privet - ptačí zob

noun - a bush that stays green most of the year and prunes easily, it is often used for garden hedges

 

alienation - odcizení se

noun - the feeling that you are not a part of a group and you have no relations with other people

 

escort - doprovázet, doprovodit, eskortovat

verb - to go with someone to a place to be sure that the person really left, or to protect them

glaze - poleva (na koláči, cukroví apod.)

noun - a thin liquid that is used to cover cake, bread etc. to make the surface look shiny and attractive

 

physio - fyzioterapie, rehabilitace

noun, British English, informal - the treatment of someone's joints or muscles that uses special exercises, massages, rubbing, light or heat (short for physiotherapy)