ambassador - velvyslanec

noun - an official who lives in a foreign country representing his or her own country there

 

slapstick comedy - groteska

noun - a comedy with simple actions, such as slapping, hitting, falling over or throwing things

 

cross off - škrtnout (ze seznamu), vyškrtnout (ze seznamu)

verb - to draw a line or two crossing lines over an item on a list

safety vest - bezpečnostní vesta, reflexní vesta

noun - a high-visibility garment worn over clothing, typically fluorescent in color with reflective strips

 

outwit - přechytračit, přelstít, obelstít

verb - to defeat or gain an advantage over someone by being more intelligent or clever

 

scavenge - hledat jídlo, pátrat po žrádle, hledat zbytky (k jídlu)

verb - to try to find food to eat, especially something that has been left over

 

roast - pečeně, pečené maso

noun - a piece of meat that is cooked in an oven or over a fire

 

ploy - fígl, trik

noun - something used to trick people into buying something or to gain advantage over people

control - řízení, ovládání, kontrola

noun - the activity of managing something or somebody or using power over something or somebody

 

intensive - intenzivní

adjective - involving a lot of hard work that's done over a short period of time

 

Fat Lady - Buclatá Dáma

noun - (Harry Potter) the portrait that hangs over the entrance to the Gryffindor common room

cross-country skiing - běžecké lyžování

noun - a winter sport in which you travel over a quite flat land on skis

slide - klouzat, klouzat se, sklouznout, sklouznout se

verb - to move smoothly over a surface without moving your feet or without turning wheels

sleigh - saně (tažené koněm), sáně (tažené koněm)

noun - a kind of carriage that is pulled by a horse (or horses) over snow

 

family tree - rodokmen

noun - a chart that shows the relationship between members of a family over many generations