dearie - miláčku, zlatíčko

noun, British English, informal - a friendly way of addressing someone

 

kiddie - děťátko, dítko

noun, informal - an affectionate word for child

 

lassie - děvčátko

noun, informal - a nice informal word for a girl (used mainly in Scotland and in the north of England)

 

laddie - klouček

noun, informal - a nice informal word for a boy (used mainly in Scotland and in the north of England)

gramps - děda

noun, informal - an informal word for a grandfather

 

diminutive - zdrobnělina

noun - a word that shows that something or someone is small

 

afford - poskytovat, poskytnout, nabízet, nabídnout

verb, formal - to provide something

 

on the spur of the moment - bez přemýšlení

adverb - too quickly, without thinking something through

 

donkey's ears - věčnost, celé roky, dlouhá doba

noun, British English, informal - a very long time

 

in the nick of time - v poslední vteřině

adverb - just in time to prevent something bad

 

once in a blue moon - jednou za uherský rok

adverb - very rarely

 

before sb's time - dávno před někým

adverb - long before somebody was born or before somebody lived somewhere etc.

at the drop of a hat - raz dva, z minuty na minutu, než bys řekl švec

adverb - very suddenly

 

all in good time - přijde na to čas, všechno má svůj čas

phrase - a phrase we use to say that a person should wait for something and not be hasty

 

doomsday - soudný konec, konec světa

adjective - the end of the world, Christians believe that people will be judged by God