actor - herec

noun - a person whose job is to appear in a film or theatre

adult - dospělý, dospělák, dospělý člověk

noun - a person who is of age, not a child or a teenager

artist - umělec

noun - a person whose job is to produce art, e.g. painter, sculptor, etc.

dessert - dezert, moučník, zákusek

noun - a sweet dish that is eaten at the end of the meal

 

extract - úryvek, výňatek

noun - a particular piece of a book, a poem, etc. that gives you an idea of what the whole thing is like, it is usually printed or published separately

weight - závaží (k vážení či zatížení), činka, kotouč činky

noun - a piece of metal that weighs a particular amount used to measure how heavy something is or to weigh something down; it is also lifted as a sport

 

understudy - záskok (herecký), náhradník (herecký)

noun - a member of the ensemble who performs their own small role nightly but is trained to take over a leading role if the primary actor is unable to perform

 

litter - stelivo pro zvířata, podestýlka, kočkolit

noun - a substance that is put on the floor for animals to sleep on, or a substance that is put in places which animals, especially cats, use as a toilet

 

magnesium - hořčík

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 12) a light gray metal that produces intense, bright white light when it burns, which is why it is often used in pyrotechnics

salt - sůl

noun - a white substance that is used in cooking in order to preserve food or to improve the taste, it is present in the water of the seas and oceans

dirty tricks - špinavá hra, nečistá hra

noun - activity that is aimed at harming the reputation or success of someone else

 

Swiss army knife - člověk pro všechno, nástroj s mnoha funkcemi, všestranný pomocník

noun - someone or something that is extremely versatile and useful in many different situations

 

unimaginable - nepředstavitelný

adjective - so strange, big, or extreme that it is hard to understand or believe

tongue twister - jazykolam

noun - a phrase or sentence that is designed to be difficult to articulate properly

 

incinerate - spálit, spalovat, spálit na popel (hlavně ve spalovně)

verb, formal - to burn something completely, especially waste material, until it is reduced to ashes