headsman
headsman - popravčí, kat
BrE
/'hedzmən/
AmE
/'hedzmən/

noun, dated - a person whose job is to kill somebody who was sentenced to death

executioner
executioner - popravčí, kat
BrE
/ˌeksɪ'kju:ʃənə/
AmE
/ˌeksɪ'kju:ʃənər/

noun - a person whose job is to kill somebody who was sentenced to death

 
annul - anulovat, zrušit
BrE
/ə'nʌl/
AmE
/ə'nʌl/

verb - to declare that something is not valid, to cancel the validity of something

 
repel - odpuzovat
BrE
/rɪ'pel/
AmE
/rɪ'pel/

verb - to keep something or someone away, to make someone or something move away

 
molt - pelichat, línat
BrE
/'məʊlt/
AmE
/'moʊlt/

verb - to shed feathers or fur esp. for new feathers or fur to grow

 
moult - pelichat, línat
BrE
/'məʊlt/
AmE
/'moʊlt/

verb - to shed feathers or fur esp. for new feathers or fur to grow

obstinate
obstinate - tvrdohlavý, umíněný
BrE
/'ɒbstɪnət/
AmE
/'ɑ:bstɪnət/

adjective - refusing to change opinion or decisions, not willing to do what people want

 
equal - rovnat se, vyrovnat se, shodovat se
BrE
/'i:kwəl/
AmE
/'i:kwəl/

verb - to be the same, to be of the same number, quality, amount etc.

 
talk dirty - říkat sprosťárny (se sexuálním podtextem)
BrE
/ˌtɔ:k 'dɜ:ti/
AmE
/ˌtɑ:k 'dɜ:rt̬i/

verb, informal - to talk to someone about sex before or while engaging in sex acts

 
rise and shine - vstávat a cvičit, vstávat a s chutí do nového dne
BrE
/ˌraɪz ən 'ʃaɪn/
AmE
/ˌraɪz ən 'ʃaɪn/

phrase - usually used to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed

 
pull - udělat, učinit (ve spec. frázích)
BrE
/'pʊl/
AmE
/'pʊl/

verb - to make; to move a part of your body in a particular direction

 
bark up the wrong tree - plakat nad špatným hrobem, být mimo mísu, mýlit se
BrE
/ˌbɑ:k ʌp ðə rɒŋ 'tri:/
AmE
/ˌbɑ:rk ʌp ðə rɒŋ 'tri:/

verb, informal - to have the wrong idea about how to get a result you want

 
come with the territory - zákonitě patřit k (něčemu), být přirozenou součástí (čeho)
BrE
/ˌkʌm wɪð ðə 'terətri/
AmE
/ˌkʌm wɪð ðə 'terətɔ:ri/

verb - to be considered to be a part of a job or a task

 
editor - editor
BrE
/'edɪtə/
AmE
/'edɪt̬ər/

noun - a computer program that allows you to make changes to texts, films etc.

 
gain on - dohánět (koho)
BrE
/'geɪn ɒn/
AmE
/'geɪn ɑ:n/

verb - in a competition, to get closer to somebody who is ahead of you