placebo - placebo

noun - a substance given to a patient instead of the real medicine

 

tongue-tied - mající sevřené hrdlo, mající motající jazyk

adjective - unable to speak clearly (for example because you are nervous etc.)

exile - poslat do vyhnanství, vyhnat

verb - to send someone away from their country, especially for political reasons

 

sink - klesat, zabořit se, bořit se, propadat se

verb - to get lower and lower, usually under the surface of something

 

blot out - zakrýt, zastínit

verb - to hide or cover something so that it can't be seen

 

stock - vyrovnat, naskládat, naložit

verb - to put things that you need somewhere (on a shelf etc.)

pierce - propíchnout, probodnout

verb - to drive something sharp (e.g. a needle) into or through something

 

shush - pšš

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when you want someone to be quiet

 

shh - pšš

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when you want someone to be quiet

 

sh - pš

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when you want someone to be quiet

 

land phone - pevná linka

noun - a telephone line that uses wires (as opposed to mobile phones)

 

land line - pevná linka

noun - a telephone line that uses wires (as opposed to mobile phones)

landline - pevná linka

noun - a telephone line that uses wires (as opposed to mobile phones)

 

fold in - vmíchat, vmísit (opatrně, pomalu)

verb - to mix something into a mixture gently with a spoon etc.

 

grit - zatnout (zuby)

verb - (of teeth) to press your teeth together when you're angry etc.