block - blok (psychický)

noun - something that does not allow you to think normally and makes progress almost impossible

 

insensitivity - lhostejnost

noun - a lack of reaction to something, usually because you do not care about it

 

pasteurized milk - pasterované mléko

noun - milk that has been slightly heated in order to kill harmful bacteria in it

jabber - drmolení, blábolení

noun - speech that's too fast and difficult to understand, especially because the speaker is excited

hygienist - hygienista

noun - (especially in combination with 'dental') a person whose job is to clean people's teeth

braces - rovnátka (zubní)

noun - metal wires that are put in the mouth to make the teeth grow straight

tinsel - vánoční třásně, lameta

noun - thin strips of shiny material used to decorate Christmas trees or other festive displays

 

pyromania - pyrománie

noun - a mental illness in which a person has a strong desire to start fires

 

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

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

 

nitpicker - hnidopich

noun, informal - a person who pays too much attention to small details that are not important

 

fundraiser - benefiční akce (k získání peněz na charitu)

noun - an event that is held in order to collect money, usually for a charity

hardening - otužování

noun - the process of becoming resistant to cold weather, imrpoving one's fitness and immunity etc.

auction - aukce, dražba

noun - an event where things are sold to the people who offer the highest price

 

neglectfully - nedbale

adverb, formal - in a way that doesn't give enough care or attention to someone or something

 

handler - manipulant, obsluha

noun - a person whose job is to deal with a particular object, such as baggage