blues - blues

noun - a kind of vocal and instrumental music that evolved in the USA from African spirituals and worksongs

penguin - tučňák

noun - a sea bird with a black and white body, it cannot fly and lives in the Antarctic

harbour - přístav, přístaviště

noun - the place where ships can be tied up and/or protected from the sea and wind etc.

squid - oliheň

noun - a creature that lives in seas and oceans, it has a long soft body and ten tentacles

swing - houpačka

noun - a seat hanging from something that you can sit on and move back and forth for fun

pawn - pěšec (v šachu), pěšák (v šachu), pinčl (v šachu)

noun - the most numerous and the least powerful chesspiece, it only moves forward and captures to the side

 

wholesaler - velkoobchodník, velkoprodejce, prodejce ve velkoobchodu

noun - a person or company who buys and sells large quantities of goods to shops and other merchants

manipulative - manipulující, manipulativní

adjective - good at controlling people and making them do what you want, especially by being clever and deceptive

waitress - servírka, číšnice

noun - a woman who works in a restaurant, takes orders from customers and brings them food and drinks

tonsillitis - angína

noun - an illness in which you have a very sore throat and the tonsils become swollen and white

bread - chléb, chleba

noun - a kind of food baked from flour and water, you can make sandwiches and toasts from it

pewter - cínová slitina, cín

noun - a bluish grey metal made by mixing tin and lead, used especially in the past for making dishes, mugs, and ornaments due to its durability and easy shaping

 

pastoral - venkovský

connected to the countryside and rural life

 

grab - chňapnout, natáhnout se, snažit se uchopit

verb - to try and take hold of something

 

en masse - hromadně, masově, ve velkém

adverb - (of people) together and in large numbers