A Moonlight Fable (vocabulary)

bush - křoví, keř

noun - a plant like a small low tree

button - knoflík

noun - a round object used to fasten clothes

cricket - cvrček

noun - a small brown insect that makes very specific sounds, esp. at night

embrace - obejmout, objímat

verb - to put your arms around somebody to show your affection

flutter - poletovat, třepetat křídly

verb - to move back and forth, form side to side, or up and down (in the air), to fly in this manner

ledge - římsa

noun - a narrow horizontal surface that sticks out from a wall or rock etc.

meadow - louka

noun - a grassy field

moth - můra

noun - an insect that looks like a butterfly which usually flies at night

occasion - příležitost (událost)

noun - a special time when something happens

pit - jáma

noun - a hole in the ground

pond - rybník, rybníček, jezírko

noun - an artificial or natural area of fresh water that is smaller than a lake

ruin - zkazit, pokazit, zničit, poničit

verb - to damage something, to make something lose its value, function, beauty etc.

shiny - vyleštěný, nablýskaný, zářivý

adjective - very clean and bright, polished

sleeve - rukáv

noun - one of the parts of a shirt or a coat etc. that cover the arms

sparkle - jiskřit, třpytit se, blýskat se

verb - to shine with many small flashing lights

stain - zašpinit, znečistit, pokecat (poskvrnit)

verb - to make dirty by making dirty spots on something

tear - roztrhnout, roztrhat, utrhnout, vytrhnout, trhat

verb - to damage something by pulling it apart, such as paper, cloth etc.

thorn - trn, osten

noun - a sharp point on a plant, e.g. a rose

tissue - papírový kapesník, papírový kapesníček, kapesníček

noun - a kind of a handkerchief made from very soft paper