Stingy Jack (vocabulary)

afterlife - posmrtný život, život po životě

noun - life after death

bartender - barman, barmanka

noun - a person whose job is to serve drinks at a bar

beg - žebrat, žadonit

verb - to ask for something, e.g. food or money

bent - ohnutý, zkřivený

adjective - made into a curved shape

blacksmith - kovář

noun - a person who works with iron, makes and repairs things made of iron, esp. horseshoes

cloak - plášť

noun - a loose piece of clothing that has no sleeves, you fasten it around the neck (it was used in the past)

crucifix - krucifiks, kříž

noun - (religious symbol) a cross with Jesus Christ on it

disappear - zmizet

verb - to become impossible to see or find

flame - plamen

noun - the coloured part of a fire

generous - štědrý, velkorysý

adjective - willing to give things away, not mean

grin - zubit se, křenit se, usmívat se, smát se, šklebit se

verb - to smile showing your teeth

lantern - lucerna, svítilna

noun - a light that can be carried in a kind of box with glass sides

pinch - šlohnout, štípnout (ukrást)

verb, British English, informal - to steal something

Purgatory - očistec

noun - the place where, according to some religions, the spirit of a dead person is sent to suffer for their sins before they can go to heaven

stingy - lakomý

adjective - mean, not generous, esp. with money

trapped - uvězněný, chycený, lapený

adjective - caught with no possibility of escape

turn away - odmítnout, nepustit, poslat pryč, nenechat vejít

verb - to refuse to accept someone or to let somebody enter

turn into - proměnit v, proměnit se v, změnit se v, změnit v

verb - to make something change into something else

walking stick - vycházková hůl

noun - a stick that you carry with you when walking and use as a support