squint - šilhavost, šilhání, strabismus

noun - a condition of the eye muscles which causes your eyes to look in a slightly different direction

 

cross-eyed - šilhavý, šihlající

adjective - having one or both eyes looking towards the nose

squint - šilhat

verb, British English - to have one eye looking in a slightly different direction than the other

withered - zvadlý, uschlý (např. rostlina)

adjective - dried up and dead

wither - vadnout, uvadat, zvadnout, usychat, uschnout

verb - (of plants) to become drier and start dying

 

tighten - zpřísnit, zostřit, přitvrdit (např. pravidla)

verb - to make something more strict

 

tighten - napnout (se), zatnout (se), sevřít (se)

verb - to become stiff, not relaxed (e.g. a muscle)

 

crate - ukládat do beden, uložit do bedny (např. zboží)

verb - to pack something in a crate

 

cordial - likér

noun, American English - a thick, sweet alcoholic drink

stiletto - bota na jehlovém podpatku, jehlový podpatek

noun - a woman's shoe with a very high thin heel, or the heel itself

empty-handed - s nepořízenou, s prázdnou

adjective - not getting what you wanted or hoped for

answer back - odmlouvat

verb - to speak rudely to someone in authority, especially when you are supposed to listen and obey

backchat - odmlouvání

noun, British English - a rude reply to someone in authority

back talk - odmlouvání

noun, American English - a rude reply to someone in authority

 

ditto - taktéž

adverb, informal - likewise, as well