squint
squint - šilhat
BrE
/'skwɪnt/
AmE
/'skwɪnt/

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

withered
withered - zvadlý, uschlý (např. rostlina)
BrE
/'wɪðəd/
AmE
/'wɪðərd/

adjective - dried up and dead

wither
wither - chřadnout, vadnout, uvadat, zvadnout, usychat, uschnout
BrE
/'wɪðə/
AmE
/'wɪðər/

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

 
tighten - zpřísnit, zostřit, přitvrdit (např. pravidla)
BrE
/'taɪtn/
AmE
/'taɪt̬n/

verb - to make something more strict

 
tighten - napnout (se), zatnout (se), sevřít (se)
BrE
/'taɪtn/
AmE
/'taɪt̬n/

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

 
crate - ukládat do beden, uložit do bedny (např. zboží)
BrE
/'kreɪt/
AmE
/'kreɪt/

verb - to pack something in a crate

 
cordial - likér
BrE
/'kɔ:dɪəl/
AmE
/'kɔ:rdʒəl/

noun, American English - a thick, sweet alcoholic drink

stiletto
stiletto - bota na jehlovém podpatku, jehlový podpatek
BrE
/stɪ'letəʊ/
AmE
/stɪ'let̬oʊ/

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

empty-handed
empty-handed - s nepořízenou, s prázdnou
BrE
/ˌempti'hændɪd/
AmE
/ˌempti'hændɪd/

adjective - not getting what you wanted or hoped for

 
loaded - naložený
BrE
/'ləʊdɪd/
AmE
/'loʊdɪd/

adjective - (of a car, truck etc.) carrying things

 
load - načíst (počítačem)
BrE
/'ləʊd/
AmE
/'loʊd/

verb - (of computers) to read the code and data of a programme and make it ready to be used

 
mental - bláznivý, šílený
BrE
/'mentl/
AmE
/'ment̬l/

adjective, British English, informal - crazy

 
card - karta (bankovní)
BrE
/'kɑ:d/
AmE
/'kɑ:rd/

noun - a rectangular plastic item issued by a bank that allows you to pay without using cash

 
contactless - bezkontaktní
BrE
/'kɒntæktləs/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntæktləs/

adjective - (of payments) able to make a transaction without inserting a card etc.

 
scar - trvale poznamenat (negativně, psychicky)
BrE
/'skɑ:/
AmE
/'skɑ:r/

verb - to leave somebody with a feeling of sadness, fear or mental pain