pigtails - culíky, copánky
BrE
/'pɪgteɪlz/
AmE
/'pɪgteɪlz/

noun - two tied or braided bunches of hair worn at the sides

 
tailless - bezocasý, bez ocasu
BrE
/'teɪlləs/
AmE
/'teɪlləs/

adjective - not having a tail

 
tail - sledovat, následovat
BrE
/'teɪl/
AmE
/'teɪl/

verb - to follow somebody very closely

 
soak off - odmočit
BrE
/ˌsəʊk 'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌsəʊk 'ɑ:f/

verb - to remove something, usually a sticker or a label, by leaving it in water for some time

 
hardwood - tvrdé dřevo
BrE
/'hɑ:dwʊd/
AmE
/'hɑ:rdwʊd/

noun - strong heavy wood that is used for making furniture and floors

 
hand-held - ruční, do ruky (např. přístroj)
BrE
/ˌhænd'held/
AmE
/ˌhænd'held/

adjective - small enough to fit in one's hand when being used

 
new broom - nový člověk, nová krev ve vedení (často dělající velké změny)
BrE
/ˌnju: 'bru:m/
AmE
/ˌnu: 'bru:m/

noun - someone who has just started working for a company or organization, usually in a senior position, and makes many changes

 
ultramodern - ultramoderní
BrE
/ˌʌltrə'mɒdn/
AmE
/ˌʌltrə'mɑ:dərn/

extremely modern

 
supermodern - supermoderní
BrE
/ˌsu:pə'mɒdn/
AmE
/ˌsu:pər'mɑ:dərn/

very modern

 
six-foot-tall - šest stop vysoký
BrE
/ˌsɪks fʊt'tɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌsɪks fʊt'tɑ:l/

adjective - six feet in height

Play-Doh
Play-Doh - modelína, plastelína
BrE
/'pleɪdəʊ/
AmE
/'pleɪdoʊ/

noun - (trademark) soft material that children play with and make into different shapes

 
tense - znervóznět
BrE
/'tens/
AmE
/'tens/

verb - to become nervous

 
tense up - znervóznět
BrE
/ˌtens'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌtens'ʌp/

verb - to become nervous

tension
tension - pnutí, napětí, napnutí
BrE
/'tenʃn/
AmE
/'tenʃn/

noun - (of a muscle, string, wire etc.) the state of being tightened, not relaxed

tense
tense - napnout se, zatnout (sval)
BrE
/'tens/
AmE
/'tens/

verb - to tighten a muscle