houndstooth
houndstooth - kohoutí stopa (vzor na látce)
BrE
/'haʊndzˌtʊθ/
AmE
/'haʊndzˌtʊθ/

noun - a pattern of broken or jagged checks, typically in black and white, resembling the shape of a dog's tooth

herringbone
herringbone - rybí kost (vzor na látce apod.)
BrE
/'herɪŋbəʊn/
AmE
/'herɪŋboʊn/

noun - a pattern consisting of short parallel lines arranged in a V-shape, resembling the skeleton of a fish

 
venture - riskantní počin, nejistý počin, nejistý podnikatelský záměr, riskantní podnik
BrE
/'ventʃə/
AmE
/'ventʃər/

noun - a business project or activity that involves risk or uncertainty, especially one that could make a profit

busser
busser - pomocník číšníka, pracovník sklízející stoly, sběrač nádobí
BrE
/'bʌsə/
AmE
/'bʌsər/

noun, American English - a person who clears tables, removes dirty dishes, and helps the waiters in a restaurant

busboy
busboy - pomocník číšníka, pracovník sklízející stoly, sběrač nádobí
BrE
/'bʌsbɔɪ/
AmE
/'bʌsbɔɪ/

noun, American English - a person who clears tables, removes dirty dishes, and helps the waiters in a restaurant

bus
bus - debarasovat, odnášet nádobí, sklízet stoly, uklízet po hostech
BrE
/'bʌs/
AmE
/'bʌs/

verb, American English - to clear dirty dishes from tables in a restaurant

 
bereft - zbavený (něčeho), ochuzený, připravený (o něco)
BrE
/bə'reft/
AmE
/bə'reft/

adjective, formal - feeling very sad and lonely because something important has been taken away, or lacking something you need or expect

atonement
atonement - odčinění, náprava, pokání, smíření
BrE
/ə'təʊnmənt/
AmE
/ə'toʊnmənt/

noun, formal - an action or process that shows you regret hurting someone or doing something bad, and try to make it better

atone
atone - odčinit, napravit, odpykat
BrE
/ə'təʊn/
AmE
/ə'toʊn/

verb, formal - to do something to show you are sorry for something you caused and to make things right

sundries
sundries - drobnosti, různé věci, rozmanité věci
BrE
/'sʌndriz/
AmE
/'sʌndriz/

noun, formal - small, miscellaneous items that don’t fit into a specific category

sundry
sundry - různý, rozličný, všelijaký, rozmanitý
BrE
/'sʌndri/
AmE
/'sʌndri/

adjective, formal - various; of different kinds, usually not worth listing individually

Polaris
Polaris - Polárka, Severka (hvězda)
BrE
/pə'lɑ:rɪs/
AmE
/pə'lærɪs/

noun - the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, located nearly directly above the Earth’s North Pole

 
Ursa Minor - Malá medvědice (souhvězdí)
BrE
/ˌɜ:sə 'maɪnə/
AmE
/ˌɜ:rsə 'maɪnər/

noun - a small constellation in the northern sky, also known as the Little Bear; it contains Polaris, the North Star

 
Ursa Major - Velká medvědice (souhvězdí)
BrE
/ˌɜ:sə 'meɪdʒə/
AmE
/ˌɜ:rsə 'meɪdʒər/

noun - a large constellation in the northern sky, also known as the Great Bear; it contains the asterism called the Big Dipper

Orion
Orion - Orion (souhvězdí)
BrE
/ə'raɪən/
AmE
/oʊ'raɪən/

noun - a prominent constellation named after a hunter in Greek mythology