fairy godmother - hodná kmotra, pohádková sudička, dobrá víla
BrE
/ˌfeəri 'gɒdmʌðə/
AmE
/ˌferi 'gɑ:dmʌðər/

noun - a woman with magic powers that helps the main character in a story when in trouble

 
athletics - sport (obecně)
BrE
/æθ'letɪks/
AmE
/æθ'let̬ɪks/

noun, American English - sports

 
track and field - lehká atletika
BrE
/ˌtræk ən'fi:ld/
AmE
/ˌtræk ən'fi:ld/

noun, American English - sports like running, jumping, throwing etc.

 
sequin - flitr (lesklá ozdoba na oblečení)
BrE
/'si:kwən/
AmE
/'si:kwən/

noun - a very small round piece of metal that is sewn onto clothes to make them look shiny

undergarment
undergarment - spodní prádlo (jeden kus)
BrE
/'ʌndəˌgɑ:mənt/
AmE
/'ʌndərˌgɑ:rmənt/

noun, formal - a piece of underwear

 
sizzle - prskat (při smažení apod.)
BrE
/'sɪzl/
AmE
/'sɪzl/

verb - to make the sound of food being fried in hot oil

 
get onto - pustit se do (někoho), podat si (někoho), vynadat (někomu)
BrE
/ˌget'ɒntu/
AmE
/ˌget'ɑ:ntu/

verb - to tell someone off for something bad they did

 
vice-chairman - místopředseda
BrE
/ˌvaɪs'tʃeəmən/
AmE
/ˌvaɪs'tʃermən/

noun - an immediately subordinate to a chairman

 
preside - předsedat, řídit, vést
BrE
/prɪ'zaɪd/
AmE
/prɪ'zaɪd/

verb, formal - to be in charge of a meeting, ceremony, organization, etc.

chairwoman
chairwoman - předsedkyně
BrE
/'tʃeəwʊmən/
AmE
/'tʃewʊrmən/

noun - a woman in charge of an organization, a meeting etc.

 
setting - prostředí
BrE
/'setɪŋ/
AmE
/'set̬ɪŋ/

noun - the place where something is located

 
amiably - přátelsky, vlídně
BrE
/'eɪmiəbli/
AmE
/'eɪmiəbli/

adverb - in a friendly way

 
manicurist - manikér, manikérka
BrE
/'mænɪkjʊərɪst/
AmE
/'mænɪkjʊrɪst/

noun - a person whose job is to cut and polish someone's nails and take care of their hands

 
highlights - melír, melírované vlasy
BrE
/'haɪlaɪts/
AmE
/'haɪlaɪts/

noun - a hairstyle with strips of hair that are lighter than the rest

 
terrycloth - froté (tkanina)
BrE
/'teriklɒθ/
AmE
/'teriklɑ:θ/

noun - a type of thick cotton fabric that is used especially for making towels and bathrobes