searchlight - reflektor
BrE
/'sɜ:tʃlaɪt/
AmE
/'sɜ:tʃlaɪt/

noun - a powerful light that can be turned in different directions

 
look around for - poohlédnout se po (něčem), poohlížet se po (něčem)
BrE
/ˌlʊk ə'raʊnd fə/
AmE
/ˌlʊk ə'raʊnd fər/

verb - to try to find something by looking in different places

 
curate - vybírat, pečlivě vybírat, sestavit
BrE
/kjʊə'reɪt/
AmE
/kjʊ'reɪt/

verb - to carefully select things to be included in a collection

 
pretentious - domýšlivý, snobský
BrE
/prɪ'tenʃəs/
AmE
/prɪ'tenʃəs/

adjective - trying to appear more important in order to impress people

 
fake - zfalšovat, napodobit
BrE
/'feɪk/
AmE
/'feɪk/

verb - to make something look real, especially in a dishonest way

 
pleat - záhyb, sámek
BrE
/'pli:t/
AmE
/'pli:t/

noun - a permanent narrow fold, usually in a skirt or dress

 
general manager - generální ředitel
BrE
/ˌdʒenrəl 'mænɪdʒə/
AmE
/ˌdʒenrəl 'mænɪdʒər/

noun - someone who is in charge of a company or organization

 
managing director - generální ředitel
BrE
/ˌmænɪdʒɪŋ də'rektə/
AmE
/ˌmænɪdʒɪŋ də'rektər/

noun - someone who is in charge of a company or organization

 
stress - přízvuk, důraz
BrE
/'stres/
AmE
/'stres/

noun - greater force used when pronouncing some syllables in a word

 
do - upravit, urovnat (např. vlasy)
BrE
/'du:/
AmE
/'du:/

verb - to arrange in a particular way, to make something neat

 
have a mind of its own - postavit si hlavu, mít svoji hlavu, dělat si co chce (o věci)
BrE
/hæv ə ˌmaɪnd ɒv ɪts 'əʊn/
AmE
/hæv ə ˌmaɪnd ɑ:v ɪts 'oʊn/

verb - (of a machine etc.) to behave in an unexpected way

 
come - stát se, změnit se (o stavu)
BrE
/'kʌm/
AmE
/'kʌm/

verb - to change to be in a different condition or position

 
alternatively - eventuálně, případně
BrE
/ɔ:l'tɜ:nətɪvli/
AmE
/ɔ:l'tɜ:rnət̬ɪvli/

adverb - done in another way or done instead of something else

politician
politician - politik
BrE
/ˌpɒlɪ'tɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:lɪ'tɪʃn/

noun - a person who is involved in politics, parliament, government, etc.

polar bear
polar bear - lední medvěd
BrE
/'pəʊləˌbeə/
AmE
/'poʊlərˌber/

noun - a large white bear that lives in cold northern regions