shelve - odložit (na neurčito)
BrE
/'ʃelv/
AmE
/'ʃelv/

verb - to decide not to continue with a plan, project, etc. either for a while or permanently

flute
flute - sklenička na šampaňské
BrE
/'flu:t/
AmE
/'flu:t/

noun - a tall narrow glass used for drinking champagne

 
dense - náročný (na pochopení)
BrE
/'dens/
AmE
/'dens/

adjective, informal - difficult to understand because it contains a lot of ideas

 
ration - dávat na příděl
BrE
/'ræʃən/
AmE
/'ræʃən/

verb - to limit the amount of something that someone is allowed to have, usually because there is not enough of it

 
surmount - umístit na vrchol
BrE
/sə'maʊnt/
AmE
/sər'maʊnt/

verb, formal - to be placed on top of something tall

 
work on - pracovat na něčem
BrE
/'wɜ:kˌɒn/
AmE
/'wɜ:rk'ɑ:n/

verb - to be in the process of doing something, trying to achieve something

 
green light - zelená (na semaforu)
BrE
/ˌgri:n'laɪt/
AmE
/ˌgri:n'laɪt/

noun - the traffic light that tells drivers to go

 
play at - hrát na (něco)
BrE
/'pleɪˌæt/
AmE
/'pleɪˌæt/

verb - to pretend you are someone or that you are doing something as part of a children's game

 
snowplough - plužit (na lyžích)
BrE
/'snəʊplaʊ/
AmE
/'snoʊplaʊ/

verb - to push the end of both skis outward in order to ski slowly or stop

 
over - na, směrem k
BrE
/'əʊvə/
AmE
/'oʊvər/

adverb - in the direction of where the particular thing or person is

 
in reply to - v reakci na
BrE
/ɪn rɪ'plaɪ tu:/
AmE
/ɪn rɪ'plaɪ tu:/

noun - as a reaction to

 
valance - garnýž (na okně)
BrE
/'væləns/
AmE
/'væləns/

noun, American English - a narrow piece of wood or cloth above a window that covers the curtain rail

 
pelmet - garnýž (na okně)
BrE
/'pelmət/
AmE
/'pelmət/

noun, British English - a narrow piece of wood or cloth above a window that covers the curtain rail

 
commission-based - založený na provizi
BrE
/kəˌmɪʃn 'beɪst/
AmE
/kəˌmɪʃn 'beɪst/

adjective - based on the profit made from what is sold

 
study buddy - parťák na učení
BrE
/'stʌdiˌbʌdi/
AmE
/'stʌdiˌbʌdi/

noun, informal - somebody who you study with