sifter - sypátko (např. na cukr)
BrE
/'sɪftə/
AmE
/'sɪftər/

noun, British English - a container with small holes in the top that is used for scattering sugar or a similar substance onto things

turnkey
turnkey - na klíč (např. dům)
BrE
/'tɜ:nki:/
AmE
/'tɜ:rnki:/

adjective - prepared and ready to be used immediately, e.g. a property, a piece of equipment or computer software

blinker
blinker - blinkr, směrovka (na autě)
BrE
/'blɪnkə/
AmE
/'blɪnkər/

noun, informal - one of the lights at the front or back of a car that you use when you want to inform other drivers that you are about to change direction

 
ruin - zruinovat, přivést na mizinu
BrE
/'ru:ɪn/
AmE
/'ru:ɪn/

verb - to make someone lose all their money

tear up
tear up - roztrhat, roztrhat na kusy
BrE
/ˌteər'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌter'ʌp/

verb - to destroy something by ripping it into pieces

 
stain - mořidlo (nátěr na dřevo)
BrE
/'steɪn/
AmE
/'steɪn/

noun - a special liquid that is used to colour wood

 
string - navléknout (např. na šňůrku)
BrE
/'strɪŋ/
AmE
/'strɪŋ/

verb - to put something together in a line on a piece of thread etc.

 
post - příspěvek, post (na internetu)
BrE
/'pəʊst/
AmE
/'poʊst/

noun - a message sent to an online discussion board or a social media site for everyone to read

 
dividend - podíl na zisku, dividenda
BrE
/'dɪvɪdend/
AmE
/'dɪvɪdend/

noun - an amount of money that a company pays to people who have shares in the company

swear by
swear by - nedat dopustit na (něco)
BrE
/'sweə baɪ/
AmE
/'swer baɪ/

verb, informal - to believe that something is effective

pothole
pothole - výmol, díra na silnici
BrE
/'pɒthəʊl/
AmE
/'pɑ:thoʊl/

noun - a hole in the road

 
vocabulary notebook - slovníček, sešit na slovíčka
BrE
/və'kæbjələri ˌnəʊtbʊk/
AmE
/və'kæbjəleri ˌnoʊtbʊk/

noun - a small book into which you can write foreign language words you've learned

stomach
stomach - mít žaludek na něco
BrE
/'stʌmək/
AmE
/'stʌmək/

verb - to be able to accept something unpleasant

put on weight
put on weight - ztloustnout, přibrat na váze
BrE
/ˌpʊtɒn'weɪt/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬ɑ:n'weɪt/

verb - to become fat

Dumpster
Dumpster - kontejner na velkoobjemový odpad
BrE
/'dʌmpstə/
AmE
/'dʌmpstər/

noun, American English - (trademark) a large container where you put large things, like bricks and wood, to be thrown away