sew up - zajistit si (dohodu, kontrakt, vítězství apod.)
BrE
/ˌsəʊ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌsoʊ'ʌp/

verb, informal - to manage to arrange a business agreement or plan

 
acoustically - akusticky
BrE
/ə'ku:stɪkli/
AmE
/ə'ku:stɪkli/

adverb - in a way connected with the sense of hearing, with sounds etc.

 
acoustic - akustický
BrE
/ə'ku:stɪk/
AmE
/ə'ku:stɪk/

adjective - connected with the sense of hearing

 
ergonomics - ergonomie
BrE
/ˌɜ:gə'nɒmɪks/
AmE
/ˌɜ:rgə'nɑ:mɪks/

noun - the scientific study of designing objects, systems, and environments that are safe, comfortable, and efficient for people to use

 
fictive - imaginární, fiktivní, smyšlený
BrE
/'fɪktɪv/
AmE
/'fɪktɪv/

adjective - imaginary, not real

 
fictitious - fiktivní, smyšlený
BrE
/fɪk'tɪʃəs/
AmE
/fɪk'tɪʃəs/

adjective - made up, not real

 
fictionalize - zbeletrizovat
BrE
/'fɪkʃənəlaɪz/
AmE
/'fɪkʃənəlaɪz/

verb - to base a book on true events, but change or add some details

 
upholstered - čalouněný
BrE
/ʌp'həʊlstəd/
AmE
/ʌp'hoʊlstərd/

adjective - (of a chair or sofa) covered with soft material and cloth

upholsterer
upholsterer - čalouník, čalounice
BrE
/ʌp'həʊlstərə/
AmE
/ʌp'hoʊlstərər/

noun - a person whose job is to cover chairs and sofas with padding and cloth

 
coarse - hrubý, nezdvořilý (hlavně mluva, jazyk)
BrE
/'kɔ:s/
AmE
/'kɔ:rs/

adjective - rude or offensive (esp. a language)

 
Q-tip - vatová tyčinka, vatička do uší
BrE
/'kju: tɪp/
AmE
/'kju: tɪp/

noun, American English - (trademark) a stick with cotton at each end that is usually used to clean ears

 
lazily - líně, lenivě
BrE
/'leɪzɪli/
AmE
/'leɪzɪli/

adverb - slowly, refusing to be very active

 
grotesque - zrůda
BrE
/grəʊ'tesk/
AmE
/groʊ'tesk/

noun - a person who is ugly in an unusual or strange way, often as a sculpture or in a picture or a book

 
slapstick comedy - groteska
BrE
/'slæpstɪkˌkɒmədi/
AmE
/'slæpstɪkˌkɑ:mədi/

noun - a comedy with simple actions, such as slapping, hitting, falling over or throwing things

 
slapstick - groteskní humor (založen na fackování, padání či házení předmětů)
BrE
/'slæpstɪk/
AmE
/'slæpstɪk/

noun - a type of humour that involves simple actions, such as throwing things at each other, hitting each other, falling over etc.