feverish - horečný, horečnatý, vzrušený, frenetický, zběsilý
BrE
/'fi:vərɪʃ/
AmE
/'fi:vərɪʃ/

adjective - marked by a strong sense of urgency, restlessness, or uncontrolled activity, often involving high levels of stress or excitement.

scepticism
scepticism - skepse, pochybnost, nedůvěra
BrE
/'skeptɪsɪzm/
AmE
/'skeptɪsɪzm/

noun - an attitude of doubting that something is true or that something will happen; a lack of trust or belief

houndstooth
houndstooth - kohoutí stopa (vzor na látce)
BrE
/'haʊndzˌtʊθ/
AmE
/'haʊndzˌtʊθ/

noun - a pattern of broken or jagged checks, typically in black and white, resembling the shape of a dog's tooth

rebus
rebus - rébus, obrazová hádanka
BrE
/'ri:bəs/
AmE
/'ri:bəs/

noun - a puzzle in which words or parts of words are represented by pictures, symbols, or the arrangement of letters

artery
artery - tepna (dopravní), dopravní tepna
BrE
/'ɑ:tərɪ/
AmE
/'ɑ:rt̬əri/

noun - an important main road that connects different parts of a city or region and carries a lot of traffic

hard shoulder
hard shoulder - krajnice (zpevněná), zpevněná krajnice, nouzový pruh
BrE
/ˌhɑ:d'ʃəʊldə/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:rd'ʃoʊldər/

noun, British English - a strip of road along the side of a motorway or highway, where vehicles can stop in an emergency

 
Hobbiton - Hobitín
BrE
/'hɒbɪtən/
AmE
/'hɑ:bɪtən/

noun - a fictional village in the Shire, in J.R.R. Tolkien’s world of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit

 
curtain call - děkovačka (po představení)
BrE
/'kɜ:tn kɔ:l/
AmE
/'kɜ:rtn kɔ:l/

noun - the time when the actors of a play come to the front of the stage and the audience applaud

 
veneer - dýhovat, podýhovat, polepit dýhou
BrE
/və'nɪə/
AmE
/və'nɪr/

verb - to glue a thin layer of wood or plastic to a piece of furniture to make it look better

binge
binge - šílenství, horečka, orgie, hýření
BrE
/'bɪndʒ/
AmE
/'bɪndʒ/

noun - a short period of time in which you do too much of something (eat, drink, watch something, shop etc.)

 
filings - kovové piliny, piliny
BrE
/'faɪlɪŋz/
AmE
/'faɪlɪŋz/

noun - very small sharp pieces of metal that are produced when a large piece of metal is cut or filed

 
trimester - trimestr, tříměsíční období
BrE
/ˌtraɪ'mestə/
AmE
/ˌtraɪ'mestər/

noun - one of the three-month periods that something is divided into (esp. of a pregnancy or the academic year)

 
reworking - předělání, přepracování
BrE
/ˌri:'wɜ:kɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌri:'wɜ:rkɪŋ/

noun - the process of improving a speech, piece of writing, etc., or something that has been changed in this way

 
inflexibility - zatrzelost, neústupnost
BrE
/ɪnˌfleksə'bɪləti/
AmE
/ɪnˌfleksə'bɪləti/

noun - (of a person or an organization) the quality of being unable or unwilling to change their decisions, opinions, etc.

sundae
sundae - zmrzlinový pohár
BrE
/'sʌndeɪ/
AmE
/'sʌndeɪ/

noun - a dish of ice cream covered with nuts, cream and pieces of fruit, usually served in a tall glass