oddness - podivnost, zvláštnost, výstřednost, neobvyklost, odlišnost
BrE
/'ɒdnəs/
AmE
/'ɑ:dnəs/

noun - the quality of being strange or unusual; the state of being odd or different from what is expected or normal

 
murkiness - zakalenost, temnota, šerost, nejasnost, nepřehlednost
BrE
/'mɜ:kinəs/
AmE
/'mɜ:rkinəs/

noun - the quality of being dark, gloomy, or hard to see through; the quality of being unclear or difficult to understand

 
hush money - peníze za mlčení, peníze za mlčenlivost (úplatek)
BrE
/'hʌʃ mʌni/
AmE
/'hʌʃ mʌni/

noun - a sum of money paid, typically in secret, to buy someone's silence or prevent disclosure of sensitive or damaging information

callipers
callipers - posuvné měřítko, průměrka
BrE
/'kæləpəz/
AmE
/'kæləpərz/

noun, technical - a tool made of two metal parts that is used for measuring the width, distance or diameter of various objects

 
key - tónina
BrE
/'ki:/
AmE
/'ki:/

noun - the scale or group of pitches that forms the basis of a composition, typically centered around a particular tonic note

 
sponge bath - mytí houbou, mytí žínkou
BrE
/'spʌndʒˌbɑ:θ/
AmE
/'spʌndʒˌbæθ/

noun - a way of cleaning your body using a damp sponge or washcloth instead of getting into a bathtub or shower

staple
staple - svorka, skobka (do sešívačky)
BrE
/'steɪpl/
AmE
/'steɪpl/

noun - a piece of thin wire that you push into sheets of paper using a special tool to hold them together

G-string
G-string - tanga
BrE
/'dʒi: strɪŋ/
AmE
/'dʒi: strɪŋ/

noun - a type of underwear usually worn by women that only has a very narrow strip of cloth at the back

 
word search - osmisměrka
BrE
/'wɜ:dˌsɜ:tʃ/
AmE
/'wɜ:rdˌsɜ:rtʃ/

noun - a type of a puzzle in which you are supposed to find the letters of given words in a grid

 
gargoyle - chrlič (na střeše)
BrE
/'gɑ:gɔɪl/
AmE
/'gɑ:rgɔɪl/

noun - a stone figure of a person or an animal which carries rain water from the roof of an old building

 
veneer - dýha (na nábytku)
BrE
/və'nɪə/
AmE
/və'nɪr/

noun - a thin layer of wood or plastic that is clued to a piece of furniture to make it look better

 
leech - pijavice, parazit, příživník (člověk)
BrE
/'li:tʃ/
AmE
/'li:tʃ/

noun - somebody who takes advantage of other people for a long period of time by taking their food, money or profit

balance
balance - zůstatek (účtu), dlužná částka
BrE
/'bæləns/
AmE
/'bæləns/

noun - the amount of money left in your account, the amount of many that you owe on your credit card etc.

 
Babygro - bodýčko, dětské bodýčko, overálek
BrE
/'beɪbɪgrəʊ/
AmE
/'beɪbɪgroʊ/

noun - one piece of clothing for babies that covers the whole body, or sometimes just the top part of the body

 
ministry - ministerstvo
BrE
/'mɪnɪstri/
AmE
/'mɪnəstri/

noun, British English - a governmental organisation that is in charge of a particular sector of public administration (health, education, defense, foreign affairs etc.)