slough - svléknout, shodit (kůži), odumírat (o tkáni), zbavit se něčeho

verb - to shed or cast off a layer of skin, tissue, or an outer covering; to get rid of something old, unwanted, or no longer useful

cookie-cutter - jednolitý, jednotvárný, nenápaditý (stejný jako ostatní)

adjective, American English - used to describe things of the same type which all look almost the same and rather boring, showing lack of imagination and not much character

 

synopsis - shrnutí děje, výtah z děje

noun - a brief summary or overview that provides the main points or highlights of a longer piece of work, such as a book, movie, or play

ballroom dancing - společenský tanec, společenské tance

noun - a type of dancing in which a man and a woman dance together and use different steps for particular kinds of music, e.g. waltz, tango

 

tropic - obratník

noun - one of the two imaginary lines north and south of the equator that marks the farthest the sun can go and still shine directly overhead

tabloid - plátek (noviny), bulvár (noviny), bulvární plátek

noun - a popular kind of newspaper that is printed on smaller sheets of paper, usually in color, the news in it is not usually very serious

xylophone - xylofon

noun - a musical instrument consisting of a set or sets of flat metal bars that make a sound when they are hit with a small hammer

Nevada - Nevada

noun - a state in the west of the USA known for its deserts, the capital of gambling - Las Vegas (although the real capital is Carson City)

 

ending - koncovka

noun - a group of letters added to the end of a word in order to create a different form (such as plural -s, past -ed etc,)

 

diameter - průměr (např. kruhu)

noun - the distance between two points on the circumference of a circle that can be connected by a straight line passing the center of the circle

 

gerund - gerundium

noun - the form of a verb that can be used instead of a noun, in English it has the ending -ING (swimming, being, knowing, having etc.)

cushion - polštář, polštářek (ozdobný, k sezení)

noun - a kind of a pillow, a bag of cloth filled with soft material that you sit on or put on a sofa to decorate it