skimpy - nedostatečný, malý, nepřiměřený, chudý
BrE
/'skɪmpi/
AmE
/'skɪmpi/

adjective - not large enough; not enough of something

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

elevenses
elevenses - dopolední svačina
BrE
/ɪ'levnzɪz/
AmE
/ɪ'levnzɪz/

noun, British English, informal - a short break in the late morning, usually around 11 o’clock, when people have a hot drink and a small snack

creamer
creamer - nádobka na smetanu (do kávy apod.)
BrE
/'kri:mə/
AmE
/'kri:mər/

noun - a small container for holding cream

creamer
creamer - smetana, náhražka smetany
BrE
/'kri:mə/
AmE
/'kri:mər/

noun - a powdered or liquid substance used instead of milk or cream in coffee or tea

 
habitually - obvykle, zpravidla, zvyklostně
BrE
/hə'bɪtʃuəli/
AmE
/hə'bɪtʃuəli/

adverb - in a way that is usual for someone or often repeated

 
implacable - neúprosný, neoblomný, nesmiřitelný
BrE
/ɪm'plækəbl/
AmE
/ɪm'plækəbl/

adjective - unable to be stopped, changed, or satisfied; very determined in anger or opposition

 
incarnate - ztělesnit, zosobnit, vtělit
BrE
/'ɪnkɑ:neɪt/
AmE
/'ɪnkɑ:rneɪt/

verb, formal - to represent a quality or idea in a clear and obvious form, especially in human shape

 
incarnate - vtělený, ztělesněný, zosobněný
BrE
/ɪn'kɑ:nət/
AmE
/ɪn'kɑ:rnət/

adjective, formal - having taken human form; showing a quality in the most clear or extreme way

hovel
hovel - chatrč, barabizna, bouda, chýše
BrE
/'hɒvl/
AmE
/'hʌvl/

noun - a small, very poor, and dirty house or room

 
misconstrue - špatně pochopit, mylně si vyložit, dezinterpretovat
BrE
/ˌmɪskən'stru:/
AmE
/ˌmɪskən'stru:/

verb, formal - to understand something wrongly; to interpret something in the wrong way

 
relinquish - vzdát se, zříci se (např. moci, nároku, postavení)
BrE
/rɪ'lɪŋkwɪʃ/
AmE
/rɪ'lɪŋkwɪʃ/

verb, formal - to give up something such as power, control, or possession, especially unwillingly

 
laudable - chvályhodný, obdivuhodný
BrE
/'lɔ:dəbl/
AmE
/'lɔ:dəbl/

adjective, formal - deserving praise and admiration

 
ton - tuna (907 nebo 1016 kg)
BrE
/'tʌn/
AmE
/'tʌn/

noun - a unit of weight equal to 907 kilograms (US) or 1,016 kilograms (UK)

off-ramp
off-ramp - sjezd (z dálnice)
BrE
/'ɒn ræmp/
AmE
/'ɑ:n ræmp/

noun, American English - a short road that allows vehicles to leave a motorway, an interstate, etc.