skew - zkosit, naklonit, zešikmit
BrE
/'skju:/
AmE
/'skju:/

verb - to cause something to be not straight; to distort or slant

 
skew - zkreslit, zmanipulovat, překroutit (údaje, výsledky apod.)
BrE
/'skju:/
AmE
/'skju:/

verb - to cause data or results to be biased or distorted

without a second thought
without a second thought - bez váhání, bez rozmýšlení, bez mrknutí oka
BrE
/wɪðˌaʊt əˌsekənd'θɔ:t/
AmE
/wɪðˌaʊt əˌsekənd'θɔ:t/

adverb - immediately, with no hesitation, without stopping to think

troublesome
troublesome - problematický, obtížný, nepříjemný
BrE
/'trʌblsəm/
AmE
/'trʌblsəm/

adjective - causing difficulty, problems, or annoyance

dish soap
dish soap - prostředek na mytí nádobí
BrE
/'dɪʃ ˌsəʊp/
AmE
/'dɪʃ ˌsoʊp/

noun, American English - a thick liquid that is used for washing plates, pot, pans etc.

 
contraband - pašované zboží, kontraband
BrE
/'kɒntrəbænd/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntrəbænd/

noun - goods that are taken into or out of a country illegally, or that are possessed illegally

 
thankfully - naštěstí, díkybohu, bohudík
BrE
/'θæŋkfəli/
AmE
/'θæŋkfəli/

adverb - used to express relief or gratitude that something good has happened or that a bad situation has been avoided

 
mock-up - maketa, model, vizuální návrh, grafický návrh
BrE
/'mɒkʌp/
AmE
/'mɑ:kʌp/

noun - a full-size or scaled model of a design used to show, test, or evaluate how something will look or work before it is made

contact
contact - kontaktní čočka
BrE
/'kɒntækt/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntækt/

noun, informal - a contact lens

whiff
whiff - závan, zavanutí, lehký závan (vůně apod.), slabá vůně
BrE
/'wɪf/
AmE
/'wɪf/

noun - a slight smell of something, usually carried through the air

movie theatre
movie theatre - kino
BrE
/'mu:vi θɪətə/
AmE
/'mu:vi θɪət̬ər/

noun, American English - a building where you go to see a film

 
codeine - kodein (lék proti bolesti)
BrE
/'kəʊdi:n/
AmE
/'koʊdi:n/

noun - a drug used to reduce pain

effigy
effigy - figurína (slaměná apod.), panák (k symbolickému upálení), podobizna (určená ke spálení)
BrE
/'efɪdʒi/
AmE
/'efɪdʒi/

noun - a model of a person that is publicly burned or damaged to show anger or disapproval

effigy
effigy - podobizna, socha, figurína, portrét (slavné osoby)
BrE
/'efɪdʒi/
AmE
/'efɪdʒi/

noun - a figure or model of a famous person

 
disown - zříci se, zapřít, odmítnout uznat, distancovat se od, nepřihlásit se k
BrE
/dɪs'əʊn/
AmE
/dɪs'oʊn/

verb - to refuse to acknowledge someone as your own relative or to deny any connection or responsibility for someone or something