tail - sledovat, následovat
BrE
/'teɪl/
AmE
/'teɪl/

verb - to follow somebody very closely

 
hardwood - tvrdé dřevo
BrE
/'hɑ:dwʊd/
AmE
/'hɑ:rdwʊd/

noun - strong heavy wood that is used for making furniture and floors

 
hand-held - ruční, do ruky (např. přístroj)
BrE
/ˌhænd'held/
AmE
/ˌhænd'held/

adjective - small enough to fit in one's hand when being used

 
new broom - nový člověk, nová krev ve vedení (často dělající velké změny)
BrE
/ˌnju: 'bru:m/
AmE
/ˌnu: 'bru:m/

noun - someone who has just started working for a company or organization, usually in a senior position, and makes many changes

 
soak - namočení, naložení, nasáknutí
BrE
/'səʊk/
AmE
/'soʊk/

noun - the act of leaving something in liquid so that it becomes completely wet

soak
soak - promoknout, nasáknout, promočit
BrE
/'səʊk/
AmE
/'soʊk/

verb - to make something or someone completely wet

 
slow-paced - vlekoucí se, mající pomalý spád
BrE
/ˌsləʊ'peɪst/
AmE
/ˌsloʊ'peɪst/

adjective - moving slowly, (of a story etc.) slow or boring

 
pace - rychlost chůze, krok, rychlost kroků
BrE
/'peɪs/
AmE
/'peɪs/

noun - the speed at which someone walks or runs

 
tempo - tempo
BrE
/'tempəʊ/
AmE
/'tempoʊ/

noun - the speed at which an activity happens

tempo
tempo - tempo (v hudbě)
BrE
/'tempəʊ/
AmE
/'tempoʊ/

noun - the speed at which music is played

 
fairy godmother - hodná kmotra, pohádková sudička, dobrá víla
BrE
/ˌfeəri 'gɒdmʌðə/
AmE
/ˌferi 'gɑ:dmʌðər/

noun - a woman with magic powers that helps the main character in a story when in trouble

 
athletics - sport (obecně)
BrE
/æθ'letɪks/
AmE
/æθ'let̬ɪks/

noun, American English - sports

 
track and field - lehká atletika
BrE
/ˌtræk ən'fi:ld/
AmE
/ˌtræk ən'fi:ld/

noun, American English - sports like running, jumping, throwing etc.

 
vernal - jarní
BrE
/'vɜ:nl/
AmE
/'vɜ:rnl/

adjective, literary - connected with spring

 
summery - letní
BrE
/'sʌməri/
AmE
/'sʌməri/

adjective - connected with summer