Northern Lights - severní polární záře
BrE
/ˌnɔ:ðən'laɪts/
AmE
/ˌnɔ:rðərn'laɪts/

noun - bands of coloured light that can be seen in the night sky near the North Pole

 
sleight - vychytralost, trik, lest
BrE
/'slaɪt/
AmE
/'slaɪt/

noun, dated - skillful deception, being good at tricking and deceiving

 
sleight - šikovnost, obratnost
BrE
/'slaɪt/
AmE
/'slaɪt/

noun, dated - manual dexterity, skill

vote
vote - volba, hlasování
BrE
/'vəʊt/
AmE
/'voʊt/

noun - a situation in which people choose something or decide on something (by raising their hand, marking a paper, etc.)

 
gadgetry - přístroje, aparáty
BrE
/'gædʒɪtri/
AmE
/'gædʒɪtri/

noun - modern tools and devices (often showing disapproval)

 
insomniac - člověk trpící nespavostí
BrE
/ɪn'sɒmniæk/
AmE
/ɪn'sɑ:mniæk/

noun - a person who cannot fall asleep easily

 
yearningly - toužebně
BrE
/'jɜ:nɪŋli/
AmE
/'jɜ:rnɪŋli/

adverb, formal - with a strong desire

 
yearning - touha, prahnutí, toužebné očekávání
BrE
/'jɜ:nɪŋ/
AmE
/'jɜ:rnɪŋ/

noun, formal - a strong desire

 
prime - připravit, instruovat, poučit
BrE
/'praɪm/
AmE
/'praɪm/

verb, technical - to prepare someone for a particular situation by giving them essential information

crawfish
crawfish - rak (korýš)
BrE
/'krɔ:fɪʃ/
AmE
/'krɔ:fɪʃ/

noun, American English - an animal that looks like a small lobster that lives in freshwater

crayfish
crayfish - rak (korýš)
BrE
/'kreɪfɪʃ/
AmE
/'kreɪfɪʃ/

noun, British English - an animal that looks like a small lobster that lives in freshwater

 
sportsmanlike - sportovní, férový
BrE
/'spɔ:tsmənlaɪk/
AmE
/'spɔ:tsmənlaɪk/

adjective - behaving in a fair and respectful way when playing sport

 
unsportsmanlike - nesportovní, nečestný
BrE
/ˌʌn'spɔ:tsmənlaɪk/
AmE
/ˌʌn'spɔ:tsmənlaɪk/

adjective - behaving in an unfair, dishonest or disrespectful way when playing sport

 
heaven forbid - chraň Bůh, nedej bože
BrE
/ˌhevn fə'bɪd/
AmE
/ˌhevn fər'bɪd/

phrase - an exclamation used when we want to show that we do not want something bad to happen

 
God forbid - chraň Bůh, nedej bože
BrE
/ˌgɒd fə'bɪd/
AmE
/ˌgɑ:d fər'bɪd/

phrase - an exclamation used when we want to show that we do not want something bad to happen