artiste - umělec (profesionál)
BrE
/'ɑ:'ti:st/
AmE
/'ɑ:r'ti:st/

noun - a person who is a skilled performer, especially a dancer, actor, etc.

 
stale - nudný, otřelý
BrE
/'steɪl/
AmE
/'steɪl/

adjective - done or said too many times, so it is no longer exciting

 
provocatively - provokativně
BrE
/prə'vɒkətɪvli/
AmE
/prə'vɑ:kətɪvli/

adverb - in a way that is intended to make someone angry or upset

 
unused - nepoužitý
BrE
/ˌʌn'ju:zd/
AmE
/ˌʌn'ju:zd/

adjective - never have been used or is not being used at the moment

 
sugar-coat - zaobalit, přikrášlit, učinit přijatelnějším
BrE
/'ʃʊgəkəʊt/
AmE
/'ʃʊgərkoʊt/

verb - to describe something as more pleasant or positive than it really is

 
lobby - kuloár, kuloáry (parlamentu)
BrE
/'lɒbi/
AmE
/'lɑ:bi/

noun - an area in the British Parliament that is open to the public

dump
dump - skládka
BrE
/'dʌmp/
AmE
/'dʌmp/

noun - a place where rubbish or waste is left, usually outside a town

 
season - období, sezóna
BrE
/'si:zn/
AmE
/'si:zn/

noun - a period of time when a particular activity is done every year

hors d'oeuvre
hors d'oeuvre - předkrm
BrE
/ɔ: 'dɜ:v/
AmE
/ˌɔ:r 'dɜ:rv/

noun - food that is served, usually in small amounts, before the main course

 
stakeholder - zainteresovaný subjekt
BrE
/'steɪkhəʊldə/
AmE
/'steɪkhəʊldər/

noun - a person or a company that is involved in a particular organization

 
cornstarch - kukuřičný škrob, kukuřičná mouka
BrE
/'kɔ:nstɑ:tʃ/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnstɑ:rtʃ/

noun, American English - white powder made from corn that is used to make sauces thicker

 
cornflour - kukuřičný škrob, kukuřičná mouka
BrE
/'kɔ:nflaʊə/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnflaʊər/

noun, British English - white powder made from corn that is used to make sauces thicker

gypsum
gypsum - sádrovec (minerál)
BrE
/'dʒɪpsəm/
AmE
/'dʒɪpsəm/

noun - a white mineral, similar to chalk, that is used to make plaster

 
one-liner - hláška, krátký vtípek
BrE
/ˌwʌn 'laɪnə/
AmE
/ˌwʌn 'laɪnər/

noun, informal - a funny remark or a joke that is usually one sentence long

 
indispensable - nepostradatelný
BrE
/ˌɪndɪ'spensəbl/
AmE
/ˌɪndɪ'spensəbl/

adjective - someone/something that is essential, other people can hardly manage without them