stub - pahýl, zbytek, koneček
BrE
/'stʌb/
AmE
/'stʌb/

noun - what is left of something thin and long (e.g. a pencil) when most of it is gone

stump
stump - pařez
BrE
/'stʌmp/
AmE
/'stʌmp/

noun - a part of the tree which is left in the ground when the tree is cut down

 
subordinate clause - vedlejší věta
BrE
/səˌbɔ:dɪnət'klɔ:z/
AmE
/səˌbɔ:rdɪnət'klɔ:z/

noun - a clause in a sentence that is connected to the main clause and is dependent on it

comedian
comedian - komik
BrE
/kə'mi:dɪən/
AmE
/kə'mi:dɪən/

noun - a person who is good at telling jokes or whose job it is to make people laugh

 
meantime - zatím, mezitím
BrE
/'mi:ntaɪm/
AmE
/'mi:ntaɪm/

adverb, informal - during the time something else is happening

window cleaner
window cleaner - umývač oken
BrE
/'wɪndəʊˌkli:nə/
AmE
/'wɪndoʊˌkli:nər/

noun - a person whose job is washing windows

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

noun - the speed at which music is played

welder
welder - svářeč
BrE
/'weldə/
AmE
/'weldər/

noun - a person whose job is welding metal

 
strong suit - silná stránka
BrE
/'strɒŋ sju:t/
AmE
/'strɑ:ŋ su:t/

noun - somebody's strength, something someone is good at

 
manufacture - vymyslet (příběh, zprávu)
BrE
/ˌmænju'fæktʃə/
AmE
/ˌmænju'fæktʃər/

verb - to invent information that is not true

 
payee - příjemce (platby)
BrE
/ˌpeɪ'i:/
AmE
/ˌpeɪ'i:/

noun, technical - a person who money is paid to

 
bachelorette - mladá svobodná žena
BrE
/ˌbætʃələ'ret/
AmE
/ˌbætʃələ'ret/

noun, American English - a young woman who is not married

doozy
doozy - bomba, hit, něco pořádného
BrE
/'du:zi/
AmE
/'du:zi/

noun, American English, informal - something that is exceptionally good, big etc.

 
breeze - hračka, brnkačka
BrE
/'bri:z/
AmE
/'bri:z/

noun, informal - something that is very easy to do

 
off-peak - mimo špičku
BrE
/ˌɒf'pi:k/
AmE
/ˌɑ:f'pi:k/

adjective - at a time that is less popular