hourglass figure - vosí pas (tvar postavy)
BrE
/'aʊəglɑ:sˌfɪgə/
AmE
/'aʊrglæsˌfɪgjər/

noun - a very small waist (usually used with women)

 
blunt - ztlumit, zmírnit
BrE
/'blʌnt/
AmE
/'blʌnt/

verb - to make something weaker, milder or less affective

 
blunt - ztupit (ostří apod.)
BrE
/'blʌnt/
AmE
/'blʌnt/

verb - to make something less sharp

 
scurvy - kurděje (nemoc)
BrE
/'skɜ:vi/
AmE
/'skɜ:rvi/

noun - an illness cause by not having enough vitamin C

snake plant
snake plant - tchýnin jazyk, sanseviera, tenura (rostlina)
BrE
/'ˌsneɪkˌplɑ:nt/
AmE
/'ˌsneɪkˌplænt/

noun - a houseplant with showy sword-shaped leaves

sansevieria
sansevieria - tchýnin jazyk, sanseviera, tenura (rostlina)
BrE
/ˌsænsə'vɪərɪə/
AmE
/ˌsænsə'vɪrɪə/

noun - a houseplant with showy sword-shaped leaves

 
androgynous - oboupohlavní, hermafroditický
BrE
/æn'rɒdʒənəs/
AmE
/æn'rɑ:dʒənəs/

adjective - having both male and female parts

ski touring
ski touring - skialpinismus, lyžařská turistika
BrE
/'skɪ:ˌtʊərɪŋ/
AmE
/'skɪ:ˌtʊrɪŋ/

noun - hiking on skis

 
shuffle - pohybovat (něčím), hýbat (něčím), šoupat (něčím)
BrE
/'ʃʌfl/
AmE
/'ʃʌfl/

verb - to move something back and forth

 
in check - v šachu
BrE
/ɪn'tʃek/
AmE
/ɪn'tʃek/

adverb - under control, restrained

epicurean
epicurean - labužnický, požitkářský, gurmánský
BrE
/ˌepɪkjʊə'ri:ən/
AmE
/ˌepɪkjʊ'ri:ən/

adjective, formal - getting pleasure from high-quality food and drink

epicure
epicure - labužník, gurmet, gurmán, požitkář
BrE
/'epɪkjʊə/
AmE
/'epɪkjʊr/

noun, formal - a person enjoys high-quality food and drink

archive
archive - archivovat, založit do archivu, ukládat do archivu
BrE
/'ɑ:kaɪv/
AmE
/'ɑ:rkaɪv/

verb - to put documents and similar things in an archive

 
archival - archivní
BrE
/ɑ:'kaɪvl/
AmE
/ɑ:'kaɪvl/

adjective - related to saving and keeping old documents

rhizome
rhizome - oddenek
BrE
/'raɪzəʊm/
AmE
/'raɪzoʊm/

noun - the side underground growth of some plants that can be used to start a new plant