extortion - vydírání, vynucování, vymáhání
BrE
/ɪk'stɔ:ʃn/
AmE
/ɪk'stɔ:rʃn/

noun - the act of getting something from someone by using threats or trickery

prostitute
prostitute - prostitutka, prostitut
BrE
/'prɒstɪtju:t/
AmE
/'prɑ:stətu:t/

noun - a woman, or sometimes a man, who has sex for money

 
in pawn - v zástavě, zastavený
BrE
/ɪn'pɔ:n/
AmE
/ɪn'pɑ:n/

adjective - (of a valuable object) used as a guarantee that you will pay back the money that you borrowed

pawnshop
pawnshop - zastavárna
BrE
/'pɔ:nʃɒp/
AmE
/'pɑ:nʃɑ:p/

noun - a shop where you can borrow money if you leave there a valuable object as a form of security that you will pay it back

pawnbroker
pawnbroker - zastavárna, zastavárník
BrE
/'pɔ:nbrəʊkə/
AmE
/'pɑ:nbroʊkər/

noun - a shop (or its owner) where you can borrow money if you leave there a valuable object as a form of security that you will pay it back

 
pawn - dát do zástavy, zastavit
BrE
/'pɔ:n/
AmE
/'pɔ:n/

verb - to use a valuable object as a guarantee that you will pay back money that you borrow

 
pawn - figurka (přeneseně)
BrE
/'pɔ:n/
AmE
/'pɔ:n/

noun - a person controlled by somebody else

icing sugar
icing sugar - moučkový cukr
BrE
/'aɪsɪŋ ʃʊgə/
AmE
/'aɪsɪŋ ʃʊgər/

noun, British English - sugar in the form of fine powder

 
out of your element - ne ve své kůži, ne ve svém živlu
BrE
/aʊt əv jər'eləmənt/
AmE
/aʊt əv jər'eləmənt/

adjective - uncomfortable and unhappy because you are doing something that you are not good at and do not enjoy

in your element
in your element - ve svém živlu, jako ryba ve vodě
BrE
/ɪn jər'eləmənt/
AmE
/ɪn jər'eləmənt/

adjective - doing what you enjoy very much and are good at

sifter
sifter - prosévačka, sítko (např. na mouku)
BrE
/'sɪftə/
AmE
/'sɪftər/

noun - a container with a handle that has a fine mesh in the bottom used for aerating flour and removing large clumps

 
sifter - sypátko (např. na cukr)
BrE
/'sɪftə/
AmE
/'sɪftər/

noun, British English - a container with small holes in the top that is used for scattering sugar or a similar substance onto things

mannequin
mannequin - figurína v obchodě nebo ve výkladní skříni
BrE
/'mænəkɪn/
AmE
/'mænəkɪn/

noun - a full-size model of the human body that is used in shops or shop windows to display clothes

 
dry run - zkouška nanečisto, nácvik
BrE
/ˌdraɪ'rʌn/
AmE
/ˌdraɪ'rʌn/

noun, informal - a complete and detailed practice of something that is done to make sure the real thing will work or run smoothly

 
dummy run - zkouška nanečisto, nácvik
BrE
/ˌdʌmi'rʌn/
AmE
/ˌdʌmi'rʌn/

noun, informal - a complete and detailed practice of something that is done to make sure the real thing will work or run smoothly