gangway - nástupní můstek (u lodě), lodní lávka
BrE
/'gæŋweɪ/
AmE
/'gæŋweɪ/

noun - a board or a small bridge between the side of a ship and the shore for people to walk on

 
the naked eye - pouhé oko
BrE
/ðəˌneɪkɪd'aɪ/
AmE
/ðəˌneɪkɪd'aɪ/

noun - unaided human vision, without the assistance of any optical instruments such as telescopes, microscopes, or binoculars

 
scabby - strupovitý, pokrytý strupy
BrE
/'skæbi/
AmE
/'skæbi/

adjective - covered with patches of rough surface

 
shrinkage - úbytek, ztráta, snížení, sražení, smrštění
BrE
/'ʃrɪŋkɪdʒ/
AmE
/'ʃrɪŋkɪdʒ/

noun - the act of becoming smaller; the process of shrinking

 
shrunken - scvrklý, sražený, smrštěný, seschlý, ochablý, menší
BrE
/'ʃrʌŋkən/
AmE
/'ʃrʌŋkən/

adjective - (usually before noun) smaller than before; less important or less attractive than before

 
shrink-wrap - zabalit do smršťovací fólie
BrE
/'ʃrɪŋkræp/
AmE
/'ʃrɪŋkræp/

verb - to tightly cover something with a thin plastic material to protect it

 
shrink-wrap - smršťovací fólie
BrE
/'ʃrɪŋkræp/
AmE
/'ʃrɪŋkræp/

noun - a thin plastic material that tightly covers something, usually goods and other things to protect them

 
shrink - zmenšit se, snížit se (velikost, počet, hodnota)
BrE
/'ʃrɪŋk/
AmE
/'ʃrɪŋk/

verb - to become smaller in amount or value; to make something smaller in amount or value

 
aristocratic - aristokratický, šlechtický
BrE
/ˌærɪstə'krætɪk/
AmE
/ˌærɪstə'kræt̬ɪk/

adjective - being of the highest social class

 
stretch - natáhnout, sáhnout (pro)
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

verb - to straighten your hands in order to reach for something or someone

 
bidding - přihazování (např. v aukci)
BrE
/'bɪdɪŋ/
AmE
/'bɪdɪŋ/

noun - the act of proposing a payment (esp. in an auction)

 
thump - bouchnutí
BrE
/'θʌmp/
AmE
/'θʌmp/

noun - the noise of hitting something hard

 
auctioneer - dražitel
BrE
/ˌɔ:kʃə'nɪə/
AmE
/ˌɑ:kʃə'nɪr/

noun - a person who hosts an auction

 
whimper - kňučení, kňourání
BrE
/'wɪmpə/
AmE
/'wɪmpər/

noun - the act of crying softly

 
minx - koketa, mrška
BrE
/'mɪŋks/
AmE
/'mɪŋks/

noun, dated - a clever but manipulative and flirtatious woman