knock on wood
knock on wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat
BrE
/ˌnɒk ɒn'wʊd/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:k ɑ:n'wʊd/

phrase, American English - said to avoid bad luck in the future

touch wood
touch wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat
BrE
/ˌtʌtʃ 'wʊd/
AmE
/ˌtʌtʃ 'wʊd/

phrase, British English - said to avoid bad luck in the future

 
ruckus - randál, kravál, rozruch
BrE
/'rʌkəs/
AmE
/'rʌkəs/

noun, American English, informal - unpleasant, loud noise

 
racket - hluk, povyk, randál, kravál
BrE
/'rækɪt/
AmE
/'rækɪt/

noun - unpleasant, loud noise

merry-go-round
merry-go-round - kolotoč (na hřišti)
BrE
/'merɪgəʊˌraʊnd/
AmE
/'merɪgoʊˌraʊnd/

noun - a disc-like structure (in a playground, in a park etc.) that kids can sit on, which goes around when someone pushes it

 
merry-go-round - kolotoč (něčeho)
BrE
/'merɪgəʊˌraʊnd/
AmE
/'merɪgoʊˌraʊnd/

noun - an ever repeating cycle of things

carousel
carousel - kolotoč
BrE
/ˌkærə'sel/
AmE
/ˌkærə'sel/

noun - a ride at an amusement park on which you sit and go round and round

lolly
lolly - lízátko
BrE
/'lɒli/
AmE
/'lɑ:li/

noun, British English, informal - a piece of candy on a stick

 
forged - padělaný, falešný
BrE
/'fɔ:dʒd/
AmE
/'fɔ:rdʒd/

adjective - fake, made to look real

forge
forge - vykovat, ukovat
BrE
/'fɔ:dʒ/
AmE
/'fɔ:rdʒ/

verb - to make something out of hot metal

 
anchorage - kotviště
BrE
/'æŋkərɪdʒ/
AmE
/'æŋkərɪdʒ/

noun - a place where ships can anchor

 
whip out - vytasit, rychle vytáhnout
BrE
/'wɪp aʊt/
AmE
/'wɪp aʊt/

verb - to take something out very quickly

sheet music
sheet music - noty, notový zápis
BrE
/'ʃi:tˌmju:zɪk/
AmE
/'ʃi:tˌmju:zɪk/

noun - a hand-written or printed form of a musical composition, song etc.

jewelry store
jewelry store - klenotnictví
BrE
/'dʒu:əlri ˌstɔ:/
AmE
/'dʒu:əlri ˌstɔ:r/

noun - a shop where you can buy rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces etc.

 
prodigious - kolosální, obrovský, velkolepý, obrovitý
BrE
/prə'dɪdʒəs/
AmE
/prə'dɪdʒəs/

adjective - extremely large and impressive