fluffy
fluffy - načechraný, nadýchaný
BrE
/'flʌfi/
AmE
/'flʌfi/

adjective - soft to touch, sometimes containing air

 
a far cry - na hony vzdálený, něco zcela jiného, nebe a dudy
BrE
/əˌfɑ:'kraɪ/
AmE
/əˌfɑ:r'kraɪ/

noun - completely different

 
contrive - sestrojit (důmyslně)
BrE
/kən'traɪv/
AmE
/kən'traɪv/

verb - to create or construct something in a clever way

contraption
contraption - udělátko, vychytávka
BrE
/kən'træpʃn/
AmE
/kən'træpʃn/

noun, informal - a piece of equipment, usually one that is quickly put together for a particular purpose, often improvised

 
jell - rýsovat se, konkretizovat se
BrE
/'dʒel/
AmE
/'dʒel/

verb - to become definite or concrete

 
gel - konkretizovat se, rýsovat se
BrE
/'dʒel/
AmE
/'dʒel/

verb, British English - to become definite or more concrete

 
gel - gelovat
BrE
/'dʒel/
AmE
/'dʒel/

verb - to put gel in your hair

double standard
double standard - dvojí metr, nestejný přístup
BrE
/ˌdʌbl 'stændəd/
AmE
/ˌdʌbl 'stændərd/

noun - treating a person or a group of people differently than another in the same situation

 
disobedience - neposlušnost
BrE
/ˌdɪsə'bi:diəns/
AmE
/ˌdɪsə'bi:diəns/

noun - the act of not doing what you are told or what you are expected to do

 
disobey - neuposlechnout, nebýt poslušný, neposlouchat
BrE
/ˌdɪsə'beɪ/
AmE
/ˌdɪsə'beɪ/

verb - not to do what someone in authority tells you to do, not to respect a rule, a law etc.

 
reek - páchnout, smrdět, čpět
BrE
/'ri:k/
AmE
/'ri:k/

verb - to have a very unpleasant smell

 
hankie - kapesník
BrE
/'hæŋki/
AmE
/'hæŋki/

noun, informal - a piece of cloth or paper that you use when blowing your nose

 
bondage - otroctví, věznění
BrE
/'bɒndɪdʒ/
AmE
/'bɑ:ndɪdʒ/

noun, dated - slavery, the state of not being free

 
elderflower - bezový květ
BrE
/'eldəflaʊə/
AmE
/'eldərflaʊər/

noun - a white flower that grows in large clusters on the elder tree, used to make syrup, wine, tea etc.

 
elderberry - bezinka
BrE
/'eldəberi/
AmE
/'eldərberi/

noun - a small black berry that grows in clusters on the elder tree