Northern Lights - severní polární záře
BrE
/ˌnɔ:ðən'laɪts/
AmE
/ˌnɔ:rðərn'laɪts/

noun - bands of coloured light that can be seen in the night sky near the North Pole

 
sleight - vychytralost, trik, lest
BrE
/'slaɪt/
AmE
/'slaɪt/

noun, dated - skillful deception, being good at tricking and deceiving

 
sleight - šikovnost, obratnost
BrE
/'slaɪt/
AmE
/'slaɪt/

noun, dated - manual dexterity, skill

vote
vote - volba, hlasování
BrE
/'vəʊt/
AmE
/'voʊt/

noun - a situation in which people choose something or decide on something (by raising their hand, marking a paper, etc.)

 
vagueness - matnost, nejasnost, nekonkrétnost, vágnost
BrE
/'veɪgnəs/
AmE
/'veɪgnəs/

noun - the state of being not clear or not clearly defined

 
vague - duchem nepřítomný, nesoustředěný, roztěkaný
BrE
/'veɪg/
AmE
/'veɪg/

adjective - absent-minded, not paying attention

thickener
thickener - zahušťovadlo, zahušťovací prostředek
BrE
/'θɪkənə/
AmE
/'θɪkənər/

noun - a substance that is used to make a liquid thicker

 
stain - mořit, namořit (dřevo)
BrE
/'steɪn/
AmE
/'steɪn/

verb - to change the colour of wood using a special liquid

 
stain - mořidlo (nátěr na dřevo)
BrE
/'steɪn/
AmE
/'steɪn/

noun - a special liquid that is used to colour wood

 
string up - pověsit (někoho), oběsit (někoho)
BrE
/ˌstrɪŋ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌstrɪŋ'ʌp/

verb - to kill somebody by hanging them

 
string up - vyvěsit, rozvěsit
BrE
/ˌstrɪŋ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌstrɪŋ'ʌp/

verb - to hang something on strings, ropes, cables etc., especially between two things or in a line (such as decorations etc.)

 
string - nasadit struny
BrE
/'strɪŋ/
AmE
/'strɪŋ/

verb - to put strings on a guitar etc.

 
brother - bratr (člen bratrstva)
BrE
/'brʌðə/
AmE
/'brʌðər/

noun - a member of a brotherhood

criterion
criterion - kritérium
BrE
/kraɪ'tɪəriən/
AmE
/kraɪ'tɪriən/

noun - a standard you use to judge or decide something

 
stretch - úsek země, pás země
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

noun - an area of land