tenor - tenor
BrE
/'tenə/
AmE
/'tenər/

noun - a man's singing voice between baritone and alto

 
alto - alt (hud.)
BrE
/'æltəʊ/
AmE
/'æltoʊ/

noun - a singing voice between soprano and tenor

 
crystal - krystal
BrE
/'krɪstl/
AmE
/'krɪstl/

noun - a kind of solid material where the molecules fit together in a regular pattern

thaw
thaw - obleva
BrE
/'θɔ:/
AmE
/'θɔ:/

noun - a period of warm weather after winter when everything melts

 
survey - dělat anketu, veřejný průzkum
BrE
/sə'veɪ/
AmE
/sər'veɪ/

verb - to make an observation by asking a lot of people the same question or questions

 
contest - soutěžit, usilovat o vítězství, soupeřit (o něco)
BrE
/kən'test/
AmE
/kən'test/

verb - to take part in a contest and try to win it

 
conflict - být v rozporu
BrE
/kən'flɪkt/
AmE
/kən'flɪkt/

verb - to be in conflict

 
discount - zlevnit, snížit cenu
BrE
/dɪs'kaʊnt/
AmE
/dɪs'kaʊnt/

verb - to reduce the price of something

 
hold at bay - držet na uzdě, držet pod kontrolou, držet si od těla
BrE
/həʊld ət'beɪ/
AmE
/hoʊld ət'beɪ/

verb - keep something or someone at a safe distance from somebody, under control, keep something or someone from causing trouble or harm

 
beaded - ozdobený korálky
BrE
/'bi:dɪd/
AmE
/'bi:dɪd/

adjective - decorated with beads

festivities
festivities - oslavy
BrE
/fe'stɪvətiz/
AmE
/fe'stɪvət̬iz/

noun - festive activities

 
festivity - oslavování, sváteční atmosféra, veselí, slavnostní atmosféra
BrE
/fe'stɪvəti/
AmE
/fe'stɪvət̬i/

noun - festive atmosphere

touch on
touch on - zmínit, naťuknout, dotknout se
BrE
/'tʌtʃ ɒn/
AmE
/'tʌtʃ ɒn/

verb - to mention a subject briefly when talking or writing about something else

 
snowball - nabalovat se, lavinově růst (zvětšovat se)
BrE
/'snəʊbɔ:l/
AmE
/'snoʊbɔ:l/

verb - to become bigger, more important or more serious very quickly

ladle
ladle - nalít (naběračkou)
BrE
/'leɪdl/
AmE
/'leɪdl/

verb - to put liquid from one place to another using a ladle