stalemate - patová situace
BrE
/'steɪlˌmeɪt/
AmE
/'steɪlˌmeɪt/

noun - a situation in which cannot be made further progress or which cannot be solved

 
cerumen - ušní maz
BrE
/sɪ'ru:mən/
AmE
/sɪ'ru:mən/

noun, technical - a sticky substance that forms in your ears

wax
wax - ušní maz
BrE
/'wæks/
AmE
/'wæks/

noun - a sticky substance that forms in your ears

earwax
earwax - ušní maz
BrE
/'ɪəwæks/
AmE
/'ɪrwæks/

noun - a sticky substance that forms in your ears

wax
wax - depilovat voskem
BrE
/'wæks/
AmE
/'wæks/

verb - to remove hair from your body using wax

slope
slope - sklon
BrE
/'sləʊp/
AmE
/'sloʊp/

noun - the angle at which a surface is going up or down

 
slope - svažovat se, mít sklon
BrE
/'sləʊp/
AmE
/'sloʊp/

verb - to go up or down at an angle

still life
still life - zátiší (v umění)
BrE
/ˌstɪl 'laɪf/
AmE
/ˌstɪl 'laɪf/

noun, technical - a genre of art depicting inanimate objects arranged aesthetically

piercing
piercing - pronikavý
BrE
/'pɪəsɪŋ/
AmE
/'pɪrsɪŋ/

adjective - strong and penetrating, often describing a sound, gaze, or sensation that is sharp and intense

piercing
piercing - piercing
BrE
/'pɪəsɪŋ/
AmE
/'pɪrsɪŋ/

noun - a hole (or the process of making a hole) in surface of the body so that you can wear jewellery in it

 
one of these days - jednou, jednoho dne
BrE
/ˌwʌnəv ði:z 'deɪz/
AmE
/ˌwʌnəv ði:z 'deɪz/

adverb - at some point in the future

boast
boast - honosit se, pyšnit se, moci se pochlubit
BrE
/'bəʊst/
AmE
/'boʊst/

verb - to be proud of something impressive that you have

act up
act up - zlobit, vypovídat poslušnost
BrE
/ˌækt'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌækt'ʌp/

verb - if a child misbehaves, or a machine doesn't work properly

pud
pud - dezert, zákusek, moučník
BrE
/'pʊd/
AmE
/'pʊd/

noun, British English, informal - a sweet dish usually eaten after the main meal, a dessert

 
dessertspoon - dezertní lžička, lžička na zákusky,
BrE
/dɪ'zɜ:tspu:n/
AmE
/dɪ'zɜ:rtspu:n/

noun, British English - a spoon that is larger than a teaspoon, but smaller than a tablespoon