above-mentioned - výše zmíněný, výše uvedený
BrE
/əˌbʌv 'menɜnd/
AmE
/əˌbʌv 'menɜnd/

adjective - mentioned higher up in a text

sleepyhead
sleepyhead - ospalec
BrE
/'sli:pihed/
AmE
/'sli:pihed/

noun, informal - a person who is sleepy

 
gatecrasher - nezvaný host
BrE
/'geɪtkræʃə/
AmE
/'geɪtkræʃər/

noun - a person who comes to a party etc. uninvited

 
archetypal - typický ve všech ohledech, archetypální
BrE
/ˌɑ:ki'taɪpl/
AmE
/ˌɑ:rki'taɪpl/

adjective, formal - very typical, having all the typical qualities of a certain type of person or thing

 
leverage - pákový efekt
BrE
/'li:vərɪdʒ/
AmE
/'levərɪdʒ/

noun, technical - the use of a lever and a small amount of force to lift a heavy object

improvise
improvise - improvizovat
BrE
/'ɪmprəvaɪz/
AmE
/'ɪmprəvaɪz/

verb - to do something without preparation

 
play by ear - hrát z hlavy, hrát podle sluchu (bez not)
BrE
/pleɪ baɪ 'ɪə/
AmE
/pleɪ baɪ 'ɪr/

verb - to play music without reading sheet music

 
telephone pole - telegrafní sloup, telefonní sloup
BrE
/'teləfəʊn ˌpəʊl/
AmE
/'teləfoʊn ˌpoʊl/

noun, American English - a tall wooden pole that carries telephone and telegraph wires

 
telegraph - telegraf
BrE
/'teləgrɑ:f/
AmE
/'teləgræf/

noun - an old-fashioned way of sending messages

telegraph pole
telegraph pole - telegrafní sloup, telefonní sloup
BrE
/'teləgrɑ:f 'pəʊl/
AmE
/'teləgræf 'poʊl/

noun, British English - a tall wooden pole that carries telephone and telegraph wires

 
high-heeled - na vysokých podpatcích, s vysokými podpatky
BrE
/ˌhaɪ'hi:ld/
AmE
/ˌhaɪ'hi:ld/

adjective - (of shoes) having high heels

polyester
polyester - polyester (materiál)
BrE
/ˌpɒlɪ'estə/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:lɪ'estər/

noun - artificial cloth that is often used to make clothes

walking stick
walking stick - vycházková hůl
BrE
/'wɔ:kɪŋ stɪk/
AmE
/'wɔ:kɪŋ stɪk/

noun - a stick that you carry with you when walking and use as a support

 
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