mask
mask - maskovat, zamaskovat, zakrýt
BrE
/'mɑ:sk/
AmE
/'mæsk/

verb - to make something hard to see or notice

 
skirt suit - kostýmek
BrE
/'skɜ:tˌsju:t/
AmE
/'skɜ:rtˌsu:t/

noun - a suit worn by women

short-change
short-change - ošidit, špatně vrátit (peníze při placení)
BrE
/ˌʃɔ:t'tʃeɪndʒ/
AmE
/ˌʃɔ:rt'tʃeɪndʒ/

verb - to give someone back less money than the correct amount when they are paying

 
Californian - kalifornský
BrE
/ˌkælɪ'fɔ:niən/
AmE
/ˌkælə'fɔ:rniən/

adjective - coming from or connected with California

 
baobab - baobab
BrE
/'beɪəʊbæb/
AmE
/'beɪoʊbæb/

noun - a tree with a short, thick trunk, native to Africa or Australia, able to live for thousands of years

geyser
geyser - gejzír
BrE
/'gi:zə/
AmE
/'gaɪzər/

noun - a hot spring which sends boiling water and steam high into the air like a fountain

mundane
mundane - všední, obyčejný, každodenní, běžný
BrE
/mʌn'deɪn/
AmE
/mʌn'deɪn/

adjective - ordinary, not exciting at all, connected with everyday life

 
over my dead body - jen přes (mou) mrtvolu
BrE
/ˌəʊvə maɪ 'ded 'bɒdi/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər maɪ 'ded 'bɑ:di/

adverb, informal - a phrase that says that we are strictly against something, we don't allow it

 
die out - vymřít, vyhynout
BrE
/ˌdaɪ'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌdaɪ'aʊt/

verb - to become extinct, to stop existing

 
Lazarus - Lazarus
BrE
/'læzərəs/
AmE
/'læzərəs/

noun - a person in the Bible who was raised from the dead by Jesus

 
mamba - mamba
BrE
/'mæmbə/
AmE
/'mæmbə/

noun - a very dangerous African snake

upright piano
upright piano - pianino
BrE
/ˌʌpraɪt pi'ænəʊ/
AmE
/ˌʌpraɪt pi'ænoʊ/

noun - a large musical instrument that is played by pressing black and white keys, the strings are in arranged vertically in a wooden case

 
sketch - náčrtek, skica
BrE
/'sketʃ/
AmE
/'sketʃ/

noun - a quick drawing without much detail

 
dodgy - pofidérní, pochybný
BrE
/'dɒdʒi/
AmE
/'dɑ:dʒi/

adjective, British English - not to be trusted, probably not safe or honest

sketchy
sketchy - pofidérní, pochybný
BrE
/'sketʃi/
AmE
/'sketʃi/

adjective, American English - not to be trusted, probably not safe or honest