graft - roubovat, naroubovat (strom, rostlinu)
BrE
/'grɑ:ft/
AmE
/'græft/

verb, technical - to attach a piece of a plant to the bottom of a different plant

 
white-knuckle - adrenalinový, extrémní, nervy drásající
BrE
/ˌwaɪt'nʌkl/
AmE
/ˌwaɪt'nʌkl/

adjective - making you feel excited but also frightened at the same time (e.g. a ride)

 
knucklehead - blbeček. pitomec, trouba, hňup
BrE
/'nʌklhed/
AmE
/'nʌklhed/

noun, American English, informal - a stupid person

 
hock - koleno, kolínko (hlavně vepřové)
BrE
/'hɒk/
AmE
/'hɑ:k/

noun, American English - a piece of meat from the lowest leg joint of an animal, especially a pig

knuckle
knuckle - koleno, kolínko (hlavně vepřové)
BrE
/'nʌkl/
AmE
/'nʌkl/

noun - a piece of meat from the lowest leg joint of an animal, especially a pig

 
spotlight - obrátit pozornost, upozornit (na něco, na někoho)
BrE
/'spɒtlaɪt/
AmE
/'spɑ:tlaɪt/

verb - to direct attention to something or someone

spotlight
spotlight - zaměřit reflektory (na něco, na někoho)
BrE
/'spɒtlaɪt/
AmE
/'spɑ:tlaɪt/

verb - to light something or someone with a spotlight

 
spotlight - střed zájmu, střed pozornosti
BrE
/'spɒtlaɪt/
AmE
/'spɑ:tlaɪt/

noun - attention of the media or the public

 
fasten on - upřít (např. zrak či pozornost) na
BrE
/'fɑ:sn ɒn/
AmE
/'fæsn ɒn/

verb - to direct something toward something (sight, attention etc.)

administrative assistant
administrative assistant - asistent administrativy, zástupce pro administrativu
BrE
/ədˌmɪnɪstrətɪv ə'sɪstənt/
AmE
/ədˌmɪnɪstreɪtɪv ə'sɪstənt/

noun - a person whose job involves managing calendars, scheduling appointments, coordinating meetings, drafting correspondence, answering phone calls, managing emails etc.

 
atrocious - otřesný, strašný, příšerný
BrE
/ə'trəʊʃəs/
AmE
/ə'troʊʃəs/

adjective - extremely bad

eyeball
eyeball - odhadnout (míru pohledem), odhadnout od oka
BrE
/'aɪˌbɔ:l/
AmE
/'aɪˌbɔ:l/

verb - to estimate the size, amount or measurements of something by only looking at it

 
romantic comedy - romantická komedie
BrE
/rəʊˌmæntɪk'kɒmədi/
AmE
/rəʊˌmænt̬ɪk'kɑ:mədi/

noun - a funny film about people in love

fantasy film
fantasy film - fantastický film
BrE
/'fæntəsiˌfɪlm/
AmE
/'fænt̬əsiˌfɪlm/

noun - a movie that usually involves magic and magical creatures

memory stick
memory stick - USB, flashdisk, flashka
BrE
/'meməriˌstɪk/
AmE
/'meməriˌstɪk/

noun - a kind of small, removable data storage device