in check - v šachu
BrE
/ɪn'tʃek/
AmE
/ɪn'tʃek/

adverb - under control, restrained

 
sic - poštvat (např. psa na někoho)
BrE
/'sɪk/
AmE
/'sɪk/

verb, American English - chase and attack (usually a command to a dog)

 
thereby - tím, důsledkem čehož, čímž
BrE
/ˌðeə'baɪ/
AmE
/ˌðer'baɪ/

adverb, formal - as a result of a given situation

 
on sale - ve slevě, v akci, ve výprodeji
BrE
/ˌɒn'seɪl/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n'seɪl/

adjective, American English - being sold at a reduced price

 
on sale - v prodeji, na prodej, k dostání
BrE
/ˌɒn'seɪl/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n'seɪl/

adverb - available to be bought

rhizome
rhizome - oddenek
BrE
/'raɪzəʊm/
AmE
/'raɪzoʊm/

noun - the side underground growth of some plants that can be used to start a new plant

 
ruffle - rozčepýřit, rozcuchat (vlasy apod.)
BrE
/'rʌfl/
AmE
/'rʌfl/

verb - to make something smooth uneven

 
torch song - doják, sentimentální píseň
BrE
/'tɔ:tʃ sɒŋ/
AmE
/'tɔ:tʃ sɔ:ŋ/

noun - a sad song about love

 
torch - podpálit, zapálit (úmyslně)
BrE
/'tɔ:tʃ/
AmE
/'tɔ:rtʃ/

verb - to set fire to something, especially a building or a vehicle, deliberately

 
replica - replika, věrná kopie, reprodukce
BrE
/'replɪkə/
AmE
/'replɪkə/

noun - a very good copy of something

 
dummy - loutka břichomluvce
BrE
/'dʌmi/
AmE
/'dʌmi/

noun - a small model of a person that a ventriloquist uses to pretend it can speak

 
dummy - atrapa, napodobenina, model, maketa
BrE
/'dʌmi/
AmE
/'dʌmi/

noun - something that is made to look real but is not and you cannot use it

ventriloquist
ventriloquist - břichomluvec
BrE
/ven'trɪləkwɪst/
AmE
/ven'trɪləkwɪst/

noun - an entertainer who can speak without moving his or her lips

dummy
dummy - figurína, panák, krejčovská panna
BrE
/'dʌmi/
AmE
/'dʌmi/

noun - a large model of a person or a part of the body that is used to show clothes on in a shop or to make clothes

 
homesickness - stesk po domově
BrE
/'həʊmsɪknəs/
AmE
/'həʊmsɪknəs/

noun - the feeling of sadness because you are far from your home and your family