cornstarch - kukuřičný škrob, kukuřičná mouka
BrE
/'kɔ:nstɑ:tʃ/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnstɑ:rtʃ/

noun, American English - white powder made from corn that is used to make sauces thicker

 
cornflour - kukuřičný škrob, kukuřičná mouka
BrE
/'kɔ:nflaʊə/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnflaʊər/

noun, British English - white powder made from corn that is used to make sauces thicker

 
extortion - vydírání, vynucování, vymáhání
BrE
/ɪk'stɔ:ʃn/
AmE
/ɪk'stɔ:rʃn/

noun - the act of getting something from someone by using threats or trickery

 
hawk - prodávat (podomně, dealersky, od dveří ke dveřím)
BrE
/'hɔ:k/
AmE
/'hɔ:k/

verb - to try and sells something, especially by going from place to place

 
talk your way out of - vykroutit se (z něčeho), vymluvit se (z něčeho)
BrE
/ˌtɔ:k jəweɪ 'aʊtəv/
AmE
/ˌtɑ:k jərweɪ 'aʊt̬əv/

verb - to escape from a difficult situation by giving excuses, explanations, reasons etc.

 
spread out - rozprostřít (se), rozprostírat (se), rozestoupit (se)
BrE
/ˌspred'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌspred'aʊt/

verb - to cover a larger area by moving further away from one another

 
disrupt - rušit, přerušit
BrE
/dɪs'rʌpt/
AmE
/dɪs'rʌpt/

verb - to cause difficulties that prevent an event or process from continuing normally

 
mobile - přemístitelný, pojízdný
BrE
/'məʊbaɪl/
AmE
/'məʊbl/

adjective - able to be moved from one place to another easily and quickly

 
landless - nevlastnící pozemky
BrE
/'lændləs/
AmE
/'lændləs/

adjective - being prevented from owning land, or not owning any land for farming

jello
jello - želé
BrE
/'dʒeləʊ/
AmE
/'dʒeləʊ/

noun, American English - a popular US sweet dish made from gelatin, fruit juice and sugar

sherry
sherry - sherry, šery (alkoholický nápoj)
BrE
/'ʃeri/
AmE
/'ʃeri/

noun - strong wine that is pale or dark brown and come from Spain

 
dehydrated - dehydrovaný, dehydratovaný (např. pokožka)
BrE
/ˌdi:haɪ'dreɪtɪd/
AmE
/ˌdi:haɪ'dreɪtɪd/

adjective - having lost too much water from the body, dry to the touch

shave
shave - odříznout, odkrojit (malou část, tenké plátky)
BrE
/'ʃeɪv/
AmE
/'ʃeɪv/

verb - to cut very thin pieces or slices from the surface of something

shave off
shave off - odříznout, odkrojit (malou část, tenké plátky)
BrE
/ˌʃeɪv'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌʃeɪv'ɑ:f/

verb - to cut very thin pieces or slices from the surface of something

 
constituent - složka, prvek
BrE
/kən'stɪtʃʊənt/
AmE
/kən'stɪtʃʊənt/

noun - one of the things from which a substance or system is formed