gaudiness - křiklavost, extravagantnost, okázalost
BrE
/'gɔ:dɪnəs/
AmE
/'gɔ:dɪnəs/

noun - the state of being extravagant, using bright colours, standing out from the rest etc.

 
suckling - mláďátko, děťátko (pijící mateřské mléko)
BrE
/'sʌklɪŋ/
AmE
/'sʌklɪŋ/

noun, literary - a young animal or a baby that is still drinking milk from its mother

 
milk - vydojit, podojit, vyždímat, ždímat (přeneseně)
BrE
/'mɪlk/
AmE
/'mɪlk/

verb, informal - to get as much money, information or advantage from something or someone as possible

 
live off - být živen, nechat se živit
BrE
/'lɪv 'ɒf/
AmE
/'lɪv 'ɑ:f/

verb - to get the money or food you need to live from someone or something

 
block - bránit ve výhledu
BrE
/'blɒk/
AmE
/'blɑ:k/

verb - to prevent someone from seeing something because you are between them and that thing

 
hold back - držet se zpátky
BrE
/ˌhəʊld'bæk/
AmE
/ˌhoʊld'bæk/

verb - to stop yourself from doing something, to not try as hard as you could

indigenous
indigenous - domorodý, původní
BrE
/ɪn'dɪdʒənəs/
AmE
/ɪn'dɪdʒənəs/

adjective, formal - having always lived in a particular place rather than coming there from another place

tenant
tenant - nájemník, nájemce
BrE
/'tenənt/
AmE
/'tenənt/

noun - someone who rents a place (apartment, house etc.) from the person who owns it

 
quintuplet - paterče
BrE
/kwɪn'tju:plət/
AmE
/kwɪn'tʌplət/

noun - one of the five children born from the same mother at the same time

 
disable - porouchat, vyřadit, zablokovat
BrE
/dɪs'eɪbl/
AmE
/dɪs'eɪbl/

verb - to prevent something from functioning properly, to damage something so it cannot be used

 
the Middle Ages - středověk
BrE
/ðə ˌmɪdl 'eɪdʒɪz/
AmE
/ðə ˌmɪdl 'eɪdʒɪz/

noun - a period in the history that lasted from the 5th to the 15th century

pickpocketing
pickpocketing - kapesní krádež
BrE
/'pɪkpɒkɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'pɪkpɑ:kət̬ɪŋ/

noun - the act of stealing something from someone's pocket, bag etc. when they're not looking

 
put two and two together - dát si dvě a dvě dohromady
BrE
/pʊt ˌtu: ən ˌtu: tə'geðə/
AmE
/pʊt ˌtu: ən ˌtu: tə'geðər/

verb - to work out the truth about a situation from what you see, hear, etc.

prick out
prick out - pikýrovat, přesadit (rostliny)
BrE
/'prɪk aʊt/
AmE
/'prɪk aʊt/

verb - to put a young plant in soil after you have grown it from seed

trolleybus
trolleybus - trolejbus
BrE
/'trɒlibʌs/
AmE
/'trɑ:libʌs/

noun, British English - an electric bus that takes its power from an overhead wire through a trolley