magnify - zveličovat
BrE
/'mægnɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'mægnɪfaɪ/

verb - to make something seem more serious or important than it really is

 
lot - položka (v aukci)
BrE
/'lɒt/
AmE
/'lɑ:t/

noun - an object to be sold, especially in an auction

 
lot - část, skupina
BrE
/'lɒt/
AmE
/'lɑ:t/

noun, informal - a group of people or things

 
long-winded - zdlouhavý
BrE
/ˌlɒŋ 'wɪndɪd/
AmE
/ˌlɔ:ŋ 'wɪndɪd/

adjective - (of a speech, letter, etc.) too long and therefore boring

 
height - vrchol, nejvyšší stupeň
BrE
/'haɪt/
AmE
/'haɪt/

noun - the point at which something is at its best

 
high - střední škola (v názvu)
BrE
/'haɪ/
AmE
/'haɪ/

noun - used in the name of a high school

 
high - maximum, vrchol
BrE
/'haɪ/
AmE
/'haɪ/

noun - the highest number or level

nail
nail - povést se, podařit se, zmáknout
BrE
/'neɪl/
AmE
/'neɪl/

verb, informal - to achieve something or do something exceptionally well

 
curator - správce, kurátor
BrE
/kjʊə'reɪtə/
AmE
/'kjʊreɪtər/

noun - a person who is in charge of the object in a museum or an art gallery, etc.

 
streamline - dát aerodynamický tvar
BrE
/'stri:mlaɪn/
AmE
/'stri:mlaɪn/

verb - to shape something so that it can move quickly and easily through air or water

 
collector's item - sběratelský kousek
BrE
/kə'lektəz aɪtəm/
AmE
/kə'lektərz aɪtəm/

noun - an object that is valued because it is very rare

 
abstract - shrnutí, výtah
BrE
/'æbstrækt/
AmE
/'æbstrækt/

noun - a short piece of an article, a book, etc. that gives only the most important facts

 
streamline - zefektivnit
BrE
/'stri:mlaɪn/
AmE
/'stri:mlaɪn/

verb - to make an organization, a system, etc. more effective

 
stale - nudný, otřelý
BrE
/'steɪl/
AmE
/'steɪl/

adjective - done or said too many times, so it is no longer exciting

 
shoddy - odfláknutý, odbytý
BrE
/'ʃɒdi/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:di/

adjective - made badly and carelessly