acoustics
acoustics - akustika
BrE
/ə'ku:stɪks/
AmE
/ə'ku:stɪks/

noun - the study of sound

 
deputy - policista, strážník
BrE
/'depjʊti/
AmE
/'depjʊt̬i/

noun - a kind of a police officer who works for the Sheriff

chives
chives - pažitka, šnytlík
BrE
/'tʃaɪvz/
AmE
/'tʃaɪvz/

noun - the leaves of a plant with long hollow cylindrical leaves that are used as seasoning

presentable
presentable - reprezentativní, upravený
BrE
/prɪ'zentəbl/
AmE
/prɪ'zentəbl/

adjective - looking neat, especially when talking about being dressed or overall appearance

 
half-sister - sestra (mající společného jen jednoho rodiče)
BrE
/'hɑ:fˌsɪstə/
AmE
/'hæfˌsɪstər/

noun - a girl/woman who has the same mother or father as you do (but not both)

 
stepmum - nevlastní máma, nevlastní matka, macecha
BrE
/'stepˌmʌm/
AmE
/'stepˌmɑ:m/

noun, informal - the woman who your father marries

 
stepdad - nevlastní táta, otčím
BrE
/'stepˌdæd/
AmE
/'stepˌdæd/

noun, informal - the man who your mother marries

 
comment - komentovat, okomentovat, vyjádřit se
BrE
/'kɒment/
AmE
/'kɑ:ment/

verb - to say what you think about something

 
go straight ahead - jít pořád rovně, jít stále rovně
BrE
/gəʊˌstreɪtə'hed/
AmE
/goʊˌstreɪt̬ə'hed/

verb - to walk, drive etc. without turning right or left

 
suburban - monotónní, nudný, konvenční, provinční
BrE
/sə'bɜ:bən/
AmE
/sə'bɜ:rbən/

adjective - conventional and boring

 
demolish - vyvrátit (názory, mýty, ap.)
BrE
/dɪ'mɒlɪʃ/
AmE
/dɪ'mɑ:lɪʃ/

verb - to prove that some ideas or arguments are completely wrong

 
stroke - pohlazení
BrE
/'strəʊk/
AmE
/'stroʊk/

noun, British English - an act of moving your hand gently over something

 
stroke - úder, odbíjení (hodin)
BrE
/'strəʊk/
AmE
/'stroʊk/

noun - each of the sounds that clocks make at particular times

 
stack - hromada, kupa (velké množství)
BrE
/'stæk/
AmE
/'stæk/

noun, British English, informal - a large amount or number of something

 
scrub - drhnutí (kartáčem), vydrhnutí (kartáčem)
BrE
/'skrʌb/
AmE
/'skrʌb/

noun - an act of cleaning something by rubbing it hard with an instrument, such as a stiff brush