milestone
milestone - milník (kámen či patník)
BrE
/'maɪlˌstəʊn/
AmE
/'maɪlˌstoʊn/

noun - a stone post by the road that marks distance

 
glitz - lesk, pozlátko
BrE
/'glɪts/
AmE
/'glɪts/

noun - the glamour of show business which is usually superficial

tine
tine - zub (vidličky), hrot (vidličky)
BrE
/'taɪn/
AmE
/'taɪn/

noun - one of the pointed parts of a fork etc.

prong
prong - bodec, pichlák, zub (vidličky), hrot (vidličky)
BrE
/'prɒŋ/
AmE
/'prɑ:ŋ/

noun - one of the pointed parts of a fork etc.

 
regeneration - regenerace
BrE
/rɪˌdʒenə'reɪʃən/
AmE
/rɪˌdʒenə'reɪʃən/

noun - the act of forming, developing or gaining strength again

ripple
ripple - vlnka (na vodě)
BrE
/'rɪpl/
AmE
/'rɪpl/

noun - a small wave on the surface of water etc.

 
adequacy - adekvátnost, přiměřenost
BrE
/'ædɪkwəsi/
AmE
/'ædɪkwəsi/

noun - the state of being enough for a particular purpose

 
busily - pilně, horlivě
BrE
/'bɪzəli/
AmE
/'bɪzəli/

adverb - actively, eagerly, involving several things at the same time

cove
cove - zátoka, záliv
BrE
/'kəʊv/
AmE
/'koʊv/

noun - a small bay sheltered from the wind, storm etc.

tally
tally - sečíst, spočítat
BrE
/'tæli/
AmE
/'tæli/

verb - to add together, to calculate the sum of something

come clean
come clean - kápnout božskou, říct pravdu, přiznat pravdu
BrE
/ˌkʌm'kli:n/
AmE
/ˌkʌm'kli:n/

verb, informal - to tell the truth that you've been keeping secret

 
buttermilk - podmáslí
BrE
/'bʌtəmɪlk/
AmE
/'bʌt̬ərmɪlk/

noun - the liquid that is left when butter is made

 
tolerance - tolerance (dovolená odchylka)
BrE
/'tɒlərəns/
AmE
/'tɑ:lərəns/

noun, formal - the allowed difference, especially when measuring or calculating something

 
exhaustion - vyčerpání, vyčerpanost
BrE
/ɪg'zɔ:stʃən/
AmE
/ɪg'zɑ:stʃən/

noun - the state of being very tired, completely without energy

 
dismissal - propuštění (např. z práce)
BrE
/dɪs'mɪsl/
AmE
/dɪs'mɪsl/

noun, formal - the act of ending somebody's employment (letting them go)