do your best - udělat maximum
BrE
/ˌdu:jə'best/
AmE
/ˌdu:jər'best/

phrase - to do something as well as possible

sparkle
sparkle - jiskra, třpyt, záblesk
BrE
/'spɑ:kl/
AmE
/'spɑ:rkl/

noun - a small flashing light

handyman
handyman - domácí kutil, údržbář, opravář
BrE
/'hændimæn/
AmE
/'hændimæn/

noun - someone who is good at making and repairing things around the house; someone whose job is to perform minor repairs or maintenance work around houses

 
cashew nut - ořech kešu, kešu oříšek
BrE
/'ˌkæʃu: ˌnʌt/
AmE
/'ˌkæʃu: ˌnʌt/

noun - the curved seed of a tropical tree, often roasted, salted and eaten as a snack

 
cashew - kešu (ořech)
BrE
/'kæʃu:/
AmE
/'kæʃu:/

noun - the curved seed of a tropical tree, often roasted, salted and eaten as a snack

 
sucker - trouba (důvěřivec), důvěřivec, důvěřivý trouba, naivka
BrE
/'sʌkə/
AmE
/'sʌkər/

noun, informal - a person who is easy to cheat

 
sucker punch - dát nečekanou ránu pěstí
BrE
/'sʌkəˌpʌntʃ/
AmE
/'sʌkərˌpʌntʃ/

verb, informal - to hit someone when they are not expecting it

exorbitant
exorbitant - přemrštěný, přehnaný
BrE
/ɪg'zɔ:bɪtənt/
AmE
/ɪg'zɔ:rbɪtənt/

adjective - much higher than it should be (usually about amounts of money or prices)

pistachio
pistachio - pistácie
BrE
/pə'stɑ:ʃiəʊ/
AmE
/pə'stɑ:ʃioʊ/

noun - a small green nut

marker
marker - fix (velký), popisovač
BrE
/'mɑ:kə/
AmE
/'mɑ:rkər/

noun - a large felt-tip pen used for drawing or writing in big letters

pastel
pastel - barevná křída
BrE
/'pæstl/
AmE
/pæ'stel/

noun - a stick of colored chalk used for drawing

blow your nose
blow your nose - vysmrkat se, smrkat
BrE
/ˌbləʊ jə'nəʊz/
AmE
/ˌbloʊ jər'noʊz/

verb - to clear your nose by blowing strongly into a tissue or something similar

quiz
quiz - test, krátký test, prověrka
BrE
/'kwɪz/
AmE
/'kwɪz/

noun - a written test that students take at school

 
stairwell - schodiště
BrE
/'steəwel/
AmE
/'sterwel/

noun - the space in a building where there are stairs leading up and down

dress up
dress up - převléknout se, přestrojit se (za něco či někoho)
BrE
/ˌdres'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌdres'ʌp/

verb - to put on clothes to look like someobody or something else