homestay - ubytování v rodině
BrE
/'həʊmsteɪ/
AmE
/'hoʊmsteɪ/

noun - accommodation in the home of a host family, especially for students etc.

 
clear-cut - jasný, zřejmý
BrE
/ˌklɪə'kʌt/
AmE
/ˌklɪr'kʌt/

adjective - clearly seen, definite

 
boiled - vařený
BrE
/'bɔɪld/
AmE
/'bɔɪld/

adjective - cooked in boiling water

 
unnaturally - nepřirozeně
BrE
/ʌn'nætʃrəli/
AmE
/ʌn'nætʃərəli/

adverb - differently from what is expected or considered normal

pincushion
pincushion - jehelníček
BrE
/'pɪnˌkʊʃn/
AmE
/'pɪnˌkʊʃn/

noun - a very small fabric pad, filled with soft material, that you use to stick pins in

scatter cushion
scatter cushion - ozdobný polštář, dekorativní polštářek (na pohovku apod.)
BrE
/'skætəˌkʊʃn/
AmE
/'skæt̬ərˌkʊʃn/

noun, British English - a small cushion that you can put on a sofa or other furniture to decorate it

throw pillow
throw pillow - ozdobný polštář, dekorativní polštářek (na pohovku apod.)
BrE
/'θrəʊˌpɪləʊ/
AmE
/'θroʊˌpɪloʊ/

noun, American English - a small cushion that you can put on a sofa or other furniture to decorate it

 
overworked - přepracovaný
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'wɜ:kt/
AmE
/ˌəʊvər'wɜ:rkt/

adjective - working too hard, exhausted by too much work

 
overwork - přepracovat, přepracovat se
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'wɜ:k/
AmE
/ˌəʊvər'wɜ:rk/

verb - to work too hard, to make somebody work too hard

 
rework - přepracovat
BrE
/ˌri:'wɜ:k/
AmE
/ˌri:'wɜ:rk/

verb - to improve something, especially a piece of writing, a song etc.

 
split second - okamžik, vteřina, zlomek vteřiny
BrE
/ˌsplɪt'sekənd/
AmE
/ˌsplɪt'sekənd/

noun - a very short time

 
abattoir - jatka
BrE
/'æbətwɑ:/
AmE
/'æbətwɑ:r/

noun, British English - slaughterhouse, a building where animals are killed for their meat

 
fusty - zatuchlý
BrE
/'fʌsti/
AmE
/'fʌsti/

adjective - smelling unpleasant (old, slightly wet)

 
piffle - nesmysly, žvásty
BrE
/'pɪfl/
AmE
/'pɪfl/

noun, dated - ideas or statements that are nonsense

 
cupidity - chamtivost
BrE
/kjʊ:'pɪdəti/
AmE
/kjʊ:'pɪdəti/

noun - a greedy desire for wealth, power, possessions