shelve - odložit (na neurčito)
BrE
/'ʃelv/
AmE
/'ʃelv/

verb - to decide not to continue with a plan, project, etc. either for a while or permanently

 
dense - náročný (na pochopení)
BrE
/'dens/
AmE
/'dens/

adjective, informal - difficult to understand because it contains a lot of ideas

 
ration - dávat na příděl
BrE
/'ræʃən/
AmE
/'ræʃən/

verb - to limit the amount of something that someone is allowed to have, usually because there is not enough of it

 
surmount - umístit na vrchol
BrE
/sə'maʊnt/
AmE
/sər'maʊnt/

verb, formal - to be placed on top of something tall

mincer
mincer - mlýnek na maso
BrE
/'mɪnsə/
AmE
/'mɪnsə/

noun, British English - a kitchen machine or appliance that cuts meat into very small pieces

 
maker - přístroj (na něco)
BrE
/'meɪkə/
AmE
/'meɪkər/

noun - (in a phrase) something or someone that makes the thing mentioned in the phrase

 
commission-based - založený na provizi
BrE
/kəˌmɪʃn 'beɪst/
AmE
/kəˌmɪʃn 'beɪst/

adjective - based on the profit made from what is sold

 
in reply to - v reakci na
BrE
/ɪn rɪ'plaɪ tu:/
AmE
/ɪn rɪ'plaɪ tu:/

noun - as a reaction to

 
valance - garnýž (na okně)
BrE
/'væləns/
AmE
/'væləns/

noun, American English - a narrow piece of wood or cloth above a window that covers the curtain rail

 
pelmet - garnýž (na okně)
BrE
/'pelmət/
AmE
/'pelmət/

noun, British English - a narrow piece of wood or cloth above a window that covers the curtain rail

traffic light
traffic light - světlo na semaforu
BrE
/'træfɪk laɪt/
AmE
/'træfɪk laɪt/

noun - one of the three lights - red, yellow or green - that tell you whether you have to stop your car or whether you can go

snowboard
snowboard - jezdit na snowboardu
BrE
/'snəʊbɔ:d/
AmE
/'snoʊbɔ:rd/

verb - to slide down the hill with your feet attached to a piece of equipment that looks like a wide ski

 
go on vacation - jet na dovolenou
BrE
/ˌgəʊ ɒn və'keɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ ən veɪ'keɪʃn/

verb, American English - to spend a period of time away (not going to work or school) relaxing, travelling etc.

 
on the house - na účet podniku
BrE
/ɒn ðə 'haʊs/
AmE
/ɑ:n ðə 'haʊs/

phrase - to have something given to you for free by a business

wheelie case
wheelie case - kufr na kolečkách
BrE
/'wi:liˌkeɪs/
AmE
/'wi:liˌkeɪs/

noun - a suitcase on wheels