dead nettle
dead nettle - hluchavka
BrE
/'dedˌnetl/
AmE
/'dedˌnet̬l/

noun - a wild plant that is similar to a nettle, but doesn't sting

shoo
shoo - zahnat, odehnat (mávnutím rukou)
BrE
/'ʃu:/
AmE
/'ʃu:/

verb - to make an animal or child go away, usually by waving hands

 
cornstarch - kukuřičný škrob, kukuřičná mouka
BrE
/'kɔ:nstɑ:tʃ/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnstɑ:rtʃ/

noun, American English - white powder made from corn that is used to make sauces thicker

 
cornflour - kukuřičný škrob, kukuřičná mouka
BrE
/'kɔ:nflaʊə/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnflaʊər/

noun, British English - white powder made from corn that is used to make sauces thicker

 
confection - cukrovinka, sladkost
BrE
/kən'fekʃn/
AmE
/kən'fekʃn/

noun, formal - a cake or sweet food that easy attractive to look at (formal)

blow a raspberry
blow a raspberry - odfrknout (s jazykem mezi rty), prdět pusou
BrE
/ˌbləʊ ə 'rɑ:zbəri/
AmE
/ˌbloʊ ə 'ræzberi/

verb - to make a rude sound by sticking your tongue out and blowing

 
cleave - rozštípnout, rozštěpit, rozdělit, rozseknout vejpůl
BrE
/'kli:v/
AmE
/'kli:v/

verb, dated - to cut something into two parts by using something heavy and sharp

tattoo
tattoo - tetovat, vytetovat
BrE
/tə'tu:/
AmE
/tæ'tu:/

verb - to make a permanent picture on the skin that cannot be removed

 
airsick - pociťující nevolnost v letadle
BrE
/'eəsɪk/
AmE
/'ersɪk/

adjective - feeling like you're going to vomit because of traveling on a plane

 
overact - být afektovaný
BrE
/ˌəʊvər'ækt/
AmE
/ˌəʊvər'ækt/

verb - to express your emotions too strongly, especially when acting in a play

grind
grind - brousit, opilovat
BrE
/'graɪnd/
AmE
/'graɪnd/

verb - to make something smooth or sharp by rubbing it against something hard

 
magnify - zveličovat
BrE
/'mægnɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'mægnɪfaɪ/

verb - to make something seem more serious or important than it really is

 
elusively - prchlavě, těžce postižitelný
BrE
/ɪ'lu:sɪvli/
AmE
/ɪ'lu:sɪvli/

adverb - in a way that is almost impossible to find, achieve, remember, etc.

 
conservatively - konzervativně
BrE
/kən'sɜ:vətɪvli/
AmE
/kən'sɜ:rvətɪvli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you are unwilling to accept changes

 
handover - předání
BrE
/'hændəʊvə/
AmE
/'hændəʊvər/

noun - the act of giving something to someone, especially the control of something