auricle - ušní boltec
BrE
/'ɔ:rɪkl/
AmE
/'ɔ:rɪkl/

noun - the outer part of the ear

 
horror - hrůza, děsivá věc
BrE
/'hɒrə/
AmE
/'hɑ:rər/

noun - something that causes fear or shock

woo
woo - lákat, vábit, přilákat, přivábit
BrE
/'wu:/
AmE
/'wu:/

verb - to try to attract someone, especially customers, voters etc.

 
woo - dvořit se, namlouvat
BrE
/'wu:/
AmE
/'wu:/

verb, dated - to try to make someone love you

amount
amount - částka, suma
BrE
/ə'maʊnt/
AmE
/ə'maʊnt/

noun - a sum of money

 
breed - typ člověka
BrE
/'bri:d/
AmE
/'bri:d/

noun - a type of person

 
crossbreed - kříženec
BrE
/'krɒsbri:d/
AmE
/'krɑ:sbri:d/

noun - an animal that is the result of breeding two different types of animal

 
lead the way - vést (někoho někam), ukázat cestu
BrE
/'li:d ðə ˌweɪ/
AmE
/'li:d ðə ˌweɪ/

verb - to accompany someone by going first and showing them the right direction

 
clean as a whistle - čistý jako ze škatulky
BrE
/ˌkli:n əz ə 'wɪsl/
AmE
/ˌkli:n əz ə 'wɪsl/

adjective, informal - remarkably clean

 
as old as the hills - starý jako Metuzalém, starý jako lidstvo samo
BrE
/æz ˌəʊld æz ðə 'hɪlz/
AmE
/æz ˌoʊld æz ðə 'hɪlz/

phrase - extremely old

 
plain as day - jasný, zřetelný, jasný jak facka
BrE
/pleɪn æz 'deɪ/
AmE
/pleɪn æz 'deɪ/

adjective, informal - apparent and easily understandable from the clues given

 
happy as a clam - šťastný jako blecha
BrE
/ˌhæpi æz ə 'klæm/
AmE
/ˌhæpi æz ə 'klæm/

adjective, American English - very happy, thrilled

 
as common as dirt - jak much, jak vší
BrE
/æz ˌkɒmən æz 'dɜət/
AmE
/æz ˌkɑ:mən æz 'dɜ:rt/

phrase, informal - very common, very frequent

 
be sick as a dog - zvracet jak Alík, zvracet jak protrženej
BrE
/bi: ˌsɪk æz ə 'dɒg/
AmE
/bi: ˌsɪk æz ə 'dɑ:g/

verb, informal - to feel nauseous, to feel extremely sick

 
disco - disko
BrE
/'dɪskəʊ/
AmE
/'dɪskoʊ/

noun - a music genre popular mainly in 1960s and 1970s