excellence - znamenitost, dokonalost, mistrovství
BrE
/'eksələns/
AmE
/'eksələns/

noun - greatness in something, the mastery of something, great skill or knowledge of something

prowess
prowess - zdatnost, dovednost, mistrovství
BrE
/'praʊəs/
AmE
/'praʊəs/

noun, formal - mastery, great skill

clean slate
clean slate - čistý štít, čistý rejstřík
BrE
/ˌkli:n'sleɪt/
AmE
/ˌkli:n'sleɪt/

noun - a clean record, a record that doesn't show any problems or past mistakes

 
hassle - otravovat, obtěžovat, dorážet
BrE
/'hæsl/
AmE
/'hæsl/

verb, informal - to annoy someone by asking them repeatedly to do something, especially something for you

pat
pat - poklepání, poplácání
BrE
/'pæt/
AmE
/'pæt/

noun - the act of touching someone with the palm of your hand

 
beaded - ozdobený korálky
BrE
/'bi:dɪd/
AmE
/'bi:dɪd/

adjective - decorated with beads

sweet tooth
sweet tooth - chuť na sladké, závislost na sladkém
BrE
/ˌswi:t'tu:θ/
AmE
/ˌswi:t'tu:θ/

noun - the urge to eat sweet food often

fluffy
fluffy - načechraný, nadýchaný
BrE
/'flʌfi/
AmE
/'flʌfi/

adjective - soft to touch, sometimes containing air

 
a far cry - na hony vzdálený, něco zcela jiného, nebe a dudy
BrE
/əˌfɑ:'kraɪ/
AmE
/əˌfɑ:r'kraɪ/

noun - completely different

 
contrive - sestrojit (důmyslně)
BrE
/kən'traɪv/
AmE
/kən'traɪv/

verb - to create or construct something in a clever way

contraption
contraption - udělátko, vychytávka
BrE
/kən'træpʃn/
AmE
/kən'træpʃn/

noun, informal - a piece of equipment, usually one that is quickly put together for a particular purpose, often improvised

 
tat - tetování, kérka
BrE
/'tæt/
AmE
/'tæt/

noun, informal - a permanent picture on someone's skin

ink
ink - tetování
BrE
/'ɪŋk/
AmE
/'ɪŋk/

noun, informal - one or more permanent pictures on someone's skin

tattooist
tattooist - tatér
BrE
/tə'tu:ɪst/
AmE
/tæ'tu:ɪst/

noun - a person whose job is to make tattoos

 
tattooed - vytetovaný, potetovaný
BrE
/tə'tu:d/
AmE
/tæ'tu:d/

adjective - painted on the skin permanently