blank - prázdné místo (ve formuláři)
BrE
/'blæŋk/
AmE
/'blæŋk/

noun - an empty space, usually in a form, where you write letters or words

 
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

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

scale
scale - odstranit šupiny
BrE
/'skeɪl/
AmE
/'skeɪl/

verb - to remove the scales (from a fish etc.), to lose scales

 
scaly - šupinatý
BrE
/'skeɪli/
AmE
/'skeɪli/

adjective - covered with scales

 
same old - stále stejný, ohraný, stále dokola
BrE
/'seɪmˌəʊld/
AmE
/'seɪmˌoʊld/

, informal - not changing, always the same

bloom
bloom - květ
BrE
/'blu:m/
AmE
/'blu:m/

noun - the beautiful and colorful part of a plant

 
flower - květ
BrE
/'flaʊə/
AmE
/'flaʊər/

noun - a beautiful and colourful part of a plant

 
tween - mezi
BrE
/'twi:n/
AmE
/'twi:n/

preposition, informal - a short form of 'between'

swab
swab - tampón (lékařský, čisticí apod.), vatička, kousek gázy
BrE
/'swɒb/
AmE
/'swɑ:b/

noun - a small piece of material (usually cotton wool) used to clean a wound, taking a specimen, or applying medication

 
candyfloss - cukrová vata
BrE
/'kændiflɒs/
AmE
/'kændiflɑ:s/

noun, British English - a type of popular sweet that is made of melted sugar and wound around wooden stick

 
cotton candy - cukrová vata
BrE
/'kɒtnˌkændi/
AmE
/'kɑ:tnˌkændi/

noun, American English - a type of popular candy that is made of melted sugar ad wound around wooden stick

 
cotton wool - vata
BrE
/ˌkɒtn'wʊl/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:tn'wʊl/

noun, British English - a soft mass of cotton-like material that is often used to cleanse skin