scatter cushion
scatter cushion - ozdobný polštář, dekorativní polštářek (na pohovku apod.)
BrE
/'skætəˌkʊʃn/
AmE
/'skæt̬ərˌkʊʃn/

noun, British English - a small cushion that you can put on a sofa or other furniture to decorate it

throw pillow
throw pillow - ozdobný polštář, dekorativní polštářek (na pohovku apod.)
BrE
/'θrəʊˌpɪləʊ/
AmE
/'θroʊˌpɪloʊ/

noun, American English - a small cushion that you can put on a sofa or other furniture to decorate it

 
parquet - parkety
BrE
/'pɑ:keɪ/
AmE
/pɑ:r'keɪ/

noun - small pieces of wood fixed together in a pattern that cover the floor of a room

 
enchilada - enchilada
BrE
/ˌentʃɪ'lɑ:də/
AmE
/ˌentʃɪ'lɑ:də/

noun - a Mexican dish made with a corn tortilla filled with meat and topped with hot sauce

hairspray
hairspray - lak na vlasy (ve spreji)
BrE
/'heəspreɪ/
AmE
/'herspreɪ/

noun - a liquid in a can that you spray onto your hair to make it look good

 
inner city - chudá čtvrť (v centru města), chudinská čtvrť (v centru města)
BrE
/ˌɪnə'sɪti/
AmE
/ˌɪnər'sɪt̬i/

noun - an area near the center of a city where there are a lot of social problems

geyser
geyser - gejzír
BrE
/'gi:zə/
AmE
/'gaɪzər/

noun - a hot spring which sends boiling water and steam high into the air like a fountain

 
let off - dát mírný trest
BrE
/let 'f/
AmE
/let 'ɔ:f/

verb - to not punish someone who committed a crime or to give them only a light punishment

gamble
gamble - risk, hazard
BrE
/'gæmbl/
AmE
/'gæmbl/

noun - a risky action that you take in the hope that the result will be a success

 
phrasing - frázování (v hudbě)
BrE
/'freɪzɪŋ/
AmE
/'freɪzɪŋ/

noun, technical - the way in which a musician or singer divides a piece of music into separate parts

 
binge watching - sledování seriálů v kuse
BrE
/'bɪndʒˌwɒtʃɪŋ/
AmE
/'bɪndʒˌwɑ:tʃɪŋ/

noun, informal - the act of watching many episodes of a TV show in a short period of time

 
sniffle - popotahovat
BrE
/'snɪfl/
AmE
/'snɪfl/

verb - to make a sniffing sound because you have a runny nose, you have been crying etc.

fire engine
fire engine - hasičský vůz
BrE
/'faɪəˌendʒɪn/
AmE
/'faɪərˌendʒɪn/

noun - a special vehicle, usually red, that is used by firefighters to shoot water at a fire

 
humanist - humanista
BrE
/'hju:mənɪst/
AmE
/'hju:mənɪst/

noun - a person who believes that people do not need a religion to satisfy their emotional needs

 
abstract - shrnutí, výtah
BrE
/'æbstrækt/
AmE
/'æbstrækt/

noun - a short piece of an article, a book, etc. that gives only the most important facts