cheekily - drze, oprskle
BrE
/'tʃi:kɪli/
AmE
/'tʃi:kɪli/

adverb - in a way that is rude and impolite, especially of the behaviour of a younger person to an older one

lampshade
lampshade - stínidlo lampičky
BrE
/'læmpʃeɪd/
AmE
/'læmpʃeɪd/

noun - a cover for a lamp, typically made of fabric, paper, or other materials, used to soften or direct the light

 
sifter - sypátko (např. na cukr)
BrE
/'sɪftə/
AmE
/'sɪftər/

noun, British English - a container with small holes in the top that is used for scattering sugar or a similar substance onto things

 
gargoyle - chrlič (na střeše)
BrE
/'gɑ:gɔɪl/
AmE
/'gɑ:rgɔɪl/

noun - a stone figure of a person or an animal which carries rain water from the roof of an old building

 
new broom - nový člověk, nová krev ve vedení (často dělající velké změny)
BrE
/ˌnju: 'bru:m/
AmE
/ˌnu: 'bru:m/

noun - someone who has just started working for a company or organization, usually in a senior position, and makes many changes

shabby
shabby - omšelý, otrhaný, odrbaný, ošuntělý, ojetý, zchátralý
BrE
/'ʃæbi/
AmE
/'ʃæbi/

adjective - (of a thing or a place) looking old, dirty, or torn because it has been overused and it has aged

 
shelter - útulek
BrE
/'ʃeltə/
AmE
/'ʃeltər/

noun - a building that provides a place to stay and offers help to people or animals that have nowhere to live

 
dress code - pravidla oblékání, předepsané oblečení
BrE
/'dresˌkəʊd/
AmE
/'dresˌkoʊd/

noun - the clothes that people should wear in a particular situation or in a particular place (e.g. restaurant, school, work etc.)

 
broadband - širokopásmové připojení
BrE
/'brɔ:dbænd/
AmE
/'brɔ:dbænd/

noun - a system for using the internet that allows you to receive information very quickly, using a wide range of frequencies

 
pay cut - snížení platu, krácení platu
BrE
/'peɪˌkʌt/
AmE
/'peɪˌkʌt/

noun - a reduction in the money you earn for your work (especially done if a company wants to reduce lay-offs)

 
impulse - impuls
BrE
/'ɪmpʌls/
AmE
/'ɪmpʌls/

noun, technical - a short signal that is sent along a nerve, wire or through the air and causes something else to react

 
mystery - záhadný příběh
BrE
/'mɪstri/
AmE
/'mɪstəri/

noun - a story, a film, etc. in which strange events are happening and at the end all of them are explained

 
abortion - potrat
BrE
/ə'bɔ:ʃn/
AmE
/ə'bɔ:rʃn/

noun, technical - the unintentional ending of a pregnancy when a baby is born before it is fully developed and able to survive

truffle
truffle - lanýž (houba nebo cukrovinka)
BrE
/'trʌfl/
AmE
/'trʌfl/

noun - a very expensive type of fungus that grows underground, often used in cooking, or a soft sweet made of chocolate

 
motion sickness - nemoc z pohybu, kinetóza
BrE
/'məʊʃnˌsɪknəs/
AmE
/'moʊʃnˌsɪknəs/

noun - the feeling like you're going to vomit because you're traveling in a car, on a plane, on the sea etc.