sleeper - spací vůz, lůžkový vůz
BrE
/'sli:pə/
AmE
/'sli:pər/

noun - a railway carriage with beds where people can sleep

criterion
criterion - kritérium
BrE
/kraɪ'tɪəriən/
AmE
/kraɪ'tɪriən/

noun - a standard you use to judge or decide something

 
overcoat - kabát, teplý plašť
BrE
/'əʊvəkəʊt/
AmE
/'əʊvərkəʊt/

noun - a long warm coat that you wear in winter

 
negligent - ležerní (pohyb, styl)
BrE
/'neglɪdʒənt/
AmE
/'neglɪdʒənt/

adjective, literary - (of a person's movements or manners) not formal, relaxed

 
colloquially - nespisovně, hovorově
BrE
/kə'ləʊkwiəli/
AmE
/kə'loʊkwiəli/

adverb - in a way that's typical for informal spoken language

hot
hot - pociťující horko
BrE
/'hɒt/
AmE
/'hɑ:t/

adjective - having a feeling that the temperature is very high

 
puzzle out - rozluštit, vyřešit, vypátrat
BrE
/ˌpʌzl'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌpʌzl'aʊt/

verb - to figure out a problem by thinking very carefully

 
undertaking - projekt, počin
BrE
/ˌʌndə'teɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'teɪkɪŋ/

noun - a task or piece of work, especially difficult one

stuffy
stuffy - dusný, nevětraný (o místnosti)
BrE
/'stʌfi/
AmE
/'stʌfi/

adjective - without enough fresh air (usually a room or building)

minute
minute - dělat zápis
BrE
/'mɪnɪt/
AmE
/'mɪnɪt/

verb - to write down what is said at a meeting

 
representative - charakteristický, typický, reprezentativní
BrE
/ˌreprɪ'zentətɪv/
AmE
/ˌreprɪ'zent̬ət̬ɪv/

adjective - typical of a particular group of things or people

fruitcake
fruitcake - biskupský chlebíček, štóla
BrE
/'fru:tkeɪk/
AmE
/'fru:tkeɪk/

noun - a type of cake containing dried fruit and nuts

fashion designer
fashion designer - módní návrhář, návrhářka
BrE
/'fæʃn dɪzaɪnə/
AmE
/'fæʃn dɪzaɪnər/

noun - a person whose job is to design fashionable clothes

 
nationwide - celostátní, celonárodní
BrE
/ˌneɪʃn'waɪd/
AmE
/ˌneɪʃn'waɪd/

adjective - existing or happening in all parts of a country

 
role model - vzor (osobnost)
BrE
/'rəʊl mɒdl/
AmE
/'rəʊl mɑ:dl/

noun - a person that someone admires and tries to copy