smite - udeřit, srazit (k zemi), zasáhnout, ztrestat
BrE
/'smaɪt/
AmE
/'smaɪt/

verb, literary - to hit very hard, especially as a punishment from God

 
hew - tesat, sekat
BrE
/'hju:/
AmE
/'hju:/

verb - to shape something by cutting it with an axe or another sharp tool

thaw
thaw - obleva
BrE
/'θɔ:/
AmE
/'θɔ:/

noun - a period of warm weather after winter when everything melts

 
blank - slepý náboj (bez střeliva)
BrE
/'blæŋk/
AmE
/'blæŋk/

noun - a cartridge in a gun that doesn't contain a bullet

 
catch on - chytat se, chápat, pochopit, dojít
BrE
/ˌkætʃ'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌkætʃ'ɑ:n/

verb - to begin to understand

 
survey - dělat anketu, veřejný průzkum
BrE
/sə'veɪ/
AmE
/sər'veɪ/

verb - to make an observation by asking a lot of people the same question or questions

 
contest - soutěžit, usilovat o vítězství, soupeřit (o něco)
BrE
/kən'test/
AmE
/kən'test/

verb - to take part in a contest and try to win it

 
conflict - být v rozporu
BrE
/kən'flɪkt/
AmE
/kən'flɪkt/

verb - to be in conflict

 
discount - zlevnit, snížit cenu
BrE
/dɪs'kaʊnt/
AmE
/dɪs'kaʊnt/

verb - to reduce the price of something

mantel
mantel - římsa nad krbem
BrE
/'mæntl/
AmE
/'mænt̬l/

noun, American English - a kind of shelf above the fireplace; children hang their Christmas stockings on it

doozy
doozy - bomba, hit, něco pořádného
BrE
/'du:zi/
AmE
/'du:zi/

noun, American English, informal - something that is exceptionally good, big etc.

witcher
witcher - zaklínač
BrE
/'wɪtʃə/
AmE
/'wɪtʃər/

noun - a fantasy character created by Andrzej Sapkowski, a person with supernatural abilities that fights monsters

stitch
stitch - šít, našít, přišít
BrE
/'stɪtʃ/
AmE
/'stɪtʃ/

verb - to sew two pieces of cloth together, or to decorate or repair something by sewing

 
hircine - kozí
BrE
/'hɜ:saɪn/
AmE
/'hɜ:rsaɪn/

adjective, formal - connected with goats, resembling a goat

 
piscine - rybí
BrE
/'paɪsi:n/
AmE
/'paɪsi:n/

adjective, formal - resembling a fish, connecteed with fish