shower - zasypat někoho (dárky, polibky, komplimenty apod.)
BrE
/'ʃaʊə/
AmE
/'ʃaʊər/

verb - to give someone a lot of something

whisk
whisk - metlička, šlehací metla, šlehač
BrE
/'wɪsk/
AmE
/'wɪsk/

noun - a small kitchen utensil used for stirring eggs or whipping cream

 
atypical - atypický, netypický, neobvyklý
BrE
/eɪ'tɪpɪkl/
AmE
/eɪ'tɪpɪkl/

adjective - not typical, not usual

 
cry wolf - bezdůvodně volat o pomoc, dělat planý poplach, způsobit planý poplach
BrE
/ˌkraɪ'wʊlf/
AmE
/ˌkraɪ'wʊlf/

verb - to call for help when you don't actually need it resulting in people not believing you when you do need help later

 
privately - soukromě
BrE
/'praɪvətli/
AmE
/'praɪvətli/

adverb - in a private way

 
serf - nevolník
BrE
/'sɜ:f/
AmE
/'sɜ:rf/

noun - (from feudalism) a person who had to work for a lord

pin
pin - brož, spona
BrE
/'pɪn/
AmE
/'pɪn/

noun, American English - an ornament worn on clothes

 
homestay - ubytování v rodině
BrE
/'həʊmsteɪ/
AmE
/'hoʊmsteɪ/

noun - accommodation in the home of a host family, especially for students etc.

 
clear-cut - jasný, zřejmý
BrE
/ˌklɪə'kʌt/
AmE
/ˌklɪr'kʌt/

adjective - clearly seen, definite

 
bumper - nadměrný
BrE
/'bʌmpə/
AmE
/'bʌmpər/

adjective - unusually large (esp. about crops)

 
in-line - přímo v textu
BrE
/'ɪnlaɪn/
AmE
/'ɪnlaɪn/

adjective - placed directly in the text (i. e. not as a footnote etc.)

pincushion
pincushion - jehelníček
BrE
/'pɪnˌkʊʃn/
AmE
/'pɪnˌkʊʃn/

noun - a very small fabric pad, filled with soft material, that you use to stick pins in

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

 
unsubstantiated - nepodložený, neopodstatněný
BrE
/ˌʌnsəb'stænʃieɪtɪd/
AmE
/ˌʌnsəb'stænʃieɪtɪd/

adjective, formal - not proved to be valid or true

 
substantiation - dokázání, potvrzení, podložení
BrE
/səbˌstænʃi'eɪʃn/
AmE
/səbˌstænʃi'eɪʃn/

noun, formal - the evidence that proves that something is true