agitation - neklid, rozrušení, nervozita
BrE
/ˌædʒɪ'teɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌædʒɪ'teɪʃn/

noun - the state of being angry, restless, nervous etc.

 
affluence - blahobyt, prosperita
BrE
/ə'fluəns/
AmE
/ə'fluəns/

noun - wealth, prosperity, the state of living in wealth

acquisition
acquisition - získávání zákazníků
BrE
/ˌækwɪ'zɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌækwɪ'zɪʃn/

noun, technical - the process of attracting and gaining new customers

industry
industry - odvětví (ekon.), průmyslové odvětví, obor
BrE
/'ɪndəstri/
AmE
/'ɪndəstri/

noun - a particular area of business or economic activity

pants
pants - kalhoty
BrE
/'pænts/
AmE
/'pænts/

noun, American English - a piece of clothing that covers the legs

 
chi - chí (řecké písmeno)
BrE
/'kaɪ/
AmE
/'kaɪ/

noun - the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet

 
scale - stupnice, škála
BrE
/'skeɪl/
AmE
/'skeɪl/

noun - a succession of numbers used for measuring something

 
hush money - peníze za mlčení, peníze za mlčenlivost (úplatek)
BrE
/'hʌʃ mʌni/
AmE
/'hʌʃ mʌni/

noun - a sum of money paid, typically in secret, to buy someone's silence or prevent disclosure of sensitive or damaging information

staple
staple - svorka, skobka (do sešívačky)
BrE
/'steɪpl/
AmE
/'steɪpl/

noun - a piece of thin wire that you push into sheets of paper using a special tool to hold them together

G-string
G-string - tanga
BrE
/'dʒi: strɪŋ/
AmE
/'dʒi: strɪŋ/

noun - a type of underwear usually worn by women that only has a very narrow strip of cloth at the back

 
murkiness - zakalenost, temnota, šerost, nejasnost, nepřehlednost
BrE
/'mɜ:kinəs/
AmE
/'mɜ:rkinəs/

noun - the quality of being dark, gloomy, or hard to see through; the quality of being unclear or difficult to understand

 
key - tónina
BrE
/'ki:/
AmE
/'ki:/

noun - the scale or group of pitches that forms the basis of a composition, typically centered around a particular tonic note

callipers
callipers - posuvné měřítko, průměrka
BrE
/'kæləpəz/
AmE
/'kæləpərz/

noun, technical - a tool made of two metal parts that is used for measuring the width, distance or diameter of various objects

 
crackle - praskat, zapraskat, chrastit, šustit (např. oheň)
BrE
/'krækl/
AmE
/'krækl/

verb - to make a lot of short, sharp sounds like the sound of paper being crushed or a wood fire burning

 
Middle-earth - Středozem
BrE
/ˌmɪdl'ɜ:θ/
AmE
/ˌmɪdl'ɜ:rθ/

noun - the fictional continent and setting for much of J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings, including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings