stroke - pohlazení
BrE
/'strəʊk/
AmE
/'stroʊk/

noun, British English - an act of moving your hand gently over something

 
weighty - závažný, důležitý
BrE
/'weɪti/
AmE
/'weɪti/

adjective, formal - (of a decision or an issue) serious and important

 
magnificence - velkolepost, nádhera
BrE
/mæg'nɪfɪsns/
AmE
/mæg'nɪfɪsns/

noun - the quality of being very beautiful, good or impressive

 
broad - silný, zřetelný (přízvuk)
BrE
/'brɔ:d/
AmE
/'brɔ:d/

adjective - (of an accent) noticeable, showing where you come from

 
meaninglessness - nesmyslnost
BrE
/'mi:nɪŋləsnəs/
AmE
/'mi:nɪŋləsnəs/

noun - the quality of not having an easily understandable meaning

 
non-perishable - trvanlivý, nekazící se
BrE
/ˌnɒn'perɪʃəbl/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:n'perɪʃəbl/

adjective - (esp. of food) not likely to go bad quickly

wallpaper
wallpaper - tapetovat, vytapetovat
BrE
/'wɔ:lpeɪpə/
AmE
/'wɔ:lpeɪpər/

verb - to put wallpaper onto the walls of a room

 
skim - sesbírat, odstranit (z povrchu kapaliny)
BrE
/'skɪm/
AmE
/'skɪm/

verb - to remove something from the surface of a liquid

airy
airy - vzdušný
BrE
/'eəri/
AmE
/'eri/

adjective - with a lot of light, space and fresh air

 
farming - zemědělství, farmaření, hospodaření, chov
BrE
/'fɑ:mɪŋ/
AmE
/'fɑ:rmɪŋ/

noun - the activity of raising farm animals and producing crops

 
dash - trocha, špetka, ždibec, kapka
BrE
/'dæʃ/
AmE
/'dæʃ/

noun - a little quantity of something added to something else

 
in half - napůl, v polovině, uprostřed
BrE
/ɪn 'hɑ:f/
AmE
/ɪn 'hɑ:f/

adverb - only by the half of something; in the middle

 
lucrative - lukrativní, ziskový, výnosový
BrE
/'lu:krətɪv/
AmE
/'lu:krət̬ɪv/

adjective - profitable; one that makes a big amount of money

 
burst into - propuknout v, náhle se dát do (např. breku), vybouchnout, vyprsknout (smíchy apod.)
BrE
/bɜ:st 'ɪntu:/
AmE
/bɜ:st 'ɪntu:/

verb - to have a sudden fit of something, e.g. tears

 
alternative - alternativa, jiná možnost
BrE
/ɔ:l'tɜ:nətɪv/
AmE
/ɔ:l'tɜ:rnət̬ɪv/

noun - something that can be done instead of something else