vassal - vazal, poddaný
BrE
/'væsl/
AmE

noun - (in feudalism) a person who holds a piece of land and is under the protection of a lord to whom they have sworn loyalty

pouch
pouch - pytlík, sáček, váček, obal, taštička, kapsička, měšec, mošna
BrE
/'paʊtʃ/
AmE
/'paʊtʃ/

noun - a small soft bag, usually made of cloth, leather, or plastic, used for carrying small objects, or for holding a small amount of something

 
spoiler - spoiler
BrE
/'spɔɪlə/
AmE
/'spɔɪlər/

noun - unwanted information about the plot or the ending of a film, book etc., especially something that ruins the fun of reading or watching it

 
wharf - nábřeží (kotviště)
BrE
/'wɔ:f/
AmE
/'wɔ:rf/

noun - a structure built on the shore of a lake or on the bank of a river for ships to load or unload their cargo

 
Stephen King - Stephen King
BrE
/ˌsti:vən'kɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌsti:vən'kɪŋ/

noun - a popular American novelist, the master of horror, the author of bestsellers such as It, Carrie, The Shawshenk Redemption, The Green Mile and others

card
card - blahopřání, přání
BrE
/'kɑ:d/
AmE
/'kɑ:rd/

noun - a piece of hard paper with a picture and a short piece of text that is used to wish someone a happy birthday etc.

 
clipboard - schránka (ve windows)
BrE
/'klɪpbɔ:d/
AmE
/'klɪpbɔ:rd/

noun - a place in the memory of a computer where something (a piece of text, a file etc.) can be stored for a short time

bag
bag - taška
BrE
/'bæg/
AmE
/'bæg/

noun - a thing which you use to carry things in, it can be made of paper or thin plastic, or of strong leather or cloth

bail
bail - kauce
BrE
/'beɪl/
AmE
/'beɪl/

noun - the money that is paid so that a person who is accused of a crime can be free until the day of the trial

 
slough - svléknout, shodit (kůži), odumírat (o tkáni), zbavit se něčeho
BrE
/'slʌf/
AmE
/'slʌf/

verb - to shed or cast off a layer of skin, tissue, or an outer covering; to get rid of something old, unwanted, or no longer useful

ballroom dancing
ballroom dancing - společenský tanec, společenské tance
BrE
/ˌbɔ:lrʊm'dɑ:nsɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌbɔ:lrʊm'dænsɪŋ/

noun - a type of dancing in which a man and a woman dance together and use different steps for particular kinds of music, e.g. waltz, tango

 
synopsis - shrnutí děje, výtah z děje
BrE
/sɪ'nɒpsɪs/
AmE
/sɪ'nɑ:psɪs/

noun - a brief summary or overview that provides the main points or highlights of a longer piece of work, such as a book, movie, or play

cookie-cutter
cookie-cutter - jednolitý, jednotvárný, nenápaditý (stejný jako ostatní)
BrE
/'kʊkiˌkʌtə/
AmE
/'kʊkiˌkʌtər/

adjective, American English - used to describe things of the same type which all look almost the same and rather boring, showing lack of imagination and not much character

leg
leg - noha (dolní končetina)
BrE
/'leg/
AmE
/'leg/

noun - one of the two parts of the body that we walk on, it has a knee in the middle and a foot at the end

jury
jury - porota (u soudu)
BrE
/'dʒəri/
AmE
/'dʒəri/

noun - a group of people (chosen from the public) in a court who help to decide whether a person is guilty of a crime or not