dahlia
dahlia - jiřina (rostlina)
BrE
/'deɪliə/
AmE
/'dæliə/

noun - a garden plant with colourful flowers of various sizes and shapes

clematis
clematis - klematis, plamének
BrE
/'klemətɪs/
AmE
/'klemətɪs/

noun - a climbing plant with large flowers of many shapes and colours

 
shy from - vyhnout se (čemu)
BrE
/'ʃaɪ frɒm/
AmE
/'ʃaɪ frɑ:m/

verb, American English - to avoid doing something, especially because of being afraid, nervous etc.

shy away
shy away - vyhnout se, cuknout (před něčím)
BrE
/ˌʃaɪə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌʃaɪə'weɪ/

verb, American English - to avoid doing something, especially because of being afraid, nervous etc.

elbow grease
elbow grease - dřina, makačka, fyzická námaha (hlavně při úklidu)
BrE
/'elbəʊˌgri:s/
AmE
/'elboʊˌgri:s/

noun, informal - a lot of physical effort, especially when cleaning or polishing something

 
correspondence - korespondence, písemný styk, pošta, dopisování
BrE
/kɒrə'spɒndəns/
AmE
/kɑ:rə'spɑ:ndəns/

noun - the letters someone sends and receives; the activity of sending letters

poppyseed
poppyseed - mák (semínko, semínka)
BrE
/'pɒpiˌsi:d/
AmE
/'pɑ:piˌsi:d/

noun - the tiny black seeds of the poppy plant, used in cooking

 
warrant - vyžadovat (si), opravňovat
BrE
/'wɒrənt/
AmE
/'wɑ:rənt/

verb - to make a certain course of action required, necessary or justified

 
jaws - čelisti, tlama, chřtán, spáry
BrE
/'dʒɔ:z/
AmE
/'dʒɔ:z/

noun - the mouth and teeth of a an animal or a person

 
seduction - svod, pokušení, lákadlo
BrE
/sɪ'dʌkʃn/
AmE
/sɪ'dʌkʃn/

noun - the quality of being attractive or tempting; sometimes with negative effects

 
rework - přepracovat
BrE
/ˌri:'wɜ:k/
AmE
/ˌri:'wɜ:rk/

verb - to improve something, especially a piece of writing, a song etc.

waiting
waiting - čekání
BrE
/'weɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'weɪt̬ɪŋ/

noun - the act of staying somewhere until somebody comes or something happens

 
spawn - klást jikry, klást vajíčka, třít se, vykulit (odb.), vylíhnout
BrE
/'spɔ:n/
AmE
/'spɔ:n/

verb - (especially of fish, frogs etc.) to lay eggs, to produce offspring

 
semifinal - semifinále
BrE
/'semɪfaɪnl/
AmE
/'semɪfaɪnl/

noun - one of the matches whose winners go on to the final

 
semi - semifinále
BrE
/'semi/
AmE
/'semaɪ/

noun - one of the matches whose winners go on to the final