stilted - škrobený, strojený, rigidní (chování, řeč, projev)
BrE
/'stɪltɪd/
AmE
/'stɪltɪd/

adjective - too formal, not natural (behaviour or style of speaking or writing)

 
account for - zodpovídat se (z něčeho)
BrE
/ə'kaʊnt fɔ:/
AmE
/ə'kaʊnt fɔ:r/

verb - to give an explanation of something you have done or caused

 
abduction - únos (člověka)
BrE
/æb'dʌkʃn/
AmE
/æb'dʌkʃn/

noun - the illegal act of taking away a person against their will

terrorism
terrorism - terorismus
BrE
/'terərɪzəm/
AmE
/'terərɪzəm/

noun - a criminal act of killing or threatening people for political purposes

chop
chop - kotleta, žebírko (plátek masa s kostí)
BrE
/'tʃɒp/
AmE
/'tʃɑ:p/

noun - a slice of meat (usually pork) with a bone in it

dishevelled
dishevelled - neupravený, neudržovaný, zanedbaný
BrE
/dɪ'ʃevld/
AmE
/dɪ'ʃevld/

adjective - (especially of appearance) not neat, not maintained, not kept in order

 
unkempt - neudržovaný, zanedbaný, zanedbávaný
BrE
/ʌn'kempt/
AmE
/ʌn'kempt/

adjective - (especially of appearance) not neat, not maintained, not kept in order

 
frown upon - neschvalovat, nesouhlasit, být proti
BrE
/'fraʊnəˌpɒn/
AmE
/'fraʊnəˌpɑ:n/

verb - to disapprove of something/somebody, to look disapprovingly at something/somebody

 
frown on - neschvalovat, nesouhlasit, být proti
BrE
/'fraʊnˌɒn/
AmE
/'fraʊnˌɑ:n/

verb - to disapprove of something/somebody, to look disapprovingly at something/somebody

 
getaway - útěk, úprk, únik
BrE
/'getəweɪ/
AmE
/'get̬əweɪ/

noun - (usually connected with criminals) a quick escape, the act of escaping

 
whoosh - zasvištět, zafičet
BrE
/'wʊʃ/
AmE
/'wʊʃ/

verb - to fly quickly with the kind of sound that wind makes

weaver
weaver - tkadlec, tkadlena
BrE
/'wi:və/
AmE
/'wi:vər/

noun - a person whose job is to make cloth out of threads

 
clamour - křik, povyk, hluk (davu lidí)
BrE
/'klæmə/
AmE
/'klæmər/

noun - the noise made by a lot of people speaking or shouting

 
allure - atraktivita, přitažlivost, sex-appeal
BrE
/ə'lʊə/
AmE
/ə'lʊr/

noun, formal - personal charm or attractiveness, the quality of being attractive or appealing

 
grapnel - kotvice, víceramenná kotva, lodní hák
BrE
/'græpnl/
AmE
/'græpnl/

noun - a metal tool consisting of several hooks attached to a rope