nosebleed - krvácení z nosu
BrE
/'nɒʊzbli:d/
AmE
/'nɒʊzbli:d/

noun - a physiological reaction characterized by the release of blood from the nasal cavity

hessian
hessian - pytlovina (materiál)
BrE
/'hesɪən/
AmE
/'heʃn/

noun, British English - a type of thick rough clothes that is often used for making sacks

burlap
burlap - pytlovina, jutová tkanina
BrE
/'bɜ:læp/
AmE
/'bɜ:rlæp/

noun, American English - a type of thick rough clothes that is often used for making sacks

 
upmarket - prvotřídní, luxusní, pro náročné, nóbl
BrE
/ˌʌp'mɑ:kɪt/
AmE
/ˌʌp'mɑ:rkɪt/

adjective, British English - of very high quality, usually intended to be bought by very rich people

 
upscale - prvotřídní, luxusní, pro náročné
BrE
/'ʌpskeɪl/
AmE
/'ʌpskeɪl/

adjective, American English - of very high quality, usually intended to be bought by very rich people

puff pastry
puff pastry - listové těsto, lístkové těsto
BrE
/'pʌf ˌpeɪstri/
AmE
/'pʌf ˌpeɪstri/

noun, technical - a type of light pastry dough that forms many thin layers when baked

debut
debut - poprvé vystoupit, poprvé se objevit
BrE
/'deɪbju:/
AmE
/deɪ'bju:/

verb - (of a show, play, actor or performer) to appear for the first time

 
astute - prozíravý, chytrý, mazaný, prohnaný
BrE
/ə'stju:t/
AmE
/ə'stu:t/

adjective - able to understand a situation very quickly and often take advantage of it

sentence element
sentence element - větný člen
BrE
/'sentənsˌeləmənt/
AmE
/'sentənsˌeləmənt/

noun - a part of the sentence, such as subject, verb, object, complement or adverbial

 
cushion - tlumit, ztlumit, zmírnit, chránit vycpávkou
BrE
/'kʊʃn/
AmE
/'kʊʃn/

verb - to make the effect of a fall or hit softer or less painful

narcissism
narcissism - narcismus, narcisismus
BrE
/'nɑ:sɪsɪzm/
AmE
/'nɑ:rsɪsɪzm/

noun - the habit of admiring yourself very much without thinking about other people's feelings

 
dribble - odkapávat, kapat, stékat
BrE
/'drɪbl/
AmE
/'drɪbl/

verb - (of a liquid) to flow in a thin stream or small irregular drops

 
lidded - zavřený víčkem, zavřený víkem, zavíkovaný, mající víko, mající víčko
BrE
/'lɪdɪd/
AmE
/'lɪdɪd/

adjective - (of containers, bottles, boxes) having a lid on or coming with a lid

 
swirl - kolovat, šířit se (zvěsti, novinky)
BrE
/'swɜ:l/
AmE
/'swɜ:rl/

verb - to circulate (news, rumours), to be talked about by a lot of people

 
put all your eggs in one basket - vsadit vše na jednu kartu, vsadit vše na jednoho koně
BrE
/pʊt ɔ:l jə 'egz ɪn wʌn 'bɑ:skɪt/
AmE
/pʊt ɔ:l jər 'egz ɪn wʌn 'bæskɪt/

verb - to rely completely on one course of action, not giving yourself more possibilities