mutate - mutovat (geneticky)
BrE
/mju:'teɪt/
AmE
/'mju:teɪt/

verb, technical - to develop a new form because of a permanent change in the genes

 
unreel - odvinout, odtočit z navijáku
BrE
/ʌn'ri:l/
AmE
/ʌn'ri:l/

verb - to unwind some wire, thread, rope etc. off kind of a round object

 
possess - posednout, uchvátit, zmocnit se
BrE
/pə'zes/
AmE
/pə'zes/

verb - (of a strong power, spirit, demon etc.) to enter someone and control them

performance anxiety
performance anxiety - nervozita (před vystoupením), tréma (před vystoupení)
BrE
/pə'fɔ:məns æŋˌzaɪəti/
AmE
/pər'fɔ:rməns æŋˌzaɪət̬i/

noun - the feeling of nervousness and fear that you feel before a public performance

stage fright
stage fright - nervozita (před vystoupením), tréma (před vystoupení)
BrE
/'steɪdʒˌfraɪt/
AmE
/'steɪdʒˌfraɪt/

noun - the feeling of nervousness and fear that you feel before a public performance

breadwinner
breadwinner - živitel rodiny, živitelka rodiny
BrE
/'bredˌwɪnə/
AmE
/'bredˌwɪnər/

noun - the member of a family who earns the money to support the family

 
script - psací písmo
BrE
/'skrɪpt/
AmE
/'skrɪpt/

noun - a type of handwriting that uses letters that are connected to each other

 
cursive - psací písmo
BrE
/'kɜ:sɪv/
AmE
/'kɜ:rsɪv/

noun - a type of handwriting that uses letters that are connected to each other

 
quadruplet - čtyřče
BrE
/kwɒ'dru:plət/
AmE
/kwɑ:'dru:plət/

noun - one of four children born to the same mother at the same time

smiley
smiley - smajlík
BrE
/'smaɪli/
AmE
/'smaɪli/

noun - a set of symbol that looks like a happy face used in texting

 
suspenseful - napínavý, plný napětí
BrE
/sə'spensfl/
AmE
/sə'spensfl/

adjective - causing a feeling of tension, expectation or uncertainty about what may happen next

bed and breakfast
bed and breakfast - nocleh se snídaní (druh ubytování)
BrE
/ˌbed ən'brekfəst/
AmE
/ˌbed ən'brekfəst/

noun - the providing of a room to stay in with breakfast in the morning

 
remorsefully - provinile, s výčitkami, s lítostí
BrE
/rɪ'mɔ:sfəli/
AmE
/rɪ'mɔ:rsfəli/

adverb - with the feeling of being very sorry about something bad you have done

 
novella - novela
BrE
/nə'velə/
AmE
/nə'velə/

noun - a work of fiction shorter than a novel, longer than a short story

 
citrus - citrus
BrE
/'sɪtrəs/
AmE
/'sɪtrəs/

noun - an orange, a lime, a lemon or another fruit of the same kind