pile - honosný dům, palác
BrE
/'paɪl/
AmE
/'paɪl/

noun, formal - a large impressive building, especially when it is the home of rich people

 
crack - vyřešit, rozluštit
BrE
/'kræk/
AmE
/'kræk/

verb - to solve a problem or a code, especially after a lot of thought

 
overdrawn - přečerpaný (účet)
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'drɔ:n/
AmE
/ˌəʊvər'drɔ:n/

adjective - (of a bank account) having more money taken from it than in it

 
conservative - opatrný, nepřemrštěný (odhad)
BrE
/kən'sɜ:vətɪv/
AmE
/kən'sɜ:rvətɪv/

adjective - (of estimation or a guess) lower than what is probably the real amount

 
haughtiness - povýšenost, namyšlenost, arogance
BrE
/'hɔ:tinəs/
AmE
/'hɑ:t̬inəs/

noun - the feeling of pride and being smarter and more important than other people

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

 
income tax - daň z příjmů
BrE
/'ɪŋkʌmˌtæks/
AmE
/'ɪŋkʌmˌtæks/

noun - a part of your income that you have to pay to the government

 
alloy - slitina
BrE
/'ælɔɪ/
AmE
/'ælɔɪ/

noun - a metal that is a combination of more metals or metals and nonmetals

pendant
pendant - přívěsek
BrE
/'pendənt/
AmE
/'pendənt/

noun - a piece of jewellery on a chain that is worn around the neck

 
worthless - neschopný, k ničemu
BrE
/'wɜ:θləs/
AmE
/'wɜ:rθləs/

adjective - (about a person) incapable of doing anything good or having no valuable characteristics

 
Cabernet Sauvignon - cabernet sauvignon (červené víno)
BrE
/ˌkæbərneɪ 'səʊvɪnjɒn/
AmE
/ˌkæbərneɪ 'səʊvɪnjɒn/

noun - a type of grape used for making red wine or the wine itself

 
Merlot - merlot (červené víno)
BrE
/'mɜ:ləʊ/
AmE
/mər'loʊ/

noun - a type of grape used for making red wine or the wine itself

 
Chardonnay - chardonnay (bílé víno)
BrE
/'ʃɑ:dəneɪ/
AmE
/ˌʃɑ:rdn'eɪ/

noun - a type of grape used for making white wine or the wine itself

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

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

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

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