peppercorn
peppercorn - pepř (celý), kulička pepře
BrE
/'pepəˌkɔ:n/
AmE
/'pepərˌkɔ:rn/

noun - a small, dried berry of the pepper plant, used whole or ground as a spice

naive
naive - naivní
BrE
/naɪ'i:v/
AmE
/naɪ'i:v/

adjective - thinking in a childlike way, esp. believing in the goodness of people, too trusting etc.

tiptoe
tiptoe - jít po špičkách, chodit po špičkách
BrE
/'tɪptəʊ/
AmE
/'tɪptoʊ/

verb - to walk on the tips of your toes (especially in order not to be heard)

 
case - pád (gramatický)
BrE
/'keɪs/
AmE
/'keɪs/

noun - the form of a noun or adjective that depends on other words in the sentence

 
childminder - člověk na hlídání, paní na hlídání, dětský pečovatel, dětská pečovatelka
BrE
/'tʃaɪldmaɪndə/
AmE
/'tʃaɪldmaɪndər/

noun, formal - a person who takes care of a baby when his/her parents are at work

 
patron saint - patron
BrE
/ˌpeɪtrən'seɪnt/
AmE
/ˌpeɪtrən'seɪnt/

noun - a holy person who is supposed to be the defender of a country or nation

 
obedience - poslušnost
BrE
/ə'bi:diəns/
AmE
/ə'bi:diəns/

noun - the act of doing what you are told or what you are expected to do

chairperson
chairperson - předseda, předsedkyně
BrE
/'tʃeəpɜ:sn/
AmE
/'tʃerpɜ:rsn/

noun - a person (a man or a woman) in charge of an organization, a meeting etc.

 
counseling - pomoc (vedení), vedení, poradenství
BrE
/'kaʊnsəlɪŋ/
AmE
/'kaʊnsəlɪŋ/

noun - the act of giving someone advice about what to do, which direction to take etc.

 
counselling - pomoc (vedení), vedení, poradenství
BrE
/'kaʊnsəlɪŋ/
AmE
/'kaʊnsəlɪŋ/

noun - the act of giving someone advice about what to do, which direction to take etc.

 
guidance - pomoc (vedení), vedení, poradenství
BrE
/'gaɪdəns/
AmE
/'gaɪdəns/

noun - the act of giving someone advice about what to do, which direction to take etc.

 
bristle - naježit se, ježit se, zježit se
BrE
/'brɪsl/
AmE
/'brɪsl/

verb - (esp. of animal hair) to stand up esp. when the animal is angry or afraid

dishtowel
dishtowel - utěrka
BrE
/'dɪʃˌtaʊəl/
AmE
/'dɪʃˌtaʊəl/

noun, American English - a piece of cloth that you use for drying dishes after you have washed them

 
eyeliner - tužka na oči
BrE
/'aɪˌlaɪnə/
AmE
/'aɪˌlaɪnər/

noun - make-up that is applied to the edges of the eyelids to emphasize the eyes

 
backstage - v zákulisí, za jevištěm, za pódiem
BrE
/ˌbæk'steɪdʒ/
AmE
/ˌbæk'steɪdʒ/

adverb - (at a concert) at the back of a stage where only certain people have access