rating - hodnocení (pořadí), žebříček (např. sledovanosti)
BrE
/'reɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'reɪt̬ɪŋ/

noun - a measurement of how popular or good someone or something is in relation to other people or things

 
a big fish in a little pond - velká ryba v malém rybníce
BrE
/ə 'bɪg ˌfɪʃ ɪn ə 'lɪtl ˌpɒnd/
AmE
/ə 'bɪg ˌfɪʃ ɪn ə 'lɪt̬l ˌpɑ:nd/

phrase - a person that is important in a small group of people but is not known outside that group

 
alchemist - alchymista
BrE
/'ælkəmɪst/
AmE
/'ælkəmɪst/

noun - a kind of scientist (especially in the medieval times) whose job was to turn ordinary metal into gold

 
audit - revidovat, (pře)kontrolovat, zkontrolovat
BrE
/'ɔ:dɪt/
AmE
/'ɑ:dɪt/

verb - to make an official examination of an organization's accounts to make sure that they have been done correctly

 
paddle - pálka (např. na stolní tenis)
BrE
/'pædl/
AmE
/'pædl/

noun, American English - a flat piece of wood covered in rubber that is used to hit the ball in table tennis

 
royalty - autorský honorář
BrE
/'rɔɪəlti/
AmE
/'rɔɪəlti/

noun - the money paid to the author(s) of a book, song, movie etc. every time somebody buys it

goblet
goblet - pohár, číše
BrE
/'gɒblət/
AmE
/'gɑ:blət/

noun - a large cup on a stem made of glass or metal; red wine is usually served in it

wheelie
wheelie - jízda na zadním kole
BrE
/'wi:li/
AmE
/'wi:li/

noun, informal - a trick in which the front wheel of a bicycle or a motorbike is raised off the ground

 
graduate school - vysoká škola (část pro postgraduální studium)
BrE
/'grædʒuət ˌsku:l/
AmE
/'grædʒuət ˌsku:l/

noun, American English - a part of a college or a university where students who already have a first degree are taught

dry cleaning
dry cleaning - chemické čištění, věci určené do čistírny, věci z čistírny
BrE
/'draɪˌkli:nɪŋ/
AmE
/'draɪˌkli:nɪŋ/

noun - the process of cleaning clothes with chemicals rather than water, or the clothes that are cleaned this way

manacle
manacle - okov, pouto
BrE
/'mænəkl/
AmE
/'mænəkl/

noun - one of the two metal pieces connected with a chain that are used to tie a prisoner's wrists

 
single parent - rodič samoživitel (vychovává děti sám)
BrE
/ˌsɪŋgl'peərənt/
AmE
/ˌsɪŋgl'peərənt/

noun - a mother or father who are not married and take care of their child or children by themselves

real estate agent
real estate agent - realitní makléř, realitní agent
BrE
/'rɪəl ɪˌsteɪt ˌeɪdʒənt/
AmE
/'ri:ələˌsteɪt ˌeɪdʒənt/

noun, American English - a person whose job is to arrange the buying, selling or renting of houses, apartments etc. for people

estate agent
estate agent - realitní makléř, realitní agent
BrE
/ɪ'steɪt ˌeɪdʒənt/
AmE
/ɪ'steɪt ˌeɪdʒənt/

noun, British English - a person whose job is to arrange the buying, selling or renting of houses, apartments etc. for people

washer
washer - podložka (pod maticí)
BrE
/'wɒʃə/
AmE
/'wɑ:ʃər/

noun, technical - a small flat ring (made of metal or rubber etc.) usually placed under a bolt or a nut