self-appraisal - sebehodnocení
BrE
/ˌselfə'preɪzl/
AmE
/ˌselfə'preɪzl/

noun - the process of evaluating your own work and your own achievements

 
low-end - levný, levné kategorie, pro nenáročné
BrE
/'ləʊend/
AmE
/'loʊend/

adjective - at the inexpensive range in a category, usually of lower quality

 
audiophilia - audiofilie, láska ke kvalitnímu zvuku
BrE
/ɔ:dɪəʊ'fɪliə/
AmE
/ɔ:dɪəʊ'fɪliə/

noun - a strong interest in the high-fidelity reproduction of recorded sound

 
hackney cab - taxi (v Británii)
BrE
/'hækni kæb/
AmE
/'hækni kæb/

noun, British English, formal - a very formal word used for a taxi in the UK

 
hackney carriage - taxi (v Británii)
BrE
/'hækni kærɪdʒ/
AmE
/'hækni kærɪdʒ/

noun, British English, formal - a very formal word used for a taxi in the UK

 
looting - rabování
BrE
/'lu:tɪŋ/
AmE
/'lu:tɪŋ/

noun - the activity of stealing from shops after a riot, fire, etc.

 
confluence - soutok (řek)
BrE
/'kɒnfluəns/
AmE
/'kɑ:nfluəns/

noun - the place where two rivers flow together and become one river

 
sizzle - prskat (při smažení apod.)
BrE
/'sɪzl/
AmE
/'sɪzl/

verb - to make the sound of food being fried in hot oil

 
rib-eye - vysoký roštěnec, vysoká roštěná
BrE
/'rɪbaɪ/
AmE
/'rɪbaɪ/

noun - a cut of meat, usually beef, from the animal's rib area

 
usury - lichva
BrE
/'ju:ʒəri/
AmE
/'ju:ʒəri/

noun, dated - the practice of lending money at very high rates of interest

 
actual - přímo ten, ten jeden, skutečně ten
BrE
/'æktʃʊəl/
AmE
/'æktʃʊəl/

adjective - a word used to emphasize that something is really the thing

countertop
countertop - pracovní plocha (např. na kuchyňské lince)
BrE
/'kaʊntətɒp/
AmE
/'kaʊnt̬ərtɑ:p/

noun, American English - the surface of a kitchen cupboard etc. that you work on

dehumidifier
dehumidifier - odvlhčovač (vzduchu)
BrE
/ˌdi:hju:'mɪdɪfaɪə/
AmE
/ˌdi:hju:'mɪdɪfaɪər/

noun - a machine that makes the air in a room less humid

humidifier
humidifier - zvlhčovač (vzduchu)
BrE
/hju:'mɪdɪfaɪə/
AmE
/hju:'mɪdɪfaɪər/

noun - a machine that makes the air in a room more humid

tow
tow - odtažení, odtah (např. vozidla)
BrE
/'təʊ/
AmE
/'toʊ/

noun - the act of pulling something, especially a vehicle behind another vehicle