blank - slepý náboj (bez střeliva)
BrE
/'blæŋk/
AmE
/'blæŋk/

noun - a cartridge in a gun that doesn't contain a bullet

 
catch on - chytat se, chápat, pochopit, dojít
BrE
/ˌkætʃ'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌkætʃ'ɑ:n/

verb - to begin to understand

 
a snowball's chance in hell - žádná šance, bez šance
BrE
/ə 'snəʊbɔ:lz ˌtʃɑ:ns ɪn'hel/
AmE
/ə 'snoʊbɔ:lz ˌtʃæns ɪn'hel/

noun, informal - no chance at all

 
slush - sentimentální kýč, slaďák, doják
BrE
/'slʌʃ/
AmE
/'slʌʃ/

noun - a movie or a book that's too sentimental

 
slushy - rozbředlý, plný rozbředlého sněhu
BrE
/'slʌʃi/
AmE
/'slʌʃi/

adjective - full of melting, dirty snow

 
on the skids - skřípající, v problémech
BrE
/ˌɒn ðə'skɪdz/
AmE
/ˌɑ:n ðə'skɪdz/

adjective, informal - failing

 
hit the skids - začít skřípat, mít problémy
BrE
/ˌhɪt ðə'skɪdz/
AmE
/ˌhɪt ðə'skɪdz/

verb, informal - to begin to fail

skid
skid - smyk
BrE
/'skɪd/
AmE
/'skɪd/

noun - (of a vehicle) an uncontrolled slide, especially on a wet or icy road

 
festively - svátečně, slavnostně
BrE
/'festɪvli/
AmE
/'festɪvli/

adverb - in a festive way

scale
scale - odstranit šupiny
BrE
/'skeɪl/
AmE
/'skeɪl/

verb - to remove the scales (from a fish etc.), to lose scales

 
scaly - šupinatý
BrE
/'skeɪli/
AmE
/'skeɪli/

adjective - covered with scales

 
Shelly - Shelly
BrE
/'ʃeli/
AmE
/'ʃeli/

noun - a woman's name, a man's name

 
Facebook - Facebook
BrE
/'feɪsbʊk/
AmE
/'feɪsbʊk/

noun - a popular social networking website created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg

string
string - vyvěsit, rozvěsit
BrE
/'strɪŋ/
AmE
/'strɪŋ/

verb - to hang something on strings, ropes, cables etc., especially between two things or in a line (such as decorations etc.)

 
slink - krást se, plížit se
BrE
/'slɪŋk/
AmE
/'slɪŋk/

verb - to move without attracting attention