SMS - SMS (systém krátkých textovách zpráv)
BrE
/ˌesem'es/
AmE
/ˌesem'es/

noun - a feature on a mobile phone which allows you to send short messages

 
severity - závažnost
BrE
/sɪ'verəti/
AmE
/sə'verət̬i/

noun - the state of being very serious or very bad

 
blank - prázdné místo (ve formuláři)
BrE
/'blæŋk/
AmE
/'blæŋk/

noun - an empty space, usually in a form, where you write letters or words

 
excellence - znamenitost, dokonalost, mistrovství
BrE
/'eksələns/
AmE
/'eksələns/

noun - greatness in something, the mastery of something, great skill or knowledge of something

prowess
prowess - zdatnost, dovednost, mistrovství
BrE
/'praʊəs/
AmE
/'praʊəs/

noun, formal - mastery, great skill

clean slate
clean slate - čistý štít, čistý rejstřík
BrE
/ˌkli:n'sleɪt/
AmE
/ˌkli:n'sleɪt/

noun - a clean record, a record that doesn't show any problems or past mistakes

 
entry - vstupné, vstup
BrE
/'entri/
AmE
/'entri/

noun - the money you pay to go to a museum, a zoo etc.

 
mass transit - hromadná doprava
BrE
/ˌmæs'trænzɪt/
AmE
/ˌmæs'trænzɪt/

noun, American English - the system of trains, buses etc. that people can use, esp. in a city

exorbitant
exorbitant - přemrštěný, přehnaný
BrE
/ɪg'zɔ:bɪtənt/
AmE
/ɪg'zɔ:rbɪtənt/

adjective - much higher than it should be (usually about amounts of money or prices)

pistachio
pistachio - pistácie
BrE
/pə'stɑ:ʃiəʊ/
AmE
/pə'stɑ:ʃioʊ/

noun - a small green nut

marker
marker - fix (velký), popisovač
BrE
/'mɑ:kə/
AmE
/'mɑ:rkər/

noun - a large felt-tip pen used for drawing or writing in big letters

pastel
pastel - barevná křída
BrE
/'pæstl/
AmE
/pæ'stel/

noun - a stick of colored chalk used for drawing

 
cleave - rozštípnout, rozštěpit, rozdělit, rozseknout vejpůl
BrE
/'kli:v/
AmE
/'kli:v/

verb, dated - to cut something into two parts by using something heavy and sharp

 
décolleté - dekolt
BrE
/deɪ'kɒlteɪ/
AmE
/ˌdeɪkɑ:l'teɪ/

noun - the part of a woman's chest, neck and shoulders that can be seen above the neckline of her clothes

 
décolletage - dekolt
BrE
/ˌdeɪkɒl'tɑ:ʒ/
AmE
/deɪˌkɑ:lə'tɑ:ʒ/

noun - the part of a woman's chest, neck and shoulders that can be seen above the neckline of her clothes