heels
heels - podpatky, boty na vysokém podpatku
BrE
/'hi:lz/
AmE
/'hi:lz/

noun - a pair of women's shoes with high heels

 
instep - nárt (chodidla nebo obuvi)
BrE
/'ɪnstep/
AmE
/'ɪnstep/

noun - the top part of your foot between your toes and your ankle, or the part of a shoe that covers it

 
moderately - středně, průměrně, umírněně, přiměřeně, mírně, nevýrazně
BrE
/'mɒdərətli/
AmE
/'mɑ:dərətli/

adverb - to some degree but not a great degree; fairly but not very

 
loony bin - blázinec, cvokhaus
BrE
/'lu:ni bɪn/
AmE
/'lu:ni bɪn/

noun, informal - a hospital for people who are mentally ill (used humorously or as an insult)

 
loony - bláznivý, potrhlý, praštěný
BrE
/'lu:ni/
AmE
/'lu:ni/

adjective, informal - silly, crazy or stranger

 
loony - blázen, cvok, hňup
BrE
/'lu:ni/
AmE
/'lu:ni/

noun, informal - someone who behaves in a crazy or stranger way

 
loon - blázen, cvok, hňup
BrE
/'lu:n/
AmE
/'lu:n/

noun, informal - someone who behaves in a crazy or stranger way

motor car
motor car - automobil
BrE
/'məʊtəˌkɑ:/
AmE
/'moʊt̬ərˌkɑ:r/

noun, British English, formal - a car

 
trickster - podvodník
BrE
/'trɪkstə/
AmE
/'trɪkstər/

noun - some who tricks or deceives people

scammer
scammer - podvodník
BrE
/'skæmə/
AmE
/'skæmər/

noun, informal - a dishonest person who makes money by tricking people

 
by hook or by crook - všemi prostředky, za každou cenu, ať se děje, co se děje
BrE
/baɪˌhʊk ɔ: baɪ'krʊk/
AmE
/baɪˌhʊk ɔ:r baɪ'krʊk/

adverb - using every method possible

sewing kit
sewing kit - sada na šití, šitíčko, šicí potřeby
BrE
/'səʊɪŋ ˌkɪt/
AmE
/'soʊɪŋ ˌkɪt/

noun - a small set of needles, threads, and other tools used for sewing and mending clothes

 
secession - odtržení, oddělení, odloučení, vystoupení
BrE
/sɪ'seʃn/
AmE
/sɪ'seʃn/

noun - the action of withdrawing formally from membership in a union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization

art nouveau
art nouveau - secese (umělecký styl)
BrE
/ˌɑ:t nu:'vəʊ/
AmE
/ˌɑ:rt nu:'voʊ/

noun - an artistic style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries characterized by decorative, flowing lines and natural forms

conjurer
conjurer - kouzelník, kejklíř, mág, iluzionista
BrE
/'kʌndʒərə/
AmE
/'kʌndʒərər/

noun - a person who performs magic tricks or illusions