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

 
costume jewellery - bižutérie
BrE
/'kɒstjʊm ˌdʒu:əlri/
AmE
/'kɑ:stu:m ˌdʒu:əlri/

noun - jewellery that may look expensive but is made with cheap materials

 
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

bubble bath
bubble bath - pěnová koupel, koupel s pěnou
BrE
/'bʌbl bɑ:θ/
AmE
/'bʌbl bæθ/

noun - a bath that smells nice and has bubbles in it

bubble bath
bubble bath - pěna do koupele
BrE
/'bʌbl bɑ:θ/
AmE
/'bʌbl bæθ/

noun - a liquid that you add to water to make it smell nice and make bubbles in it

stammer
stammer - koktání
BrE
/'stæmə/
AmE
/'stæmər/

noun - a speech problem when you can't speak properly, because you pause a lot and repeat sounds

 
grate - vrzat
BrE
/'greɪt/
AmE
/'greɪt/

verb - to rub something against something else making a sharp, unpleasant sound

 
fox - přelstít, převézt, oklamat
BrE
/'fɒks/
AmE
/'fɑ:ks/

verb - to trick someone in a clever way

 
by nature - přirozeně, od přírody
BrE
/baɪ 'neɪtʃə/
AmE
/baɪ 'neɪtʃər/

adverb - essentially

 
at times - občas, tu a tam, chvílema
BrE
/æt 'taɪms/
AmE
/æt 'taɪms/

adverb - sometimes, occasionally

 
spice - okořenit
BrE
/'spaɪs/
AmE
/'spaɪs/

verb - to add seasoning to food or drink to give it more taste