mantel
mantel - římsa nad krbem
BrE
/'mæntl/
AmE
/'mænt̬l/

noun, American English - a kind of shelf above the fireplace; children hang their Christmas stockings on it

doozy
doozy - bomba, hit, něco pořádného
BrE
/'du:zi/
AmE
/'du:zi/

noun, American English, informal - something that is exceptionally good, big etc.

 
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

 
freshly - čerstvě
BrE
/'freʃli/
AmE
/'freʃli/

adverb - newly, made recently

snow angel
snow angel - andílek (obtisk ve sněhu)
BrE
/'snəʊˌeɪndʒl/
AmE
/'snoʊˌeɪndʒl/

noun - an imprint in snow made by falling backwards on the ground and moving your arms and legs up and down

 
thank God - díky bože, díky bohu
BrE
/ˌθæŋk 'gɒd/
AmE
/ˌθæŋk 'gɑ:d/

phrase - a phrase used to show relief

 
be on strike - stávkovat, být ve stávce
BrE
/bi: ɒn 'straɪk/
AmE
/bi: ɑ:n 'straɪk/

verb - not to work and protest against something you do not agree with at work

 
letter carrier - pošťák
BrE
/'letəˌkærɪə/
AmE
/'let̬rˌkerɪər/

noun, American English - a person who delivers letters or packages

shortbread
shortbread - máslová sušenka
BrE
/'ʃɔ:tbred/
AmE
/'ʃɔ:rtbred/

noun - a butter biscuit

 
wafer-thin - tenoulinký, tenoučký
BrE
/ˌweɪfə'θɪn/
AmE
/ˌweɪfər'θɪn/

adjective - very thin

 
have a bite of - kousnout si, ukousnout si
BrE
/ˌhæv ə 'baɪt ɒf/
AmE
/ˌhæv ə 'baɪt ɑ:f/

verb - to bite off something

cone
cone - kornout
BrE
/'kəʊn/
AmE
/'koʊn/

noun - a container that has a pointed bottom and round sides, often made of paper, plastic, or sometimes edible biscuit (to eat ice cream from)

 
rich in - bohatý na, plný (např. látky), kypět
BrE
/'rɪtʃ ɪn/
AmE
/'rɪtʃ ɪn/

adjective - full of something beneficial