voicebox - hrtan
BrE
/'vɔɪsbɒks/
AmE
/'vɔɪsbɑ:ks/

noun - the organ in your throat that contains the vocal cords

 
larynx - hrtan
BrE
/'lærɪnks/
AmE
/'lærɪnks/

noun - the organ in your throat that contains the vocal cords

 
vocal folds - hlasivky
BrE
/'vəʊklˌfəʊldz/
AmE
/'voʊklˌfoʊldz/

noun, technical - membranes in the larynx that humans use to produce sounds (speak etc.)

vocal
vocal - hlasový, vokální
BrE
/'vəʊkl/
AmE
/'voʊkl/

adjective - connected with voice

 
vocal cords - hlasivky
BrE
/'vəʊklˌkɔ:dz/
AmE
/'voʊklˌkɔ:rdz/

noun - membranes in the larynx that humans use to produce sounds (speak etc.)

 
toy - pohrávat si
BrE
/'tɔɪ/
AmE
/'tɔɪ/

verb - to think about an idea, but not too seriously

 
sleeper - spací vůz, lůžkový vůz
BrE
/'sli:pə/
AmE
/'sli:pər/

noun - a railway carriage with beds where people can sleep

 
sleeper - spáč
BrE
/'sli:pə/
AmE
/'sli:pər/

noun - someone who sleeps in a particular way

 
sleeper - pražec
BrE
/'sli:pə/
AmE
/'sli:pər/

noun, British English - one of the wooden or concrete pieces that connect two rails together

 
tie - pražec
BrE
/'taɪ/
AmE
/'taɪ/

noun, American English - one of the wooden or concrete pieces that connect two rails together

 
clean as a whistle - čistý jako ze škatulky
BrE
/ˌkli:n əz ə 'wɪsl/
AmE
/ˌkli:n əz ə 'wɪsl/

adjective, informal - remarkably clean

 
as old as the hills - starý jako Metuzalém, starý jako lidstvo samo
BrE
/æz ˌəʊld æz ðə 'hɪlz/
AmE
/æz ˌoʊld æz ðə 'hɪlz/

phrase - extremely old

 
plain as day - jasný, zřetelný, jasný jak facka
BrE
/pleɪn æz 'deɪ/
AmE
/pleɪn æz 'deɪ/

adjective, informal - apparent and easily understandable from the clues given

 
happy as a clam - šťastný jako blecha
BrE
/ˌhæpi æz ə 'klæm/
AmE
/ˌhæpi æz ə 'klæm/

adjective, American English - very happy, thrilled

 
as common as dirt - jak much, jak vší
BrE
/æz ˌkɒmən æz 'dɜət/
AmE
/æz ˌkɑ:mən æz 'dɜ:rt/

phrase, informal - very common, very frequent