oblong
oblong - pravoúhlý, obdélníkový, obdélný
BrE
/'ɒblɒŋ/
AmE
/'ɑ:blɑ:ŋ/

adjective - having right angles, similar to a square, but with two sides shorter, and two longer

king
king - král (v šachu)
BrE
/'kɪŋ/
AmE
/'kɪŋ/

noun - the most important chesspiece, it can move in all directions, only one square at a time

towel
towel - ručník, osuška
BrE
/'taʊəl/
AmE
/'taʊəl/

noun - a large square piece of cloth that you use to dry yourself with when you are wet

area
area - plocha, rozloha, obsah (např. trojúhelníku)
BrE
/'eəriə/
AmE
/'eriə/

noun - the amount of space inside a shape (square, triangle etc.) or the size of a piece of land

dish towel
dish towel - utěrka
BrE
/'dɪʃtaʊəl/
AmE
/'dɪʃtaʊəl/

noun, American English - a square piece of cloth that you use to dry something with, esp. wet dishes after they have been washed

tea towel
tea towel - utěrka
BrE
/'ti:taʊəl/
AmE
/'ti:taʊəl/

noun, British English - a square piece of cloth that you use to dry something with, esp. wet dishes after they have been washed

tile
tile - dlaždice, dlaždička, kachlička
BrE
/'taɪl/
AmE
/'taɪl/

noun - one of the flat square pieces of porcelain etc. that are used to cover the floors in the house or walls (of bathroom etc.)

 
en passant - braní mimochodem (v šachu)
BrE
/ɑ:n pɑ:'sɑ:n/
AmE
/ɑ:n pɑ:'sɑ:n/

adverb - (French) a special move in chess in which the pawn that has moved by two squares can be captured as if it had only moved by one square

 
no matter what - ať to stojí co to stojí, za každou cenu
BrE
/nəʊˌmætə'wɒt/
AmE
/noʊˌmæt̬ər'wɑ:t/

adverb - at all costs, under any circumstances

 
short-staffed - mající nedostatek pracovníků, mající podstav
BrE
/ˌʃɔ:t'stɑ:ft/
AmE
/ˌʃɔ:rt'stæft/

adjective - having fewer workers than needed

 
whatever it takes - ať to stojí co to stojí, za každou cenu
BrE
/wɒˌtevə ɪt'teɪks/
AmE
/wɑ:ˌt̬evər ɪt'teɪks/

adverb - at all costs, under any circumstances

 
at any cost - ať to stojí co to stojí, za každou cenu
BrE
/ætˌeni 'kɒst/
AmE
/æt̬ˌenɪ'kɑ:st/

adverb - no matter what it takes, under any circumstances

 
show-stopper - paráda, trhák, super záležitost
BrE
/'ʃəʊˌstɒpə/
AmE
/'ʃoʊˌstɑ:pər/

noun, informal - something or someone that is exceptionally impressive, captivating, or attention-grabbing,

stopper
stopper - zašpuntovat, zazátkovat, uzavřít (zátkou)
BrE
/'stɒpə/
AmE
/'stɑ:pər/

verb - to close a bottle or a container with a stopper or cork

 
shoehorn - nasoukat, vtlačit, vmáčknout
BrE
/'ʃu:hɔ:n/
AmE
/'ʃu:hɔ:rn/

verb, informal - to force something into a tight or limited space