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

clean slate
clean slate - čistý štít, čistý rejstřík
BrE
/ˌkli:n'sleɪt/
AmE
/ˌkli:n'sleɪt/

noun - a clean record, a record that doesn't show any problems or past mistakes

 
Michaelmas - svátek sv. Michaela Archanděla
BrE
/'mɪklməs/
AmE
/'mɪklməs/

noun - a Christian festival observed on September 29

 
trimester - trimestr, tříměsíční období
BrE
/ˌtraɪ'mestə/
AmE
/ˌtraɪ'mestər/

noun - one of the three-month periods that something is divided into (esp. of a pregnancy or the academic year)

put on weight
put on weight - ztloustnout, přibrat na váze
BrE
/ˌpʊtɒn'weɪt/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬ɑ:n'weɪt/

verb - to become fat

inflammation
inflammation - zánět
BrE
/ˌɪnflə'meɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌɪnflə'meɪʃn/

noun - a painful area inside your body or on your skin, usually caused by infection

bag of bones
bag of bones - kost a kůže
BrE
/ˌbægəv'bəʊnz/
AmE
/ˌbægəv'boʊnz/

noun, informal - someone who is very skinny

 
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

 
nut - nadšenec, blázen (do něčeho)
BrE
/'nʌt/
AmE
/'nʌt/

noun, informal - a person who enjoys something (a hobby or a sport) more than is considered normal

 
freak - blázen (do něčeho)
BrE
/'fri:k/
AmE
/'fri:k/

noun, informal - a person who enjoys something (a hobby, a sport etc.) more than is considered normal

maniac
maniac - blázen (do něčeho)
BrE
/'meɪniæk/
AmE
/'meɪniæk/

noun, informal - a person who likes something more than is considered normal

maniac
maniac - šílenec, maniak
BrE
/'meɪniæk/
AmE
/'meɪniæk/

noun, informal - a person who behaves in a wild and often dangerous way