carpentry
carpentry - tesařina, tesařství
BrE
/'kɑ:pəntri/
AmE
/'kɑ:rpəntri/

noun - the work of a carpenter

cabinetmaker
cabinetmaker - umělecký truhlář, truhlář, stolař
BrE
/'kæbɪnətˌmeɪkə/
AmE
/'kæbɪnətˌmeɪkər/

noun - someone who makes high-quality wooden furniture

 
crash - zhroutit se (ceny, akcie), zkrachovat
BrE
/'kræʃ/
AmE
/'kræʃ/

verb - to suddenly lose value, to fail

 
uneducated - nevzdělaný
BrE
/ʌn'edʒukeɪtɪd/
AmE
/ʌn'edʒukeɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - not having studied, not knowing a lot of things because you have not studied enough

 
kung fu - kung fu
BrE
/ˌkʌŋ 'fu:/
AmE
/ˌkʌŋ 'fu:/

noun - a Chinese fighting art where you fight without weapons, using your feet and hands

 
put all your eggs in one basket - vsadit vše na jednu kartu, vsadit vše na jednoho koně
BrE
/pʊt ɔ:l jə 'egz ɪn wʌn 'bɑ:skɪt/
AmE
/pʊt ɔ:l jər 'egz ɪn wʌn 'bæskɪt/

verb - to rely completely on one course of action, not giving yourself more possibilities

mulberry
mulberry - moruše
BrE
/'mʌlbəri/
AmE
/'mʌlberi/

noun - a dark soft fruit that grows on a small tree, or the tree that gives this fruit

 
gaudiness - křiklavost, extravagantnost, okázalost
BrE
/'gɔ:dɪnəs/
AmE
/'gɔ:dɪnəs/

noun - the state of being extravagant, using bright colours, standing out from the rest etc.

 
gaudily - křiklavě, extravagantně, okázale
BrE
/'gɔ:dɪli/
AmE
/'gɔ:dɪli/

adverb - in an extravagant way, especially using bright colours etc.

 
gaudy - univerzitní banket, univerzitní slavnost, univerzitní událost
BrE
/'gɔ:di/
AmE
/'gɔ:di/

noun, British English - a type of feast or banquet held at some British universities

 
alas - běda, bohužel, žel bohu, želbohu
BrE
/ə'lɑ:s/
AmE
/ə'læs/

interjection - an exclamation that expresses grief, pity, regret

 
gold digger - zlatokopka
BrE
/'gəʊldˌdɪgə/
AmE
/'goʊldˌdɪgər/

noun, informal - an attractive woman who dates rich men to get their money

 
high-maintenance - náročný, náročný na údržbu
BrE
/ˌhaɪ'meɪtənəns/
AmE
/ˌhaɪ'meɪt̬ənəns/

adjective - needing a lot of attention, care or repair

 
low-maintenance - nenáročný, nenáročný na údržbu, téměř bezúdržbový
BrE
/ˌləʊ'meɪtənəns/
AmE
/ˌloʊ'meɪt̬ənəns/

adjective - not needing a lot of attention, care or repair

 
alimony - výživné, alimenty
BrE
/'æləməni/
AmE
/'æləmoʊni/

noun, American English - money that someone has to pay to their former wife or husband regularly after they get divorced, especially when they have had children together