overact - být afektovaný
BrE
/ˌəʊvər'ækt/
AmE
/ˌəʊvər'ækt/

verb - to express your emotions too strongly, especially when acting in a play

grind
grind - brousit, opilovat
BrE
/'graɪnd/
AmE
/'graɪnd/

verb - to make something smooth or sharp by rubbing it against something hard

 
meander - nemít žádný účel
BrE
/mi'ændə/
AmE
/mi'ændər/

verb - (of a conversation, activity, etc.) to have no particular purpose or direction

 
lucky charm - talisman pro štěstí
BrE
/lʌki 'tʃɑ:m/
AmE
/lʌki 'tʃɑ:rm/

noun - an object or a person that is believed to bring good luck

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

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

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

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

 
cornstarch - kukuřičný škrob, kukuřičná mouka
BrE
/'kɔ:nstɑ:tʃ/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnstɑ:rtʃ/

noun, American English - white powder made from corn that is used to make sauces thicker

 
cornflour - kukuřičný škrob, kukuřičná mouka
BrE
/'kɔ:nflaʊə/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnflaʊər/

noun, British English - white powder made from corn that is used to make sauces thicker

 
freeze - zmrazit, zablokovat, pozastavit
BrE
/'fri:z/
AmE
/'fri:z/

verb - to make something stop moving or changing for a period of time

touch on
touch on - zmínit, naťuknout, dotknout se
BrE
/'tʌtʃ ɒn/
AmE
/'tʌtʃ ɒn/

verb - to mention a subject briefly when talking or writing about something else

hygiene
hygiene - hygiena
BrE
/'haɪdʒi:n/
AmE
/'haɪdʒi:n/

noun - keeping yourself and things around you clean in order to prevent disease

 
appreciate - uvědomit si
BrE
/ə'pri:ʃieɪt/
AmE
/ə'pri:ʃieɪt/

verb - to understand a problem or a situation and know what it involves

 
suggestibility - ovlivnitelnost
BrE
/sə'dʒestəbɪləti/
AmE
/sə'dʒestəbɪləti/

noun - the quality of being inclined to act on the suggestion of someone

 
publicist - propagační agent
BrE
/'pʌblɪsɪst/
AmE
/'pʌblɪsɪst/

noun - a person whose job is to get publicity for events, people, etc.

 
homosexuality - homosexualita
BrE
/ˌhəʊməsekʃʊ'æləti/
AmE
/ˌhoʊmoʊsekʃʊ'ælət̬i/

noun - the fact of being sexually attracted to people of the same sex