steam
steam - vařit v páře
BrE
/'sti:m/
AmE
/'sti:m/

verb - to cook food by placing it over boiling water

 
sprain - podvrtnout (kotník), zvrtnout (kotník)
BrE
/'spreɪn/
AmE
/'spreɪn/

verb - to hurt an ankle etc. by turning it suddenly

shoulder-length
shoulder-length - po ramena (např. vlasy)
BrE
/'ʃəʊldəleŋθ/
AmE
/'ʃoʊldərleŋθ/

adjective - (about hair) as long as to reach the shoulders

simmer
simmer - zvolna vařit
BrE
/'sɪmə/
AmE
/'sɪmər/

verb - to cook slowly in water that is almost boiling

 
screech - skřípět, vřískat, skřípat, vrzat
BrE
/'skri:tʃ/
AmE
/'skri:tʃ/

verb - to produce a loud, high and very unpleasant sound

lumberjack
lumberjack - dřevorubec
BrE
/'lʌmbədʒæk/
AmE
/'lʌmbərdʒæk/

noun - a person whose job is to cut down trees

portray
portray - znázornit, zobrazit, zachytit, vyobrazit
BrE
/pɔ:'treɪ/
AmE
/pɔ:r'treɪ/

verb - to represent something (e.g. in a picture, music etc.)

 
fix somebody up with - domluvit někomu schůzku s (kým)
BrE
/ˌfɪks 'ʌp wɪð/
AmE
/ˌfɪks 'ʌp wɪð/

verb - to arrange a date for somebody with somebody else

 
next door - vedle (někoho jako soused)
BrE
/ˌnekst'dɔ:/
AmE
/ˌnekst'dɔ:r/

adverb - living in a flat or house next to somebody

shoelace
shoelace - tkanička do bot, tkanička (do bot)
BrE
/'ʃu:leɪs/
AmE
/'ʃu:leɪs/

noun - a long string that is used to fasten shoes

 
haunt - pronásledovat, jít za (někým)
BrE
/'hɔ:nt/
AmE
/'hɔ:nt/

verb - to follow somebody constantly, esp. without them knowing it

 
set free - osvobodit, vysvobodit, pustit na svobodu
BrE
/ˌset'fri:/
AmE
/ˌset'fri:/

verb - to let something or somebody go (from prison etc.)

 
Portugal - Portugalsko
BrE
/'pɔ:tʃʊgl/
AmE
/'pɔ:rtʃʊgl/

noun - the European country located to the west of Spain

 
disgrace - zneuctít, zostudit
BrE
/dɪs'greɪs/
AmE
/dɪs'greɪs/

verb - to do something that makes people stop respecting you

costly
costly - drahý, nákladný
BrE
/'kɒstli/
AmE
/'kɑ:stli/

adjective - very expensive, usually more than you want to pay