stilt - chůda
BrE
/'stɪlt/
AmE
/'stɪlt/

noun - one of the two long poles that can be used to walk high above the ground

 
shelf life - trvanlivost, skladovatelnost (potravin)
BrE
/'ʃelf laɪf/
AmE
/'ʃelf laɪf/

noun - the length of time that a food product can be kept before it goes bad and cannot be consumed

locket
locket - medailon, medailonek, přívěšek
BrE
/'lɒkɪt/
AmE
/'lɑ:kɪt/

noun - a piece of jewellery worn on a chain, it can be opened and a picture can be put inside

lordship
lordship - výsost, milost, veličenstvo (ironicky, posměšně)
BrE
/'lɔ:dʃɪp/
AmE
/'lɔ:rdʃɪp/

noun, British English, informal - used to refer to a man, often ironically, who behaves as if he were very important or expects to be treated with special respect

 
roast - pražit, upražit, pražit se
BrE
/'rəʊst/
AmE
/'roʊst/

verb - to heat nuts or coffee beans quickly to make them dry and give them a particular taste and colour; to be cooked this way

 
estimation - odhad
BrE
/ˌestɪ'meɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌestɪ'meɪʃn/

noun - an opinion or a guess about how much something is going to cost, how big something is going to be etc.

 
convertible - konvertibilní, rozkládací
BrE
/kən'vɜ:təbl/
AmE
/kən'vɜ:rt̬əbl/

adjective - that can be changed for a different purpose

 
a thing or two - něco málo
BrE
/ə 'θɪŋ ɔ: ˌtu:/
AmE
/ə 'θɪŋ ɔ:r ˌtu:/

phrase, informal - some information or knowledge that can be helpful

 
folding - skládací
BrE
/'fəʊldɪŋ/
AmE
/'foʊldɪŋ/

adjective - that can be folded into a smaller size

aloud
aloud - nahlas (slyšitelně)
BrE
/ə'laʊd/
AmE
/ə'laʊd/

adverb - in a way that it can be heard

reliable
reliable - spolehlivý
BrE
/rɪ'laɪəbl/
AmE
/rɪ'laɪəbl/

adjective - one that can be depended on or trusted

dependable
dependable - spolehlivý
BrE
/dɪ'pendəbl/
AmE
/dɪ'pendəbl/

adjective - that can be relied on or trusted, reliable

 
yardstick - měřítko (čeho)
BrE
/'jɑ:dstɪk/
AmE
/'jɑ:rdstɪk/

noun - a measure that can be used for comparison

trustworthy
trustworthy - důvěryhodný, spolehlivý
BrE
/'trʌstˌwɜ:ði/
AmE
/'trʌstˌwɜ:rði/

adjective - one that can be depended on or trusted

 
justification - ospravedlnění, opodstatnění, odůvodnění, oprávnění
BrE
/ˌdʒʌstəfə'keɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌdʒʌstəfə'keɪʃn/

noun - the action of showing something to be right or reasonable; a good reason or explanation for something