word order - slovosled
BrE
/'wɜ:dˌɔ:də/
AmE
/'wɜ:rdˌɔ:rdər/

noun - the arrangement of words in a phrase, a clause or a sentence

 
cut through - prodrat se (něčím), prosekat se (něčím)
BrE
/'kʌtˌθru:/
AmE
/'kʌtˌθru:/

verb - to manage to deal with something that slows you down or prevents you from progressing

doctor's office
doctor's office - ordinace, ordinace lékaře
BrE
/'dɒktəzˌɒfɪs/
AmE
/'dɑ:ktərzˌɑ:fɪs/

noun, American English - the room or rooms where a doctor works

 
unnaturally - nepřirozeně
BrE
/ʌn'nætʃrəli/
AmE
/ʌn'nætʃərəli/

adverb - differently from what is expected or considered normal

pincushion
pincushion - jehelníček
BrE
/'pɪnˌkʊʃn/
AmE
/'pɪnˌkʊʃn/

noun - a very small fabric pad, filled with soft material, that you use to stick pins in

scatter cushion
scatter cushion - ozdobný polštář, dekorativní polštářek (na pohovku apod.)
BrE
/'skætəˌkʊʃn/
AmE
/'skæt̬ərˌkʊʃn/

noun, British English - a small cushion that you can put on a sofa or other furniture to decorate it

throw pillow
throw pillow - ozdobný polštář, dekorativní polštářek (na pohovku apod.)
BrE
/'θrəʊˌpɪləʊ/
AmE
/'θroʊˌpɪloʊ/

noun, American English - a small cushion that you can put on a sofa or other furniture to decorate it

 
homestay - ubytování v rodině
BrE
/'həʊmsteɪ/
AmE
/'hoʊmsteɪ/

noun - accommodation in the home of a host family, especially for students etc.

 
clear-cut - jasný, zřejmý
BrE
/ˌklɪə'kʌt/
AmE
/ˌklɪr'kʌt/

adjective - clearly seen, definite

 
boiled - vařený
BrE
/'bɔɪld/
AmE
/'bɔɪld/

adjective - cooked in boiling water

 
unrealistic - nerealistický
BrE
/ʌnˌri:ə'lɪstɪk/
AmE
/ʌnˌri:ə'lɪstɪk/

adjective - not showing something as it really is; not assuming things to be as they really are

 
unworkable - neproveditelný, nepraktický
BrE
/ʌn'wɜ:kəbl/
AmE
/ʌn'wɜ:rkəbl/

adjective - not possible to be done successfully

 
workable - proveditelný, praktický
BrE
/'wɜ:kəbl/
AmE
/'wɜ:rkəbl/

adjective - practical, possible to be done

 
works - továrna, průmyslový závod
BrE
/'wɜ:ks/
AmE
/'wɜ:rks/

noun - a factory

scavenger
scavenger - mrchožrout
BrE
/'skævəndʒə/
AmE
/'skævəndʒər/

noun - an animal that eats dead animals