hardwood - tvrdé dřevo
BrE
/'hɑ:dwʊd/
AmE
/'hɑ:rdwʊd/

noun - strong heavy wood that is used for making furniture and floors

 
hand-held - ruční, do ruky (např. přístroj)
BrE
/ˌhænd'held/
AmE
/ˌhænd'held/

adjective - small enough to fit in one's hand when being used

 
new broom - nový člověk, nová krev ve vedení (často dělající velké změny)
BrE
/ˌnju: 'bru:m/
AmE
/ˌnu: 'bru:m/

noun - someone who has just started working for a company or organization, usually in a senior position, and makes many changes

 
soak - namočení, naložení, nasáknutí
BrE
/'səʊk/
AmE
/'soʊk/

noun - the act of leaving something in liquid so that it becomes completely wet

soak
soak - promoknout, nasáknout, promočit
BrE
/'səʊk/
AmE
/'soʊk/

verb - to make something or someone completely wet

 
manicurist - manikér, manikérka
BrE
/'mænɪkjʊərɪst/
AmE
/'mænɪkjʊrɪst/

noun - a person whose job is to cut and polish someone's nails and take care of their hands

 
highlights - melír, melírované vlasy
BrE
/'haɪlaɪts/
AmE
/'haɪlaɪts/

noun - a hairstyle with strips of hair that are lighter than the rest

 
grotesque - groteska (uměl.)
BrE
/grəʊ'tesk/
AmE
/groʊ'tesk/

noun - a type of painting or sculpture that uses fantastic elements

sedan
sedan - sedan (typ automobilu)
BrE
/sɪ'dæn/
AmE
/sɪ'dæn/

noun, American English - a car with a boot that is separated from the place where the people sit

saloon
saloon - sedan (typ automobilu)
BrE
/sə'lu:n/
AmE
/sə'lu:n/

noun, British English - a car with a boot that is separated from the place where the people sit

 
premier - přední, nejlepší, nejdůležitější
BrE
/'premiə/
AmE
/prɪ'mɪr/

adjective - best, most successful, most important

 
grotesqueness - zrůdnost, bizarnost
BrE
/grəʊ'tesknəs/
AmE
/groʊ'tesknəs/

noun - the quality of being extremely ugly, repuslive or shocking

 
grotesquely - zrůdně, bizarně
BrE
/grəʊ'teskli/
AmE
/groʊ'teskli/

adverb - in an extremely ugly, repulsive or shocking way

 
grotesque - šokující
BrE
/grəʊ'tesk/
AmE
/groʊ'tesk/

adjective - shockingly wrong, bizarre

setting
setting - prostředí (příběhu), umístění (příběhu), zasazení (v čase či místě)
BrE
/'setɪŋ/
AmE
/'set̬ɪŋ/

noun - the time and place in which a story, a novel, a movie etc. takes place