sew up - zajistit si (dohodu, kontrakt, vítězství apod.)
BrE
/ˌsəʊ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌsoʊ'ʌp/

verb, informal - to manage to arrange a business agreement or plan

 
acoustically - akusticky
BrE
/ə'ku:stɪkli/
AmE
/ə'ku:stɪkli/

adverb - in a way connected with the sense of hearing, with sounds etc.

 
acoustic - akustický
BrE
/ə'ku:stɪk/
AmE
/ə'ku:stɪk/

adjective - connected with the sense of hearing

 
ergonomics - ergonomie
BrE
/ˌɜ:gə'nɒmɪks/
AmE
/ˌɜ:rgə'nɑ:mɪks/

noun - the scientific study of designing objects, systems, and environments that are safe, comfortable, and efficient for people to use

telling-off
telling-off - vynadání, vyhubování, kartáč
BrE
/ˌtelɪŋ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌtelɪŋ'ɑ:f/

noun, British English, informal - the act of speaking angrily to somebody who has done something bad or wrong

 
sightly - vzhledný, pohledný
BrE
/'saɪtli/
AmE
/'saɪtli/

adjective, literary - pleasant to look at

 
previous to - před (čím)
BrE
/'pri:viəs tʊ/
AmE
/'pri:viəs tʊ/

preposition - before (something)

 
previously - dříve, předtím
BrE
/'pri:viəsli/
AmE
/'pri:viəsli/

adverb - at an earlier time

 
mossy - mechovitý, obrostlý mechem
BrE
/'mɒsi/
AmE
/'mɑ:si/

adjective - covered with moss

bauble
bauble - laciná ozdoba, cetka, tretka
BrE
/'bɔ:bl/
AmE
/'bɔ:bl/

noun - a piece of cheap jewellery

 
roll up - stočit, srolovat
BrE
/ˌrəʊl'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌroʊl'ʌp/

verb - to make something into the shape of a tube

 
unroll - rozbalit, rozbalit se, rozvinout, rozvinout se
BrE
/ʌn'rəʊl/
AmE
/ʌn'roʊl/

verb - to open or unwind something that has been rolled up so that it becomes flat

Christmas cracker
Christmas cracker - vánoční petarda, vánoční rachejtle
BrE
/ˌkrɪsməs 'krækə/
AmE
/ˌkrɪsməs 'krækər/

noun - a festive paper tube with a surprise inside, pulled open with a snap during Christmas celebrations

tassel
tassel - střapec (např. na koberci, na závěsu)
BrE
/'tæsl/
AmE
/'tæsl/

noun - a hanging bunch of threads attached to something, it is often used for decoration

 
fryer - fritéza, fritovací hrnec
BrE
/'fraɪə/
AmE
/'fraɪər/

noun - a kitchen appliance in which you cook food in a lot of oil