mice - myši
BrE
/'maɪs/
AmE
/'maɪs/

noun - plural of 'mouse'

 
in a hurry - ve spěchu
BrE
/'ɪn ˌə 'hʌri/
AmE
/'ɪn ˌə 'hɜ:ri/

phrase - more quickly than usual

 
dimension - rozměr
BrE
/daɪ'menʃn/
AmE
/daɪ'menʃn/

noun - a measurement in space, such as length, width, or height

fashion designer
fashion designer - módní návrhář, návrhářka
BrE
/'fæʃn dɪzaɪnə/
AmE
/'fæʃn dɪzaɪnər/

noun - a person whose job is to design fashionable clothes

 
washing-up - mytí nádobí, umývání nádobí
BrE
/ˌwɒʃɪŋ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌwɑ:ʃɪŋ'ʌp/

noun, British English - the act of washing plates, pots, pans etc.

 
cleaner - čistič, čisticí přípravek, čistidlo
BrE
/'kli:nə/
AmE
/'kli:nər/

noun - a liquid or powder that is used for cleaning things

washing-up liquid
washing-up liquid - prostředek na mytí nádobí
BrE
/ˌwɒʃɪŋ'ʌpˌlɪkwɪd/
AmE
/ˌwɑ:ʃɪŋ'ʌpˌlɪkwɪd/

noun, British English - a thick liquid that is used for washing plates, pot, pans etc.

 
washing liquid - prací gel, tekutý prášek na praní
BrE
/'wɒʃɪŋˌlɪkwɪd/
AmE
/'wɑ:ʃɪŋˌlɪkwɪd/

noun, British English - a liquid that is used in a washing machine to wash clothes

 
dreary - ponurý, chmurný
BrE
/'drɪəri/
AmE
/'drɪri/

adjective - making you feel sad, unhappy

 
brevity - stručnost
BrE
/'brevəti/
AmE
/'brevəti/

noun, formal - using only a few words

incompetent
incompetent - nekompetentní, nezpůsobilý
BrE
/ɪn'kɒmpɪtənt/
AmE
/ɪn'kɑ:mpɪtənt/

adjective - not having the skill to do a job or a task properly

 
astonishment - úžas, ohromení
BrE
/ə'stɒnɪʃmənt/
AmE
/ə'stɑ:nɪʃmənt/

noun - a feeling of great surprise

 
decency - slušnost
BrE
/'di:snsi/
AmE
/'di:snsi/

noun - behavior that is polite, good and shows respect for others

 
homicide - vražda, usmrcení
BrE
/'hɒmɪsaɪd/
AmE
/'hɑ:mɪsaɪd/

noun, American English, formal - the act of killing somebody deliberately

 
transient - pomíjivý, prchavý
BrE
/'trænziənt/
AmE
/'trænʃnt/

adjective, formal - lasting for a short time