gargoyle - chrlič (na střeše)
BrE
/'gɑ:gɔɪl/
AmE
/'gɑ:rgɔɪl/

noun - a stone figure of a person or an animal which carries rain water from the roof of an old building

 
turn tail - vzít nohy na ramena, vzít do zaječích
BrE
/ˌtɜ:n'teɪl/
AmE
/ˌtɜ:rn'teɪl/

verb - to run away from a dangerous situation

 
with tail between legs - jako zpráskaný pes
BrE
/ˌwɪð'teɪl bɪˌtwi:n'legz/
AmE
/ˌwɪð'teɪl bɪˌtwi:n'legz/

adverb - with shame

 
chase tails - nehnout se z místa, točit se v kruzích
BrE
/ˌeɪs'teɪlz/
AmE
/ˌeɪs'teɪlz/

verb - not to accomplish anything in spite of working hard

 
on someone's tail - za zadkem
BrE
/ɒnˌsʌmwʌnz'teɪl/
AmE
/ɑ:nˌsʌmwʌnz'teɪl/

adverb - directly behind somebody

 
pigtails - culíky, copánky
BrE
/'pɪgteɪlz/
AmE
/'pɪgteɪlz/

noun - two tied or braided bunches of hair worn at the sides

 
tailless - bezocasý, bez ocasu
BrE
/'teɪlləs/
AmE
/'teɪlləs/

adjective - not having a tail

 
tail - sledovat, následovat
BrE
/'teɪl/
AmE
/'teɪl/

verb - to follow somebody very closely

 
soak off - odmočit
BrE
/ˌsəʊk 'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌsəʊk 'ɑ:f/

verb - to remove something, usually a sticker or a label, by leaving it in water for some time

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

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

Advent
Advent - advent (náb.)
BrE
/'ædvent/
AmE
/'ædvent/

noun - (relig.) the period of 4 weeks before Christmas

fragrance
fragrance - vůně, voňavka, parfém
BrE
/'freɪgrəns/
AmE
/'freɪgrəns/

noun - a liquid that you put on your skin to smell nice

 
nugget - medailonek, kousek, nugeta (např. kuřete)
BrE
/'nʌgɪt/
AmE
/'nʌgɪt/

noun - a small piece of some types of food (e.g. chicken)

 
nugget - valoun, valounek, nuget (např. zlata)
BrE
/'nʌgɪt/
AmE
/'nʌgɪt/

noun - a small rough piece of a valuable metal (e.g. gold)

drag queen
drag queen - travestita
BrE
/'drægˌkwi:n/
AmE
/'drægˌkwi:n/

noun - a performer that dresses up and acts like the opposite gender