masquerade
masquerade - maškarní (ples)
BrE
/ˌmæskə'reɪd/
AmE
/ˌmæskə'reɪd/

noun - a formal dance where people wear unusual costumes and masks over their faces

 
cha-cha - ča-ča
BrE
/'tʃɑ: tʃɑ:/
AmE
/'tʃɑ: tʃɑ:/

noun - a dance from South America

 
mambo - mambo
BrE
/'mæmbəʊ/
AmE
/'mæmboʊ/

noun - a Cuban dance

 
rumba - rumba
BrE
/'rʌmbə/
AmE
/'rʌmbə/

noun - a kind of music and dancing that comes from Cuba

 
foxtrot - foxtrot (tanec)
BrE
/'fɒkstrɒt/
AmE
/'fɑ:kstrɑ:t/

noun - a ballroom dance that combines short quick and slow steps

thickener
thickener - zahušťovadlo, zahušťovací prostředek
BrE
/'θɪkənə/
AmE
/'θɪkənər/

noun - a substance that is used to make a liquid thicker

 
six-foot-tall - šest stop vysoký
BrE
/ˌsɪks fʊt'tɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌsɪks fʊt'tɑ:l/

adjective - six feet in height

 
gadgetry - přístroje, aparáty
BrE
/'gædʒɪtri/
AmE
/'gædʒɪtri/

noun - modern tools and devices (often showing disapproval)

 
insomniac - člověk trpící nespavostí
BrE
/ɪn'sɒmniæk/
AmE
/ɪn'sɑ:mniæk/

noun - a person who cannot fall asleep easily

 
prime - připravit, instruovat, poučit
BrE
/'praɪm/
AmE
/'praɪm/

verb, technical - to prepare someone for a particular situation by giving them essential information

crawfish
crawfish - rak (korýš)
BrE
/'krɔ:fɪʃ/
AmE
/'krɔ:fɪʃ/

noun, American English - an animal that looks like a small lobster that lives in freshwater

crayfish
crayfish - rak (korýš)
BrE
/'kreɪfɪʃ/
AmE
/'kreɪfɪʃ/

noun, British English - an animal that looks like a small lobster that lives in freshwater

 
wrongdoer - provinilec, darebák, pachatel
BrE
/'rɒŋdu:ə/
AmE
/'rɒŋdu:ər/

noun, formal - someone who does something illegal, immoral or dishonest

 
bounce back - dát se dohromady, otřepat se, vzpamatovat se, vzchopit se
BrE
/ˌbaʊns'bæk/
AmE
/ˌbaʊns'bæk/

verb - to feel better or to become successful again after having difficulties

 
bounce - vřítit se, vletět, vrazit (někam), vyřítit se, vyrazit (odněkud)
BrE
/'baʊns/
AmE
/'baʊns/

verb - to move somewhere in a cheerful way, showing you have a lot of energy