warily - opatrně, obezřetně, ostražitě
BrE
/'weərəli/
AmE
/'werəli/

adverb - in a cautious way

improvise
improvise - improvizovat
BrE
/'ɪmprəvaɪz/
AmE
/'ɪmprəvaɪz/

verb - to do something without preparation

 
play by ear - hrát z hlavy, hrát podle sluchu (bez not)
BrE
/pleɪ baɪ 'ɪə/
AmE
/pleɪ baɪ 'ɪr/

verb - to play music without reading sheet music

 
telephone pole - telegrafní sloup, telefonní sloup
BrE
/'teləfəʊn ˌpəʊl/
AmE
/'teləfoʊn ˌpoʊl/

noun, American English - a tall wooden pole that carries telephone and telegraph wires

 
telegraph - telegraf
BrE
/'teləgrɑ:f/
AmE
/'teləgræf/

noun - an old-fashioned way of sending messages

telegraph pole
telegraph pole - telegrafní sloup, telefonní sloup
BrE
/'teləgrɑ:f 'pəʊl/
AmE
/'teləgræf 'poʊl/

noun, British English - a tall wooden pole that carries telephone and telegraph wires

 
high-heeled - na vysokých podpatcích, s vysokými podpatky
BrE
/ˌhaɪ'hi:ld/
AmE
/ˌhaɪ'hi:ld/

adjective - (of shoes) having high heels

 
polyester - polyester (materiál)
BrE
/ˌpɒlɪ'estə/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:lɪ'estər/

noun - artificial cloth that is often used to make clothes

walking stick
walking stick - vycházková hůl
BrE
/'wɔ:kɪŋ stɪk/
AmE
/'wɔ:kɪŋ stɪk/

noun - a stick that you carry with you when walking and use as a support

 
brother - bratr (člen bratrstva)
BrE
/'brʌðə/
AmE
/'brʌðər/

noun - a member of a brotherhood

criterion
criterion - kritérium
BrE
/kraɪ'tɪəriən/
AmE
/kraɪ'tɪriən/

noun - a standard you use to judge or decide something

 
stretch - úsek země, pás země
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

noun - an area of land

stretch
stretch - protažení, protažení se
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

noun - the act of straightening your body or a part of your body e.g. as an excercise etc.

 
ease - lehkost, snadnost, jednoduchost
BrE
/'i:z/
AmE
/'i:z/

noun - the lack of difficulty, simplicity, the lack of effort

desert island
desert island - pustý ostrov, opuštěný ostrov
BrE
/ˌdezət'aɪlənd/
AmE
/ˌdezərt'aɪlənd/

noun - a tropical island where no one lives