workable - proveditelný, praktický
BrE
/'wɜ:kəbl/
AmE
/'wɜ:rkəbl/

adjective - practical, possible to be done

 
works - továrna, průmyslový závod
BrE
/'wɜ:ks/
AmE
/'wɜ:rks/

noun - a factory

scavenger
scavenger - mrchožrout
BrE
/'skævəndʒə/
AmE
/'skævəndʒər/

noun - an animal that eats dead animals

 
scavenge - hledat jídlo, pátrat po žrádle, hledat zbytky (k jídlu)
BrE
/'skævəndʒ/
AmE
/'skævəndʒ/

verb - to try to find food to eat, especially something that has been left over

 
scavenge - hledat odpadky, vybírat odpadky
BrE
/'skævəndʒ/
AmE
/'skævəndʒ/

verb - to collect things you can use or eat, especially if they have been thrown away

 
Easter egg hunt - hledání velikonočních vajíček
BrE
/'i:stəregˌhʌnt/
AmE
/'i:stəregˌhʌnt/

noun - a traditional Easter activity in which children are trying to find eggs hidden in the garden etc.

 
overworked - přepracovaný
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'wɜ:kt/
AmE
/ˌəʊvər'wɜ:rkt/

adjective - working too hard, exhausted by too much work

 
overwork - přepracovat, přepracovat se
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'wɜ:k/
AmE
/ˌəʊvər'wɜ:rk/

verb - to work too hard, to make somebody work too hard

 
rework - přepracovat
BrE
/ˌri:'wɜ:k/
AmE
/ˌri:'wɜ:rk/

verb - to improve something, especially a piece of writing, a song etc.

 
split second - okamžik, vteřina, zlomek vteřiny
BrE
/ˌsplɪt'sekənd/
AmE
/ˌsplɪt'sekənd/

noun - a very short time

 
abattoir - jatka
BrE
/'æbətwɑ:/
AmE
/'æbətwɑ:r/

noun, British English - slaughterhouse, a building where animals are killed for their meat

 
fusty - zatuchlý
BrE
/'fʌsti/
AmE
/'fʌsti/

adjective - smelling unpleasant (old, slightly wet)

 
piffle - nesmysly, žvásty
BrE
/'pɪfl/
AmE
/'pɪfl/

noun, dated - ideas or statements that are nonsense

 
cupidity - chamtivost
BrE
/kjʊ:'pɪdəti/
AmE
/kjʊ:'pɪdəti/

noun - a greedy desire for wealth, power, possessions

 
indispensable - nepostradatelný
BrE
/ˌɪndɪ'spensəbl/
AmE
/ˌɪndɪ'spensəbl/

adjective - someone/something that is essential, other people can hardly manage without them