stick up - trčet, tyčit se, stát
BrE
/ˌstɪk'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌstɪk'ʌp/

verb - to be pointed upwards

 
trudge - vléct se, prodírat se
BrE
/'trʌdʒ/
AmE
/'trʌdʒ/

verb - to walk slowly and with difficulty (e.g. though deep snow, mud etc.)

 
chip in - vmísit se do rozhovoru
BrE
/ˌtʃɪp'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌtʃɪp'ɪn/

verb, informal - to interrupt a conversation or discussion by saying something

 
acumen - důvtip, prozíravost, bystrost, talent
BrE
/'ækjʊmən/
AmE
/'ækjʊmən/

noun - the ability to make good decisions quickly

 
cannily - chytře, prozíravě, rozumně
BrE
/'kænɪli/
AmE
/'kænɪli/

adverb - in a smart way

 
canny - chytrý, prozíravý, rozumný
BrE
/'kæni/
AmE
/'kæni/

adjective - smart, making smart decisions

 
uncannily - neobvykle, zvláštně, podivně, nepochopitelně, neuvěřitelně
BrE
/ʌn'kænɪli/
AmE
/ʌn'kænɪli/

adverb - in a way that is strange, unusual, difficult to explain or understand

 
uncanny - neobvyklý, zvláštní, podivný, nepochopitelný, neuvěřitelný
BrE
/ʌn'kæni/
AmE
/ʌn'kæni/

adjective - strange and unusual, difficult to explain or understand

jar
jar - jedno (pivo), sklenice piva
BrE
/'dʒɑ:/
AmE
/'dʒɑ:r/

noun, British English, informal - a glass of beer

 
pronounce - prohlásit
BrE
/prə'naʊns/
AmE
/prə'naʊns/

verb - to announce that something is official, to give an opinion officially

vote
vote - volba, hlasování
BrE
/'vəʊt/
AmE
/'voʊt/

noun - a situation in which people choose something or decide on something (by raising their hand, marking a paper, etc.)

 
vagueness - matnost, nejasnost, nekonkrétnost, vágnost
BrE
/'veɪgnəs/
AmE
/'veɪgnəs/

noun - the state of being not clear or not clearly defined

 
vague - duchem nepřítomný, nesoustředěný, roztěkaný
BrE
/'veɪg/
AmE
/'veɪg/

adjective - absent-minded, not paying attention

 
slouch - hrbit se, mít ohnutá záda
BrE
/'slaʊtʃ/
AmE
/'slaʊtʃ/

verb - to sit, stand or walk with your shoulders rounded and your head bent forward

 
tear - probourat, prorazit, protrhnout
BrE
/'teə/
AmE
/'ter/

verb - to make a hole in a something with force