increment - přírůstek, nárůst, zvýšení
BrE
/'ɪŋkrəmənt/
AmE
/'ɪŋkrəmənt/

noun - an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale

pompous
pompous - nadutý, nabubřelý, nafoukaný
BrE
/'pɒmpəs/
AmE
/'pɑ:mpəs/

adjective - displaying an exaggerated sense of dignity or importance

 
in the know - zasvěcený, znalý, mající informace (které ostatní nemají)
BrE
/ˌɪnðə'nəʊ/
AmE
/ˌɪnðə'noʊ/

adverb, informal - having more information about something than other people

 
galley - kuchyňka, kuchyň (v letadle, na lodi)
BrE
/'gæli/
AmE
/'gæli/

noun - a kitchen or kitchenette on a ship or plane

bus driver
bus driver - řidič autobusu
BrE
/'bʌsˌdraɪvə/
AmE
/'bʌsˌdraɪvər/

noun - a person whose job is to drive a bus

 
vet - lustrovat, prověřit, prověřovat, zkontrolovat, kontrolovat
BrE
/'vet/
AmE
/'vet/

verb - to check something carefully, to check someone's past carefully

 
unhinged - vyšinutý, pomatený, nepříčetný
BrE
/ʌn'hɪndʒd/
AmE
/ʌn'hɪndʒd/

adjective, informal - mentally unstable, mentally ill or behaving erratically

 
lewd - oplzlý, neslušný, lascivní
BrE
/'lu:d/
AmE
/'lu:d/

adjective - displaying or suggesting sexual content or behaviour in an explicit or vulgar way

 
build castles in the air - stavět vzdušné zámky
BrE
/ˌbɪld'kɑ:slz ɪnði'eə/
AmE
/ˌbɪld'kæslz ɪnði'er/

verb - to create unrealistic or impractical plans or daydreams that are unlikely to become a reality

 
liquidate - odstranit, zlikvidovat (fyzicky)
BrE
/'lɪkwɪdeɪt/
AmE
/'lɪkwɪdeɪt/

verb - to remove or destroy something that causes problems

 
liquidate - splatit, vyrovnat (dluhy)
BrE
/'lɪkwɪdeɪt/
AmE
/'lɪkwɪdeɪt/

verb, technical - to pay a debt

 
liquidate - provést likvidaci (firmy), zrušit (firmu)
BrE
/'lɪkwɪdeɪt/
AmE
/'lɪkwɪdeɪt/

verb, technical - to close down a company or business and sell everything it owned, usually in order to pay its debts

 
moreish - strašně dobrý (o jídle a pití)
BrE
/'mɔ:rɪʃ/
AmE
/'mɔ:rɪʃ/

adjective, British English, informal - extremely tasty, making you want to have more and more of it

aromatic
aromatic - vonný, aromatický
BrE
/ˌærə'mætɪk/
AmE
/ˌærə'mætɪk/

adjective - having a pleasant smell that is quite noticeable

air mattress
air mattress - nafukovací matrace, nafukovací lehátko
BrE
/'eəˌmætrəs/
AmE
/'erˌmætrəs/

noun - a kind of mattress filled with air that you can put on water and lie on it or use it as a bed