about time - nejvyšší čas
BrE
/əˌbaʊt'taɪm/
AmE
/əˌbaʊt'taɪm/

phrase - a moment when something should not be put off any longer, when something should be done

 
high time - nejvyšší čas
BrE
/ˌhaɪ'taɪm/
AmE
/ˌhaɪ'taɪm/

phrase - a moment when something should not be put off any longer, when something should be done

catch
catch - stihnout (autobus apod.)
BrE
/'kætʃ/
AmE
/'kætʃ/

verb - to be there in time for a bus or train etc; not to be too late

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gangway - nástupní můstek (u lodě), lodní lávka
BrE
/'gæŋweɪ/
AmE
/'gæŋweɪ/

noun - a board or a small bridge between the side of a ship and the shore for people to walk on

balance
balance - zůstatek (účtu), dlužná částka
BrE
/'bæləns/
AmE
/'bæləns/

noun - the amount of money left in your account, the amount of many that you owe on your credit card etc.

 
banister - zábradlí
BrE
/'bænɪstə/
AmE
/'bænɪstər/

noun - a structure on the side of stairs that you can hold onto when you walk up and down the stairs

arabesque
arabesque - arabeska
BrE
/ærə'besk/
AmE
/ærə'besk/

noun - a ballet pose in which the dancer is standing on one leg and the other leg stretches straight behind him

louse
louse - veš
BrE
/'laʊs/
AmE
/'laʊs/

noun - a small insect that feeds on the blood of people and animals, esp. the one that lives in people's hair

fur
fur - kožešina
BrE
/'fɜ:/
AmE
/'fɜ:r/

noun - the skin of a dead animal with the hair still on it that is usually used to make coats etc.

 
pixel - pixel
BrE
/'pɪksl/
AmE
/'pɪksl/

noun - any of the smallest unit of an image on a computer or television screen, which together form the whole image

 
turntable - gramofon, talíř gramofonu
BrE
/'tɜ:nteɪbl/
AmE
/'tɜ:nteɪbl/

noun - a record player, the rotating platform on a record player where vinyl records are placed

partridge
partridge - koroptev, křepelka
BrE
/'pɑ:trɪdʒ/
AmE
/'pɑ:rtrɪdʒ/

noun - a small, fat bird that lives on the ground and is often hunted for food

 
litter - pohazovat odpadky, znečistit odpadky
BrE
/'lɪtə/
AmE
/'lɪt̬ər/

verb - to leave cans, bottles, waste paper etc. on the ground, usually in a public place