a storm in a teacup - bouře ve sklenici vody (povyk pro nic)
BrE
/ə ˌstɔ:m ɪn ə 'ti:kʌp/
AmE
/ə ˌstɔ:rm ɪn ə 'ti:kʌp/

noun, British English - a situation that seems to be serious when it actually isn't

worn-out
worn-out - opotřebovaný, obnošený, ošoupaný
BrE
/wɔ:n 'aʊt/
AmE
/wɔ:rn 'aʊt/

adjective - can not be longer used because it is old or damaged

 
mind - dát pozor
BrE
/'maɪnd/
AmE
/'maɪnd/

verb - used to tell someone to be careful not to do something

 
plan - plánovat
BrE
/'plæn/
AmE
/'plæn/

verb - to be going to do something, to intend to do something

 
manage - vyžít, vystačit (s něčím)
BrE
/'mænɪdʒ/
AmE
/'mænɪdʒ/

verb - to be able to live without having much money, sleep, etc.

choke
choke - dusit se, udusit, zadusit
BrE
/'tʃəʊk/
AmE
/'tʃoʊk/

verb - to be unable to breathe because of something blocking your throat

belong
belong - patřit, náležet
BrE
/bɪ'lɒŋ/
AmE
/bɪ'lɔ:ŋ/

verb - to be a part of something, to have a place somewhere

 
acute - čárka (diakritické znaménko)
BrE
/ə'kju:t/
AmE
/ə'kju:t/

noun - a diacritic above a vowel specifying how it should be pronounced

 
batch - dávkovat, zpracovávat po dávkách
BrE
/'bætʃ/
AmE
/'bætʃ/

verb - to put things into groups so they can be dealt with

 
obligation - povinnost, závazek
BrE
/ˌɒblɪ'geɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌɑ:blɪ'geɪʃn/

noun - something that has to be done, something that you must do

object
object - namítat, mít námitku, protestovat, nesouhlasit, ozvat se
BrE
/əb'dʒekt/
AmE
/əb'dʒekt/

verb - to be against something, to say that you are against something

suit
suit - slušet, pasovat
BrE
/'su:t/
AmE
/'su:t/

verb - to be right for, to match something in look or appearance

 
miss - zmeškat, propásnout, přijít o
BrE
/'mɪs/
AmE
/'mɪs/

verb - to be too late for something; to fail to go somewhere

 
meddle - míchat se (do něčeho), vměšovat se, plést se
BrE
/'medl/
AmE
/'medl/

verb - to be interested in something that is none of your business

problem
problem - problém
BrE
/'prɒbləm/
AmE
/'prɑ:bləm/

noun - a difficult situation that should be solved or paid attention to