asterisk
asterisk - hvězdička (znaménko v textu)
BrE
/'æstərɪsk/
AmE
/'æstərɪsk/

noun - the mark * used in texts

 
flip - listovat (např. v knize)
BrE
/'flɪp/
AmE
/'flɪp/

verb - to turn the pages of a book quickly

 
capitulate - vzdát se (v boji)
BrE
/kə'pɪtʃuleɪt/
AmE
/kə'pɪtʃuleɪt/

verb - to give up fighting and admit your loss

 
houseguest - host, návštěva (v domě)
BrE
/'haʊsgest/
AmE
/'haʊsgest/

noun - a person who comes to your house as a guest

 
footsteps - kroky, šlépěje (v životě)
BrE
/'fʊtsteps/
AmE
/'fʊtsteps/

noun - a family tradition, the way people did something before you

 
passage - pasáž (v textu), úryvek
BrE
/'pæsɪdʒ/
AmE
/'pæsɪdʒ/

noun - a piece of a longer text

 
passage - průchod, ulička (v davu)
BrE
/'pæsɪdʒ/
AmE
/'pæsɪdʒ/

noun - an empty space in a crowd of people or things that allows you to move through them

 
presenter - uvaděč (v televizi), moderátor
BrE
/prɪ'zentə/
AmE
/prɪ'zent̬ər/

noun - a person who introduces a programme on TV or in the radio

 
somewhere down the road - někdy v budoucnu, jednou
BrE
/ˌsʌmweə daʊn ðə 'rəʊd/
AmE
/ˌsʌmwer daʊn ðə 'roʊd/

adverb, American English, informal - used for talking about the future

 
nice - dobrý, v pohodě, příjemný
BrE
/'naɪs/
AmE
/'naɪs/

adjective - good, of good quality

 
midterm - čtvrtletní, v polovině semestru
BrE
/'mɪdtɜ:m/
AmE
/'mɪdtɜ:rm/

adjective - happening in or connected with the middle of a term or semester

 
take further - pokročit, postoupit (v čem)
BrE
/teɪk 'fɜ:ðə/
AmE
/teɪk 'fɜ:rðər/

verb - to take more action, to involve someone at a higher level, to complain to someone at a higher level

 
son - chlapče, synu (v osloveních)
BrE
/'sʌn/
AmE
/'sʌn/

noun, informal - a form of address that is used by an older man to a young man

 
aghast - zděšený, vyděšený, v šoku
BrE
/ə'gɑ:st/
AmE
/ə'gæst/

adjective - filled with fear, horror, etc.

 
high - v opojení, zkouřený, zfetovaný
BrE
/'haɪ/
AmE
/'haɪ/

adjective, informal - very happy, usually after you take a drug