implore
implore - zapřísahat, žadonit, naléhavě prosit, úpěnlivě žádat
BrE
/ɪm'plɔ:/
AmE
/ɪm'plɔ:r/

verb, formal - to beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something; to plead with great emotion or urgency

parking
parking - parkování
BrE
/'pɑ:kɪŋ/
AmE
/'pɑ:rkɪŋ/

noun - the act of stopping and leaving your car somewhere or the place where you do this

 
press the right buttons - uhodit na správnou strunu, zařídit se podle situace (k dosažení svého)
BrE
/ˌpres ðəraɪt'bʌtnz/
AmE
/ˌpres ðəraɪt'bʌtnz/

verb, British English, informal - to do exactly what is needed to get what you want, often in a clever way

 
push the right buttons - uhodit na správnou strunu, zařídit se podle situace (k dosažení svého)
BrE
/ˌpʊʃ ðəraɪt'bʌtnz/
AmE
/ˌpʊʃ ðəraɪt'bʌtnz/

verb, informal - to do exactly what is needed to get what you want, often in a clever way

 
howling - vyjící, kvílející, úpějící
BrE
/'haʊlɪŋ/
AmE
/'haʊlɪŋ/

adjective - making a long, loud sound, e.g. dogs and wolves do it to communicate with each other

 
half-sister - sestra (mající společného jen jednoho rodiče)
BrE
/'hɑ:fˌsɪstə/
AmE
/'hæfˌsɪstər/

noun - a girl/woman who has the same mother or father as you do (but not both)

 
disobedience - neposlušnost
BrE
/ˌdɪsə'bi:diəns/
AmE
/ˌdɪsə'bi:diəns/

noun - the act of not doing what you are told or what you are expected to do

 
hedge - pojistit se, ochránit se (před něčím)
BrE
/'hedʒ/
AmE
/'hedʒ/

verb - to do something to protect yourself from something unpleasant that might affect you, especially losing money

 
humanist - humanista
BrE
/'hju:mənɪst/
AmE
/'hju:mənɪst/

noun - a person who believes that people do not need a religion to satisfy their emotional needs

 
leave - dovolená
BrE
/'li:v/
AmE
/'li:v/

noun - the time when you do not go to work, e.g. because you have a baby etc.

cynical
cynical - cynický
BrE
/'sɪnɪkl/
AmE
/'sɪnɪkl/

adjective - believing that people are only interested in themselves and do things only for their own good

supermarket
supermarket - supermarket, market
BrE
/'su:pəmɑ:kɪt/
AmE
/'su:pərmɑ:rkɪt/

noun - A large shop where you can do your shopping and pay at a check-out point

sport
sport - sport
BrE
/'spɔ:t/
AmE
/'spɔ:rt/

noun - an activity or a game that you do for excercise or fun, e.g football, swimming, etc.

 
retaliation - odplata, pomsta
BrE
/rɪˌtæli'eɪʃn/
AmE
/rɪˌtæli'eɪʃn/

noun - revenge, something you do in order to harm or hurt someone because they have hurt you

 
instructor - instruktor
BrE
/ɪn'strʌktə/
AmE
/ɪn'strʌktər/

noun - a person whose job is to teach somebody how to do something (usually a sport etc.)