alternate - střídat, střídat se
BrE
/'ɔ:ltəneɪt/
AmE
/'ɔ:ltərneɪt/

verb - to do two or more things in turns (one, then the other, then the first again etc.)

 
test the waters - sondovat terén, testovat situaci
BrE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:təz/
AmE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:t̬əz/

phrase - to find out more about something (a situation etc.)before you do something or continue doing something

 
test the water - sondovat terén, testovat situaci
BrE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:tə/
AmE
/ˌtest ðə'wɔ:t̬ər/

phrase - to find out more about something (a situation etc.)before you do something or continue doing something

manipulative
manipulative - manipulující, manipulativní
BrE
/mə'nɪpjulətɪv/
AmE
/mə'nɪpjələtɪv/

adjective - good at controlling people and making them do what you want, especially by being clever and deceptive

 
rumour has it - říká se (že), povídá se (že)
BrE
/'ru:mə hæz ɪt/
AmE
/'ru:mər hæz ɪt/

phrase - used to express that you have heard something, but you do not know if it is true

break
break - prázdniny
BrE
/'breɪk/
AmE
/'breɪk/

noun - the period of time when you do not go to school and can travel and relax instead

 
malpractice - pracovní nedbalost, pochybení
BrE
/ˌmæl'præktɪs/
AmE
/mæl'præktɪs/

noun - (esp. of a doctor) to do something wrong by not being careful, by doing something illegal etc.

 
sick leave - nemocenská, neschopenka (časové období)
BrE
/'sɪk ˌli:v/
AmE
/'sɪk ˌli:v/

noun - a period of time you do not go to work because of an illness, injury, disease etc.

bounce
bounce - odrazit, odrazit se, odrážet, odrážet se, odskočit
BrE
/'baʊns/
AmE
/'baʊns/

verb - to move quickly up or away from a surface after hitting it or making something do it

exercise
exercise - cvičení (tělesné), cvik
BrE
/'eksəsaɪz/
AmE
/'eksərsaɪz/

noun - a physical or mental activity that you do in order to become better or to keep fit

advice
advice - rada, rady
BrE
/əd'vaɪs/
AmE
/əd'vaɪs/

noun - something that someone tells you in order to help you and show you what you should do



splurge
splurge - rozhazování peněz, vyhazování peněz (za něco)
BrE
/'splɜ:dʒ/
AmE
/'splɜ:rdʒ/

noun, informal - the act of spending a lot of money on something expensive, or something that you do not need

splurge
splurge - utratit hodně peněz, vyhodit spoustu peněz, rozhazovat peníze
BrE
/'splɜ:dʒ/
AmE
/'splɜ:rdʒ/

verb, informal - to spend a lot of money on something that is expensive, or something that you do not need