cheapen - znehodnotit, zhoršit
BrE
/'tʃi:pən/
AmE
/'tʃi:pən/

verb - to make something or someone less important so that people start to respect them less

 
long-life milk - mléko s prodlouženou trvanlivostí
BrE
/'lɒŋ ˌlaɪf mɪlk/
AmE
/'lɒŋ ˌlaɪf mɪlk/

noun - milk that has been heated to a very high temperature in order to last longer

courier
courier - kurýr, poslíček
BrE
/'kʊriə/
AmE
/'kʊriər/

noun - a person or a company whose job is to deliver packages or documents to someone

dismiss
dismiss - zamítnout, zavrhnout, smést ze stolu
BrE
/dɪs'mɪs/
AmE
/dɪs'mɪs/

verb - to decide that someone or something is not important enough for you to think about

 
blackmailing - vydírání
BrE
/'blækmeɪlɪŋ/
AmE
/'blækmeɪlɪŋ/

noun - threatening somebody to do something if they don't do what you want them to do

 
confide - svěřit (se), svěřovat (se)
BrE
/kən'faɪd/
AmE
/kən'faɪd/

verb - to tell someone something private or confidential, to trust someone with something private or confidential

Santa Claus
Santa Claus - Santa Claus
BrE
/'sæntəˌklɔ:z/
AmE
/'sæntəˌklɔ:z/

noun - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the USA)

Santa
Santa - Santa
BrE
/'sæntə/
AmE
/'sænt̬ə/

noun - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the USA)

 
keep in - držet (někoho někde), nepustit (někoho) ven
BrE
/ˌki:p'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌki:p'ɪn/

verb - to make somebody stay in a place, not to allow somebody leave or go home

driveway
driveway - vjezd, přístupová cesta, příjezdová cesta (ke garáži apod.)
BrE
/'draɪvweɪ/
AmE
/'draɪvweɪ/

noun - a short private road leading from the street to a house, to a garage etc.

pig-headed
pig-headed - paličatý, umíněný, tvrdohlavý
BrE
/ˌpɪg'hedɪd/
AmE
/ˌpɪg'hedɪd/

adjective - very stubborn, refusing to change opinion or decisions, not willing to do what people want

 
so be it - budiž, ať, ať se tak stane
BrE
/səʊ 'bi: ɪt/
AmE
/soʊ 'bi: ɪt/

phrase, formal - used to show that you accept the situation and will not try to change it

 
two-faced - falešný, neupřímný, pokrytecký
BrE
/ˌtu:'feɪst/
AmE
/ˌtu:'feɪst/

adjective - not sincere, saying unpleasant things about you to other people while being nice to you

 
belch - říhat, krkat, říhnout si, krknout si
BrE
/'beltʃ/
AmE
/'beltʃ/

verb - to allow air to come out of your stomach with a noise in your throat

 
mime - gestikulovat, hrát beze slov, hrát pantomimu
BrE
/'maɪm/
AmE
/'maɪm/

verb - to act something out without speaking, to express something only with your movements and gestures