unselfishness - nesobeckost
BrE
/ʌn'selfɪʃnəs/
AmE
/ʌn'selfɪʃnəs/

noun - (human quality) not thinking only about himself/herself, but also about other people or their needs

diet
diet - držet dietu
BrE
/'daɪət/
AmE
/'daɪət/

verb - to eat only some kinds of food because you are ill or trying to lose weight

 
in-joke - vtip jen pro zasvěcené
BrE
/'ɪnˌdʒəʊk/
AmE

noun - a joke that only certain people will find funny (e.g. people of the same profession etc.)

ukulele
ukulele - ukulele
BrE
/ˌju:kə'leɪli/
AmE
/ˌju:kə'leɪli/

noun - a small instrument similar to a guitar, it only has four strings and comes from Hawaii

king
king - král (v šachu)
BrE
/'kɪŋ/
AmE
/'kɪŋ/

noun - the most important chesspiece, it can move in all directions, only one square at a time

 
detox - detoxikovat, odstranit škodlivé látky
BrE
/'di:ˌtɒks/
AmE
/'di:ˌtɑ:ks/

verb, informal - to remove harmful substances from your body by eating only healthy foods to improve your health

 
shade - odstín, druh (např. pravdy)
BrE
/'ʃeɪd/
AmE
/'ʃeɪd/

noun - a form of something that is only slightly different from other forms of the same thing

take to
take to - oblíbit si (co), najít zalíbení v (čem)
BrE
/'teɪk tʊ/
AmE
/'teɪk tʊ/

verb - to start liking someone or something, especially after thinking about them for only a short time

back-up
back-up - posila, podpora, záloha, náhradník, pomoc
BrE
/'bækʌp/
AmE
/'bækʌp/

noun - additional support, help, or reinforcements ready to assist or available if needed

 
would - pomocné sloveso pro opakované děje v minulosti
BrE
/'wʊd/
AmE
/'wʊd/

verb - the auxiliary verb that we use if someone USED TO DO something

 
strict - přísný
BrE
/'strɪkt/
AmE
/'strɪkt/

adjective - not letting people disobey rules etc. and punish them if they do

inspector
inspector - inspektor
BrE
/ɪn'spektə/
AmE
/ɪn'spektər/

noun - a person whose job is to check if something is working correctly

 
squeal - kvílet, kňučet, zaskřípat, zavrzat, skřípat, vrzat
BrE
/'skwi:l/
AmE
/'skwi:l/

verb - to make a high loud noise as if in pain or fear

 
catch - pochytit, postřehnout, rozumět
BrE
/'kætʃ/
AmE
/'kætʃ/

verb - to understand what was said, especially if it was said too quickly

 
writhe - kroutit se, svíjet se
BrE
/'raɪð/
AmE
/'raɪð/

verb - to move in a twisting way, as if you were in pain