ad lib - improvizovat
BrE
/ˌæd'lɪb/
AmE
/ˌæd'lɪb/

verb - to improvise, to do something without having prepared it in advance

 
officiate - řídit, vést, sloužit
BrE
/ə'fɪʃieɪt/
AmE
/ə'fɪʃieɪt/

verb - to be in charge of an event or to lead it

 
contest - soutěžit, usilovat o vítězství, soupeřit (o něco)
BrE
/kən'test/
AmE
/kən'test/

verb - to take part in a contest and try to win it

 
adapt - přizpůsobit, přizpůsobit se
BrE
/ə'dæpt/
AmE
/ə'dæpt/

verb - to change (something or oneself) to work better in new conditions

 
boss around - poroučet, komandovat, sekýrovat (koho)
BrE
/bɒs ə'raʊnd/
AmE
/bɑ:s ə'raʊnd/

verb, informal - to keep telling someone what to do, in an irritating way

 
touch - schopnost, um, cit (pro co), kouzlo
BrE
/'tʌtʃ/
AmE
/'tʌtʃ/

noun - to have an ability to do something in a particular way

chat
chat - povídat si po internetu, četovat
BrE
/'tʃæt/
AmE
/'tʃæt/

verb - to talk to somebody in an informal way using the internet


airbag
airbag - airbag
BrE
/'eəbæg/
AmE
/'erbæg/

noun - a safety device in a car designed to fill in rapidly with air in the event of a collision

mileometer
mileometer - počítač ujetých kilometrů, kilometrovník, počítadlo ujetých kilometrů
BrE
/maɪ'lɒmɪtə/
AmE
/maɪ'lɑ:mət̬ər/

noun, British English - a device in a vehicle used to measure the distance traveled (esp. in miles)

 
contend - tvrdit, prohlašovat
BrE
/kən'tend/
AmE
/kən'tend/

verb, formal - to state or argue something strongly, especially in a formal context or in disagreement

 
buy into - ztotožňovat se s, souhlasit s
BrE
/ˌbaɪ'ɪntə/
AmE
/ˌbaɪ'ɪntə/

verb, informal - to accept or believe in an idea that many other people also believe in

boil
boil - vařit (ve vodě)
BrE
/'bɔɪl/
AmE
/'bɔɪl/

verb - to cook in water that is so hot that there are bubbles in it

 
hysterical - hysterický, nepříčetný
BrE
/hɪ'sterɪkl/
AmE
/hɪ'sterɪkl/

adjective - being in a state in which you are unable to control your strong emotions

 
the Loch Ness Monster - Lochnesská příšera, Lochneska
BrE
/ðə lɒknes'mɒnstə/
AmE
/ðə lɑ:knes'mɑ:nstər/

noun - a mythical creature said to live in the Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands