badly - vážně
BrE
/'bædli/
AmE
/'bædli/

adverb - in a serious way, in a bad way

 
buoyantly - prosperujícím způsobem, rostoucím způsobem
BrE
/'bɔɪəntli/
AmE
/'bu:jəntli/

adverb - (in connection with economy) prosperously, in agrowing manner

 
hold out - podat, napřáhnout (ruku ap.)
BrE
/'həʊld aʊt/
AmE
/'həʊld aʊt/

verb - to put your hand or something in your hand towards someone, for example, to shake hands with the person

 
detain - zadržet (na policií ap.)
BrE
/dɪ'teɪn/
AmE
/dɪ'teɪn/

verb - to force someone to stay in an official place, such as a prison, a police station or a hospital

 
surcharge - příplatek
BrE
/'sɜ:tʃɑ:dʒ/
AmE
/'sɜ:rtʃɑ:rdʒ/

noun - an extra amount of money that you have to pay in addition to the usual amount paid for something

cheer
cheer - jásat, povzbuzovat, fandit
BrE
/'tʃɪə/
AmE
/'tʃɪr/

verb - to express your happiness in a loud way, to support a sports team or a sportsman by loud noise

 
rig - našvindlovat, zmanipulovat
BrE
/'rɪg/
AmE
/'rɪg/

verb - to influence something (a competition, election, etc.) in a dishonest way to achieve the kind of result you want

poker
poker - pohrabáč
BrE
/'pəʊkə/
AmE
/'poʊkər/

noun - a long metal instrument used to move the coal or wood in a fire (to make it burn better)

missionary
missionary - misionář
BrE
/'mɪʃənri/
AmE
/'mɪʃəneri/

noun - a person whose job is to convert people to his/her religion, especially in a different country and culture



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out of the woods
out of the woods - z nejhoršího venku
BrE
/ˌaʊt əv ðə 'wʊdz/
AmE
/ˌaʊt əv ðə 'wʊdz/

adverb - not in danger anymore, not in a difficult situation anymore, not in trouble anymore

 
squire - statkář, velkostatkář, zeman
BrE
/'skwaɪə/
AmE
/'skwaɪər/

noun - a man who owned land in a particular area (in England in the past)

shortcake
shortcake - máslové sušenky, čajové pečivo
BrE
/'ʃɔ:tkeɪk/
AmE
/'ʃɔ:rtkeɪk/

noun, British English - a type of rich biscuit or cookie, similar to shortbread, made from a dough high in fat content, resulting in a crumbly texture