root and branch - celkově, kompletně, důkladně
BrE
/ˌru:tən'brɑ:ntʃ/
AmE
/ˌru:t̬ən'bræntʃ/

adverb - completely, in a way that doesn't leave anything out

 
fiendish - (ďábelsky) komplikovaný, zapeklitý
BrE
/'fi:ndɪʃ/
AmE
/'fi:ndɪʃ/

adjective, informal - very clever, complicated, difficult, usually in an unpleasant way

 
hold-up - přepadení, loupežné přepadení
BrE
/'həʊldˌʌp/
AmE
/'hoʊldˌʌp/

noun - an armed robbery (such as in a bank etc.)

 
gaudily - křiklavě, extravagantně, okázale
BrE
/'gɔ:dɪli/
AmE
/'gɔ:dɪli/

adverb - in an extravagant way, especially using bright colours etc.

 
tourist class - turistická třída
BrE
/'tʊərɪstˌklɑ:s/
AmE
/'tʊrɪstˌklæs/

noun - the cheaper and less comfortable class in a plane

 
Tokyo - Tokyo
BrE
/'təʊkiəʊ/
AmE
/'toʊkioʊ/

noun - the largest city in Japan, the capital of Japan

 
Sydney - Sydney
BrE
/'sɪdni/
AmE
/'sɪdni/

noun - the largest and the most populous city in Australia

 
jumble - změť
BrE
/'dʒʌmbl/
AmE
/'dʒʌmbl/

noun - a number of things arranged in a confused way

 
ethereal - éterický, nadpozemsky krásný
BrE
/ɪ'θɪəriəl/
AmE
/ɪ'θɪriəl/

adjective, formal - extremely light and beautiful, especially in an unnatural way

 
cottage cheese - tvaroh, přírodní sýr
BrE
/ˌkɒtɪdʒ 'tʃi:z/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:tɪdʒ 'tʃi:z/

noun - creamy white cheese with small thick pieces in it

 
loony - blázen, cvok, hňup
BrE
/'lu:ni/
AmE
/'lu:ni/

noun, informal - someone who behaves in a crazy or stranger way

 
loon - blázen, cvok, hňup
BrE
/'lu:n/
AmE
/'lu:n/

noun, informal - someone who behaves in a crazy or stranger way

 
young adult - adolescent, mladý dospělý
BrE
/ˌjʌŋ 'ædʌlt/
AmE
/ˌjʌŋ ə'dʌlt/

noun - a person in their late teens or early twenties

 
fruitfully - úspěšně
BrE
/'fru:tfəli/
AmE
/'fru:tfəli/

adverb - in a way that produces good and useful results

 
slippage - pokles, úpadek
BrE
/'slɪpɪdʒ/
AmE
/'slɪpɪdʒ/

noun - a reduction in the amount, value, etc. of something