except - kromě toho že, až na to že, jenže
BrE
/ɪk'sept/
AmE
/ɪk'sept/

conjunction - apart from the fact that

 
whereabouts - kde asi, kde zhruba
BrE
/ˌweərə'baʊts/
AmE
/ˌwerə'baʊts/

adverb - the word we use to ask about the general location of something

 
IOU - dlužní úpis
BrE
/ˌaɪ əʊ 'ju:/
AmE
/ˌaɪ oʊ 'ju:/

noun, informal - a note or document that acknowledges the existence of a debt (abbreviation for 'I owe you')

 
owe - vděčit, děkovat, moci děkovat
BrE
/'əʊ/
AmE
/'oʊ/

verb - to achieve something, because someone helped you or did something for you

 
owe - dlužit, být zavázán, být vděčný
BrE
/'əʊ/
AmE
/'oʊ/

verb - to feel the need to do something for someone, because they have done something for you too

 
flatcar - plošinový vůz (na železnici)
BrE
/'flætkɑ:/
AmE
/'flætkɑ:r/

noun - a railway carriage without a roof or sides that is used for carrying goods, especially wood

 
colour - poznamenat, ovlivnit, negativně ovlivnit
BrE
/'kʌlə/
AmE
/'kʌlər/

verb - to affect something in a negative way

 
come on - začít hrát (např. píseň v rádiu)
BrE
/ˌkʌm'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌkʌm'ɑ:n/

verb - to start to play (such as a song on the radio)

 
talk your way out of - vykroutit se (z něčeho), vymluvit se (z něčeho)
BrE
/ˌtɔ:k jəweɪ 'aʊtəv/
AmE
/ˌtɑ:k jərweɪ 'aʊt̬əv/

verb - to escape from a difficult situation by giving excuses, explanations, reasons etc.

speeding ticket
speeding ticket - pokuta za rychlou jízdu, pokuta za překročení povolené rychlosti
BrE
/'spi:dɪŋˌtɪkɪt/
AmE
/'spi:dɪŋˌtɪkɪt/

noun - the fine you have to pay if you are caught driving faster than the speed limit

 
no end - spousta, ohromné množství
BrE
/ˌnəʊ'end/
AmE
/ˌnoʊ'end/

determiner, informal - a lot (of something)

 
spread out - rozprostřít (se), rozprostírat (se), rozestoupit (se)
BrE
/ˌspred'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌspred'aʊt/

verb - to cover a larger area by moving further away from one another

plain clothes
plain clothes - civilní oblečení, civil
BrE
/ˌpleɪn'kləʊz/
AmE
/ˌpleɪn'kloʊz/

noun - regular clothes that police officers wear instead of a uniform if they don't want people to know that they are police officers

 
plain - jasný, srozumitelný
BrE
/'pleɪn/
AmE
/'pleɪn/

adjective - clear, understandable, easy to understand

 
kid sister - malá sestra
BrE
/ˌkɪd'sɪstə/
AmE
/ˌkɪd'sɪstər/

noun, informal - someone's younger sister