jobbing - na volné noze, nezávislý
BrE
/'dʒɒbɪŋ/
AmE
/'dʒɑ:bɪŋ/

adjective, British English - working for different companies or different people, not having a regular job

 
light - světlo na semaforu, semafor
BrE
/'laɪt/
AmE
/'laɪt/

noun - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet using green for go and red for stop

keyring
keyring - kroužek na klíče, klíčenka
BrE
/'ki:ˌrɪŋ/
AmE
/'ki:ˌrɪŋ/

noun - a metal ring that holds keys together

 
bring forward - přesunout na dřívější čas
BrE
/ˌbrɪŋ 'fɔ:wəd/
AmE
/ˌbrɪŋ 'fɔ:rwərd/

verb - to change the time or date of something so that it happens earlier than planned

 
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

 
check-in desk - odbavovací přepážka (na letišti)
BrE
/'tʃekɪn ˌdesk/
AmE
/'tʃekɪn ˌdesk/

noun - a place at the airport where you show your ticket and get other instructions

windsurf
windsurf - windsurfovat, jezdit na windsurfu
BrE
/'wɪdsɜ:f/
AmE
/'wɪdsɜ:rf/

verb - to sail across water, standing on a special board and holding a large sail

 
at hand - nedaleký, blízký, na dosah
BrE
/æt'hænd/
AmE
/æt'hænd/

adjective - not distant

 
reel - navinout, natočit na naviják
BrE
/'ri:l/
AmE
/'ri:l/

verb - wind some wire, thread, rope etc. on kind of a round object

 
ask after - ptát se na (někoho)
BrE
/ˌɑ:sk'ɑ:ftə/
AmE
/ˌæsk'æftər/

verb, British English - to ask how somebody is doing

 
check off - odškrtnout si (na seznamu)
BrE
/ˌtʃek'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌtʃek'ɑ:f/

verb - to place a mark next to an item on a list to indicate that it has been done, bought, finished, dealt with etc.

stomach
stomach - mít žaludek na něco
BrE
/'stʌmək/
AmE
/'stʌmək/

verb - to be able to accept something unpleasant

put on weight
put on weight - ztloustnout, přibrat na váze
BrE
/ˌpʊtɒn'weɪt/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬ɑ:n'weɪt/

verb - to become fat

 
poach - pytlačit, lovit na černo
BrE
/'pəʊtʃ/
AmE
/'poʊtʃ/

verb - to hunt or catch animals illegally, without permission

 
rip up - roztrhat, rozškubat (na kusy)
BrE
/rɪp 'ʌp/
AmE
/rɪp 'ʌp/

verb - to tear something into small pieces