hosiery - punčochové zboží
BrE
/'həʊzjəri/
AmE
/'hoʊzəri/

noun - a general word for tights and socks

hose
hose - postříkat hadicí
BrE
/'həʊz/
AmE
/'hoʊz/

verb - to pour water on something using a hose

aftermath
aftermath - následky, situace (po něčem), důsledky
BrE
/'ɑ:ftəmɑ:θ/
AmE
/'æftərmæθ/

noun - the situation after something bad has happened (e.g. a disaster, war etc.)

as the crow flies
as the crow flies - vzdušnou čarou
BrE
/əz ðə 'krəʊ ˌflaɪz/
AmE
/əz ðə 'kroʊ ˌflaɪz/

adverb - in a straight line (the actual distance between two places)

 
jiff - moment, chvilka, okamžik, okamžíček
BrE
/'dʒɪf/
AmE
/'dʒɪf/

noun, informal - a very short time, a moment

jiffy
jiffy - moment, chvilka, okamžik, okamžíček
BrE
/'dʒɪfi/
AmE
/'dʒɪfi/

noun, informal - a very short time, a moment

hover
hover - postávat
BrE
/'hɒvə/
AmE
/'hɑ:vər/

verb - to stand in one place near somebody

wimp
wimp - slaboch, měkkota, padavka
BrE
/'wɪmp/
AmE
/'wɪmp/

noun, informal - someone who is not brave or confident, or is afraid to do something difficult

grit
grit - jemný štěrk, hrubý písek
BrE
/'grɪt/
AmE
/'grɪt/

noun - very small pieces of stone, slightly smaller than gravel

 
ultimatum - ultimátum
BrE
/ˌʌltɪ'meɪtəm/
AmE
/ˌʌltɪ'meɪt̬əm/

noun - a warning to a person or a group of people that if they don't do what you tell them, you will do something to punish them

ultimate
ultimate - vrchol, to nejlepší z
BrE
/'ʌltɪmət/
AmE
/'ʌltɪmət/

noun - the best of something

knock on wood
knock on wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat
BrE
/ˌnɒk ɒn'wʊd/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:k ɑ:n'wʊd/

phrase, American English - said to avoid bad luck in the future

touch wood
touch wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat
BrE
/ˌtʌtʃ 'wʊd/
AmE
/ˌtʌtʃ 'wʊd/

phrase, British English - said to avoid bad luck in the future

 
outdated - zastaralý, nemoderní
BrE
/ˌaʊt'deɪtɪd/
AmE
/ˌaʊt'deɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - not recent, not updated, not up to date

 
offend - provinit se, spáchat delikt
BrE
/ə'fend/
AmE
/ə'fend/

verb, formal - to commit a crime