shy from - vyhnout se (čemu)
BrE
/'ʃaɪ frɒm/
AmE
/'ʃaɪ frɑ:m/

verb, American English - to avoid doing something, especially because of being afraid, nervous etc.

shy away
shy away - vyhnout se, cuknout (před něčím)
BrE
/ˌʃaɪə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌʃaɪə'weɪ/

verb, American English - to avoid doing something, especially because of being afraid, nervous etc.

 
rest - opěra, podpěra
BrE
/'rest/
AmE
/'rest/

noun - an object that is used to support the weight of something

elbow grease
elbow grease - dřina, makačka, fyzická námaha (hlavně při úklidu)
BrE
/'elbəʊˌgri:s/
AmE
/'elboʊˌgri:s/

noun, informal - a lot of physical effort, especially when cleaning or polishing something

 
rigidity - tuhost, pevnost
BrE
/rɪ'dʒɪdəti/
AmE
/rɪ'dʒɪdəti/

noun - the fact of being inflexible and difficult to bend or move

 
rigidity - přísnost
BrE
/rɪ'dʒɪdəti/
AmE
/rɪ'dʒɪdəti/

noun - the fact of being very strict and almost impossible to change

 
densely - hustě
BrE
/'denslɪ/
AmE
/'denslɪ/

adverb - in a way that contains a lot of people or things

dilute
dilute - zředěný, ředěný, naředěný
BrE
/daɪ'lu:t/
AmE
/dɪ'lu:t/

adjective - (of a liquid) made weaker by adding water or another liquid

 
infinitive - neurčitý slovesný tvar, infinitiv
BrE
/ɪn'fɪnətɪv/
AmE
/ɪn'fɪnətɪv/

noun - the basic form of a verb such as 'feel' or 'be'

 
lump sum - jednorázová částka
BrE
/ˌlʌmp 'sʌm/
AmE
/ˌlʌmp 'sʌm/

noun - an amount of money that is paid on a single occasion

estuary
estuary - ústí (řeky do moře)
BrE
/'estʃuəri/
AmE
/'estʃueri/

noun - the wide part of a river where it joints the sea

 
apprenticeship - učení, učební poměr, praxe
BrE
/ə'prentɪʃɪp/
AmE
/ə'prentɪʃɪp/

noun - a period of time when you are trained by an expert

groove
groove - rýha, žlábek
BrE
/'gru:v/
AmE
/'gru:v/

noun - a long narrow line cut into a surface of something hard

lather
lather - mýdlová pěna
BrE
/'lɑ:ðə/
AmE
/'læðər/

noun - a white mass of bubbles produced when mixing soap with water

 
sirloin - zadní roštěná, svíčková
BrE
/'sɜ:lɔɪn/
AmE
/'sɜ:rlɔɪn/

noun - a good quality piece of beef cut from a cow's back