be in the running - mít naději na vítězství
BrE
/bi:ˌɪn ðə'rʌnɪŋ/
AmE

verb - to have a chance to win

 
be on the spot - být přímo na místě
BrE
/bi:ˌɒn ðə'spɒt/
AmE

verb - to be right there (at a particular place)

 
blow off - vykašlat se (na někoho)
BrE
/ˌbləʊ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌbloʊ'ɑ:f/

verb, informal - not to do something you had arranged with someone

 
be guilty as charged - být zcela na vině
BrE
/ˌbi:'gɪlti əz'tʃɑ:dʒd/
AmE
/ˌbi:'gɪlti əz'tʃɑ:rdʒd/

verb, informal - to accept that you have made a mistake and it is completely your fault

 
perspective - perspektiva, pohled na věc
BrE
/pə'spektɪv/
AmE
/pə'spektɪv/

noun - a viewpoint, a particular way of looking at something or thinking about something

 
suspected - s podezřením (na něco)
BrE
/sə'spektɪd/
AmE
/sə'spektɪd/

adjective - believed to be true or possible

 
cog - zub (na ozubeném kolu)
BrE
/'kɒg/
AmE
/'kɑ:g/

noun - one of the teeth on the edge of a cogwheel

runway
runway - molo na módní přehlídce
BrE
/'rʌnweɪ/
AmE
/'rʌnweɪ/

noun, American English - a long narrow stage for models at fashion shows

 
pick out - zahrát (na hud. nástroj)
BrE
/pɪk 'aʊt/
AmE
/pɪk 'aʊt/

verb - to play something on a musical instrument spontaneously (without written music)

 
sugar-coated - přikrášlený, nalakovaný na růžovo
BrE
/'ʃʊgəˌkəʊtɪd/
AmE
/'ʃʊgərˌkoʊt̬ɪd/

adjective - made to seem more acceptable or more attractive than it actually is

 
entitlement - právo (na něco), nárok
BrE
/ɪn'taɪtlmənt/
AmE
/ɪn'taɪtlmənt/

noun - a right to have something (esp. if it's granted by a contract or law)

 
certifiable - šílený, zralý na blázinec
BrE
/'sɜ:tɪfaɪəbl/
AmE
/'sɜ:rt̬ɪfaɪəbl/

adjective, informal - crazy, mentally ill

 
play safe - neriskovat, hrát na jistotu
BrE
/pleɪ 'seɪf/
AmE
/pleɪ 'seɪf/

verb - to be careful, not to take risks

 
playhouse - domek na hraní (dětský)
BrE
/'pleɪˌhaʊs/
AmE
/'pleɪˌhaʊs/

noun - a small house for children to play in

slip
slip - uklouznutí, pád (na ledu)
BrE
/'slɪp/
AmE
/'slɪp/

noun - a fall caused by sliding