grizzled - prošedivělý
BrE
/'grɪzld/
AmE
/'grɪzld/

adjective - (of hair) starting to turn grey

 
transit - projet, přejet
BrE
/'trænzɪt/
AmE
/'trænzɪt/

verb - to pass through or over something

 
die-hard - skalní (věrný), věrný
BrE
/'daɪˌhɑ:d/
AmE
/'daɪˌhɑ:rd/

adjective - loyal, not likely to abandon something

 
dodge a bullet - uniknout bez zranění, vyklouznout bez zranění
BrE
/ˌdɒdʒ ə'bʊlɪt/
AmE
/ˌdɑ:dʒ ə'bʊlɪt/

verb, American English, informal - to avoid being hit or hurt

fluffy
fluffy - načechraný, nadýchaný
BrE
/'flʌfi/
AmE
/'flʌfi/

adjective - soft to touch, sometimes containing air

 
reek - páchnout, smrdět, čpět
BrE
/'ri:k/
AmE
/'ri:k/

verb - to have a very unpleasant smell

 
illiteracy - negramotnost
BrE
/ɪ'lɪtərəsi/
AmE
/ɪ'lɪt̬ərəsi/

noun - the inability to write and read

stretcher
stretcher - odnést na nosítkách
BrE
/'stretʃə/
AmE
/'stretʃər/

verb - to carry someone on a stretcher

copycat
copycat - opičit se (po někom), napodobovat (někoho)
BrE
/'kɒpikæt/
AmE
/'kɑ:pikæt/

verb, informal - to copy what somebody else does

 
bum out - zklamat, naštvat, zamrzet
BrE
/ˌbʌm'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌbʌm'aʊt/

verb, informal - to make somebody sad or disappointed

 
shoulder - protlačit se (rameny)
BrE
/'ʃəʊldə/
AmE
/'ʃoʊldər/

verb - to push through using your shoulders

 
elbow - strčit loktem
BrE
/'elbəʊ/
AmE
/'elboʊ/

verb - to push someone with your elbow

 
shoulder - vzít na bedra, vzít na sebe
BrE
/'ʃəʊldə/
AmE
/'ʃoʊldər/

verb - to take a responsibility a duty

 
flow - volně splývat (vlasy, oblečení)
BrE
/'fləʊ/
AmE
/'fləʊ/

verb - to hang loosely and often attractively

swear by
swear by - nedat dopustit na (něco)
BrE
/'sweə baɪ/
AmE
/'swer baɪ/

verb, informal - to believe that something is effective