fund - financovat
BrE
/'fʌnd/
AmE
/'fʌnd/

verb - to provide the money for something

harpist
harpist - harfenista, harfenistka
BrE
/'hɑ:pɪst/
AmE
/'hɑ:rpɪst/

noun - a person who plays the harp

 
afield - v poli
BrE
/ə'fi:ld/
AmE
/ə'fi:ld/

adverb - in the field, in a distance

 
powdered - práškový, v prášku
BrE
/'paʊdəd/
AmE
/'paʊdərd/

adjective - in the form of a powder

 
forties - čtyřicátá léta (věk či časové období)
BrE
/'fɔ:tiz/
AmE
/'fɔ:rt̬iz/

noun - the years from 40 to 49

 
life-long - celoživotní
BrE
/'laɪflɒŋ/
AmE
/'laɪflɑ:ŋ/

adjective - lasting for the whole person's life

 
prematurely - předčasně
BrE
/ˌpremə'tʃəli/
AmE
/ˌpri:mə'tʃʊrli/

adverb - before the right time, too soon

hail
hail - chytit, odchytit, stopnout
BrE
/'heɪl/
AmE
/'heɪl/

verb, formal - to attract the attention of someone

 
off and on - s přestávkami, střídavě
BrE
/ˌɒf ən'ɒn/
AmE
/ˌɑ:f ən'ɑ:n/

adverb - not all the time, not continuously

 
it's - (to) je
BrE
/'ɪts/
AmE
/'ɪts/

phrase - the contracted form of 'IT IS'

 
she's - (ona) je
BrE
/'ʃi:z/
AmE
/'ʃi:z/

phrase - the contracted form of 'SHE IS'

 
he's - (on) je
BrE
/'hi:z/
AmE
/'hi:z/

phrase - the contracted form of 'HE IS'

 
you're - jsi
BrE
/'jɔ:/
AmE
/'jɔ:r/

phrase - the contracted form of 'YOU ARE'

 
nutshell - skořápka (oříšku)
BrE
/'nʌtʃel/
AmE
/'nʌtʃel/

noun - the hard shell of a nut

 
big picture - širší souvislosti, širší kontext, globální hledisko
BrE
/ˌbɪg 'pɪktʃə/
AmE
/ˌbɪg 'pɪktʃər/

noun - an overall view; the whole situation