cut down - snížit, omezit
BrE
/kʌt'daʊn/
AmE
/kʌt'daʊn/

verb - to reduce the number or amount of something

 
civil servant - státní zaměstnanec
BrE
/ˌsɪvl 'sɜ:vənt/
AmE
/ˌsɪvl 'sɜ:rvənt/

noun - a person who works in the civil service

 
technically - přísně vzato, v podstatě
BrE
/'teknɪkli/
AmE
/'teknɪkli/

adverb - according to the exact facts, laws, rules, etc.

 
cardiac arrest - srdeční zástava
BrE
/'kɑ:diæk ə'rest/
AmE
/'kɑ:rdiæk ə'rest/

noun - a state in which the heart stops beating

cordless
cordless - bezdrátový, bezkabelový, akumulátorový
BrE
/'kɔ:dləs/
AmE
/'kɔ:rdləs/

adjective - not connected to the power supply by wires

 
fanzine - fanouškovský časopis
BrE
/'fænzi:n/
AmE
/'fænzi:n/

noun - a magazine published by the fans of something

paperwork
paperwork - dokumenty
BrE
/'peɪpəˌwɜ:k/
AmE
/'peɪpərˌwɜ:rk/

noun - the official documents that you need for something

 
brim - okraj, obruba, krempa
BrE
/'brɪm/
AmE
/'brɪm/

noun - the top edge of a container, usually round

doctor's office
doctor's office - ordinace, ordinace lékaře
BrE
/'dɒktəzˌɒfɪs/
AmE
/'dɑ:ktərzˌɑ:fɪs/

noun, American English - the room or rooms where a doctor works

 
threshold - hranice, prahová hodnota
BrE
/'θreʃhəʊld/
AmE
/'θreʃhəʊld/

noun - the level at which something starts to happen

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

 
tum - bříško (hlavně dětské)
BrE
/'tʌm/
AmE
/'tʌm/

noun, British English, informal - the belly, stomach (especially when talking to children)

 
dependency - závislost
BrE
/dɪ'pendənsi/
AmE
/dɪ'pendənsi/

noun - the state of relying on someone for something

 
pink eye - zánět spojivek
BrE
/'pɪŋkˌaɪ/
AmE
/'pɪŋkˌaɪ/

noun, informal - a painful and infectious disease of the eye