nervousness - nervozita
BrE
/'nɜ:vəsnəs/
AmE
/'nɜ:rvəsnəs/

noun - the feeling of anxiety and worry

prodigy
prodigy - zázračné dítě, génius
BrE
/'prɒdɪdʒi/
AmE
/'prɑ:dɪdʒi/

noun - someone whose skill or intelligence is unusually good for their young age

 
groin - třísla, slabiny
BrE
/'grɔɪn/
AmE
/'grɔɪn/

noun - an area in the body where the thighs meet the abdomen

 
overdraft - přečerpání účtu, kontokorent
BrE
/'əʊvədrɑ:ft/
AmE
/'əʊvərdræft/

noun - an amount of money that someone owes to the bank because he spent more money than he'd had in his bank account

 
come rain or shine - za každých okolností, i kdyby trakaře padaly
BrE
/ˌkʌm ˌreɪn ɔ:'ʃaɪn/
AmE
/ˌkʌm ˌreɪn ɔ:r'ʃaɪn/

adverb - under any circumstances, whatever happens

 
act of God - vyšší moc
BrE
/ˌækt əv'gɒd/
AmE
/ˌækt əv'gɑ:d/

noun - something people have no control over, e.g. an earthquake etc.

 
backfire - mít zpětný zážeh, předčasně zapalovat (u auta), střílet do výfuku
BrE
/ˌbæk'faɪə/
AmE
/'bækfaɪr/

verb - to make a sudden noise (in an engine or exhaust pipe)

backfire
backfire - vymstít se, mít opačný účinek, obrátit se proti
BrE
/ˌbæk'faɪə/
AmE
/'bækfaɪr/

verb - to have the opposite effect to the one you intended, usually with bad results

 
clarity - jasnost, srozumitelnost (obsahu)
BrE
/'klærəti/
AmE
/'klærəti/

noun - easy to understand

 
juvenile - mladistvý, nezletilý
BrE
/'dʒu:vənaɪl/
AmE
/'dʒu:vənl/

noun - a young person

 
ordeal - utrpení, tvrdá zkouška, martyrium
BrE
/ɔ:'di:l/
AmE
/ɔ:r'di:l/

noun - a very difficult or unpleasant experience

 
counterfoil - kontrolní útržek, stvrzenka
BrE
/'kaʊntəfɔɪl/
AmE
/'kaʊntərfɔɪl/

noun, British English - the part of a ticket, cheque or other document that is kept as a record of purchase

 
counterfeiter - padělatel
BrE
/'kaʊntəfɪtə/
AmE
/'kaʊntərfɪtər/

noun - a person who forges something

counterfeit
counterfeit - padělaný, falešný
BrE
/'kaʊntəfɪt/
AmE
/'kaʊntərfɪt/

adjective, formal - made to look exactly like the original in order to deceive people

counterfeit
counterfeit - padělat, zfalšovat
BrE
/'kaʊntəfɪt/
AmE
/'kaʊntərfɪt/

verb, formal - to make a copy of something in order to deceive people