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

worrisome
worrisome - znepokojující, vzbuzující obavy, zneklidňující
BrE
/'wʌrisəm/
AmE
/'wɜ:risəm/

adjective - making you feel worried

 
fake - zfalšovat, napodobit
BrE
/'feɪk/
AmE
/'feɪk/

verb - to make something look real, especially in a dishonest way

phys ed
phys ed - tělocvik, tělesná výchova
BrE
/ˌfɪz'ed/
AmE
/ˌfɪz'ed/

noun, informal - a school subject in which you do excercise, play games or do other sports

 
paternity leave - otcovská dovolená
BrE
/pə'tɜ:nəti ˌli:v/
AmE
/pə'tɜ:rnɪt̬i ˌli:v/

noun - a period of time that the father of a newborn baby is allowed to stay away from work

 
unwind - rozmotat, odtočit, odmotat
BrE
/ʌn'waɪnd/
AmE
/ʌn'waɪnd/

verb - to undo something that has been wrapped around something

gym
gym - tělocvik, tělesná výchova
BrE
/'dʒɪm/
AmE
/'dʒɪm/

noun - physical activities done at school, physical education classes

 
rowdy - neurvalý, hlučící
BrE
/'raʊdi/
AmE
/'raʊdi/

adjective - (of people) loud and noisy, causing trouble

 
row - hluk, randál, rámus, rachot
BrE
/'raʊ/
AmE
/'raʊ/

noun - a loud noise

 
proctor - dozírat (u zkoušky)
BrE
/'prɒktə/
AmE
/'prɑ:ktər/

verb, American English - to be present at a written exam and check that students aren't cheating

 
Iceland - Island
BrE
/'aɪslənd/
AmE
/'aɪslənd/

noun - an island country that you can find south of the Arctic Circle

 
funnily - legračně, směšně, vtipně
BrE
/'fʌnəli/
AmE
/'fʌnəli/

adverb - in a funny way

 
interestingly - zajímavě
BrE
/'ɪntrəstɪŋli/
AmE
/'ɪntrəstɪŋli/

adverb - in an interesting way

 
legally - legálně
BrE
/'li:gəli/
AmE
/'li:gəli/

adverb - connected with the law, in a legal way