polished - vyleštěný, naleštěný
BrE
/'pɒlɪʃt/
AmE
/'pɑ:lɪʃt/

adjective - very clean and shiny

 
grow to like - oblíbit si
BrE
/ˌgrəʊ tə'laɪk/
AmE
/ˌgroʊ tə'laɪk/

verb, formal - to start to like something or someone

 
saddle with - hodit na krk (něco nepříjemného)
BrE
/'sædl wɪθ/
AmE
/'sædl wɪθ/

verb - to give someone an unpleasant responsibility or a difficult job that they do not want

 
saddle up - osedlat
BrE
/ˌsædl'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌsædl'ʌp/

verb - to put a seat (usually a leather one) on the back of a horse

 
in the saddle - u moci, v silné pozici, ovládající situaci
BrE
/ɪn ðə 'sædl/
AmE
/ɪn ðə 'sædl/

adverb - in a position of power, control and authority

 
saddle - hřbet (maso k jídlu)
BrE
/'sædl/
AmE
/'sædl/

noun - a piece of meat from the back of an animal, e.g. a lamb or a hare

saddle
saddle - sedátko, sedlo (motorky, kola)
BrE
/'sædl/
AmE
/'sædl/

noun - a seat on a bicycle or a motorcycle

 
gargoyle - chrlič (na střeše)
BrE
/'gɑ:gɔɪl/
AmE
/'gɑ:rgɔɪl/

noun - a stone figure of a person or an animal which carries rain water from the roof of an old building

vote
vote - volba, hlasování
BrE
/'vəʊt/
AmE
/'voʊt/

noun - a situation in which people choose something or decide on something (by raising their hand, marking a paper, etc.)

 
vagueness - matnost, nejasnost, nekonkrétnost, vágnost
BrE
/'veɪgnəs/
AmE
/'veɪgnəs/

noun - the state of being not clear or not clearly defined

 
vague - duchem nepřítomný, nesoustředěný, roztěkaný
BrE
/'veɪg/
AmE
/'veɪg/

adjective - absent-minded, not paying attention

 
slouch - hrbit se, mít ohnutá záda
BrE
/'slaʊtʃ/
AmE
/'slaʊtʃ/

verb - to sit, stand or walk with your shoulders rounded and your head bent forward

 
tear - probourat, prorazit, protrhnout
BrE
/'teə/
AmE
/'ter/

verb - to make a hole in a something with force

 
torn - rozpolcený
BrE
/'tɔ:n/
AmE
/'tɔ:rn/

adjective - not able to decide between two things

 
tear - řítit se, hnát se
BrE
/'teə/
AmE
/'ter/

verb - to move with at great speed and with great force