pick up - pochytit, naučit se
BrE
/ˌpɪk'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌpɪk'ʌp/

verb - to get a skill or information without effort over some time

 
stagger - šokovat, ohromit
BrE
/'stægə/
AmE
/'stægər/

verb - to surprise someone very much, to shock someone

 
blatantly - očividně, bezostyšně, nestydatě
BrE
/'bleɪtntli/
AmE
/'bleɪtntli/

adverb - done in a way that is completely obvious, without caring about others

add up
add up - sečíst, načíst, sčítat
BrE
/ˌæd'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌæd'ʌp/

verb - to calculate the total of two or more numbers

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

noun - the level at which something starts to happen

 
threshold - práh, zápraží
BrE
/'θreʃhəʊld/
AmE
/'θreʃhəʊld/

noun - an entrance to a building or a room

 
quotation - citát
BrE
/kwəʊ'teɪʃn/
AmE
/kwəʊ'teɪʃn/

noun, formal - an interesting sentence, phrase etc. from a book etc.

 
quotation - předběžná cena, cenová nabídka
BrE
/kwəʊ'teɪʃn/
AmE
/kwəʊ'teɪʃn/

noun, formal - the estimated price for a particular piece of work

 
abacus - počítadlo (s kuličkami)
BrE
/'æbəkəs/
AmE
/'æbəkəs/

noun - a frame with small balls in lines of ten, used for counting

 
counter - hrací kámen, figurka
BrE
/'kaʊntə/
AmE
/'kaʊnt̬ər/

noun - a small object that you move around when playing a board game

 
counter - odporovat, kontrovat
BrE
/'kaʊntə/
AmE
/'kaʊnt̬ər/

verb - to react to something with an opposing opinion

 
ex-con - bývalý trestanec
BrE
/eks'kɒn/
AmE
/eks'kɑ:n/

noun, informal - a person who was in prison for something

 
ex-convict - bývalý trestanec
BrE
/eks'kɒnvɪkt/
AmE
/eks'kɑ:nvɪkt/

noun - a person who was in prison for something

 
arrive at - dojít (k něčemu)
BrE
/ə'raɪv æt/
AmE
/ə'raɪv æt/

verb - to reach (a conclusion, an agreement etc.)

 
forgo - vzdát se, zříct se, vynechat
BrE
/fɔ:'gəʊ/
AmE
/fɔ:r'gəʊ/

verb, formal - to decide not to have or do something enjoyable