charity shop - charitativní obchod, bazar
BrE
/'tʃærəti ʃɒp/
AmE
/'tʃærəti ʃɑ:p/

noun - a shop that sells used goods, that are donated by people, to raise money for a charity

 
distinct - odlišný, jiný
BrE
/dɪ'stɪŋkt/
AmE
/dɪ'stɪŋkt/

adjective - clearly different

 
patterned - vzorovaný
BrE
/'pætənd/
AmE
/'pætərnd/

adjective - covered with a pattern or design

 
uphold - prosazovat, dodržovat
BrE
/ʌp'həʊld/
AmE
/ʌp'həʊld/

verb - to support a principle, law, or decision that you think is right

 
cured - nakládaný, konzervovaný, sušený, uzený
BrE
/'kjʊəd/
AmE
/'kjʊrd/

adjective - (of meat or other types of food) treated (salted, dried, smoked...) so that it can be preserved for a long time

 
cure - konzervovat, nakládat
BrE
/'kjʊə/
AmE
/'kjʊr/

verb - to treat meat or other foods so that they can be preserved for a long time

 
conjunctivitis - zánět spojivek
BrE
/kən'dʒʌŋktɪ'vaɪtɪs/
AmE
/kən'dʒʌŋktɪ'vaɪtɪs/

noun - a painful and infectious disease of the eye

 
behind somebody's back - za zády (pomlouvat, posmívat se)
BrE
/bɪˌhaɪnd sʌmbədiz 'bæk/
AmE
/bɪˌhaɪnd sʌmbədiz 'bæk/

adverb - without somebody knowing

 
easy on the eye - hezký na pohled, lahodící oku
BrE
/ˌi:zi ɒn ði'aɪ/
AmE
/ˌi:zi ɑ:n ði'aɪ/

adjective, informal - pleasant to look at

 
eye-opener - ponaučení, lekce (něco, co vám otevře oči)
BrE
/'aɪˌəʊpnə/
AmE
/'aɪˌoʊpnər/

noun - something surprising that makes you see things that you didn't see before

 
look somebody in the eye - podívat se někomu do očí
BrE
/ˌlʊk sʌmbədi ɪn ði 'aɪ/
AmE
/ˌlʊk sʌmbədi ɪn ði 'aɪ/

verb - to look directly at somebody without feeling afraid or ashamed

 
put your finger on - určit, poznat, definovat, kápnout na (problém, rozdíl)
BrE
/ˌpʊt jə 'fɪŋgə ɒn/
AmE
/ˌpʊt jər 'fɪŋgər ɑ:n/

verb, informal - to know or be able to find out what is unusual or different about a situation

 
split hairs - přít se o maličkosti
BrE
/splɪt 'heəz/
AmE
/splɪt 'herz/

verb, informal - to have an argument about details which are small and not important

 
shake a leg - hnout kostrou, hnout sebou
BrE
/ˌʃeɪk ə'leg/
AmE
/ˌʃeɪk ə'leg/

verb, informal - used to tell someone to hurry up

 
stiff upper lip - kamenná tvář, schopnost nenechat na sobě nic znát
BrE
/ˌstɪf ʌpə 'lɪp/
AmE
/ˌstɪf ʌpər 'lɪp/

noun - the ability to stay calm and not to show any feelings, especially when you are expected to