sheaf - snop, svazek
BrE
/'ʃi:f/
AmE
/'ʃi:f/

noun - a number of plants (usually wheat etc.) bound together to make them easier to carry

 
surpass - předčit, překonat, předběhnout
BrE
/sə'pɑ:s/
AmE
/sər'pæs/

verb, formal - to do something in a better way, to be better or greater than something else

 
testify - svědčit, vypovídat (u soudu)
BrE
/'testɪfaɪ/
AmE
/'testɪfaɪ/

verb - to give a testimony about something, to say something as a witness (especially in court)

 
two-faced - falešný, neupřímný, pokrytecký
BrE
/ˌtu:'feɪst/
AmE
/ˌtu:'feɪst/

adjective - not sincere, saying unpleasant things about you to other people while being nice to you

Father Christmas
Father Christmas - Otec Vánoc, Ježíšek, Santa
BrE
/ˌfɑ:ðə'krɪsməs/
AmE
/ˌfɑ:ðər'krɪsməs/

noun, British English - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the UK)

Santa Claus
Santa Claus - Santa Claus
BrE
/'sæntəˌklɔ:z/
AmE
/'sæntəˌklɔ:z/

noun - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the USA)

Santa
Santa - Santa
BrE
/'sæntə/
AmE
/'sænt̬ə/

noun - the person who is believed to bring Christmas presents to children (especially in the USA)

 
blackmailing - vydírání
BrE
/'blækmeɪlɪŋ/
AmE
/'blækmeɪlɪŋ/

noun - threatening somebody to do something if they don't do what you want them to do

 
confide - svěřit (se), svěřovat (se)
BrE
/kən'faɪd/
AmE
/kən'faɪd/

verb - to tell someone something private or confidential, to trust someone with something private or confidential

 
keep in - držet (někoho někde), nepustit (někoho) ven
BrE
/ˌki:p'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌki:p'ɪn/

verb - to make somebody stay in a place, not to allow somebody leave or go home

 
thin - prořezat, protrhat, proklestit
BrE
/'θɪn/
AmE
/'θɪn/

verb - to remove some parts of plants or bushes in order to make them less dense

 
take for granted - považovat za samozřejmost, nevážit si něčeho
BrE
/teɪk fə 'grɑ:ntɪd/
AmE
/teɪk fə 'græntɪd/

verb - not to appreciate someone or something, to think something or someone will always be available

pig-headed
pig-headed - paličatý, umíněný, tvrdohlavý
BrE
/ˌpɪg'hedɪd/
AmE
/ˌpɪg'hedɪd/

adjective - very stubborn, refusing to change opinion or decisions, not willing to do what people want

 
so be it - budiž, ať, ať se tak stane
BrE
/səʊ 'bi: ɪt/
AmE
/soʊ 'bi: ɪt/

phrase, formal - used to show that you accept the situation and will not try to change it

 
clam up - ztichnout, zmlknout, zarytě mlčet
BrE
/ˌklæm 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌklæm 'ʌp/

verb, informal - to stop talking because you are embarrassed or you want to avoid giving away secrets