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)

dismiss
dismiss - zamítnout, zavrhnout, smést ze stolu
BrE
/dɪs'mɪs/
AmE
/dɪs'mɪs/

verb - to decide that someone or something is not important enough for you to think about

 
mime - gestikulovat, hrát beze slov, hrát pantomimu
BrE
/'maɪm/
AmE
/'maɪm/

verb - to act something out without speaking, to express something only with your movements and gestures

courier
courier - kurýr, poslíček
BrE
/'kʊriə/
AmE
/'kʊriər/

noun - a person or a company whose job is to deliver packages or documents to someone

driveway
driveway - vjezd, přístupová cesta, příjezdová cesta (ke garáži apod.)
BrE
/'draɪvweɪ/
AmE
/'draɪvweɪ/

noun - a short private road leading from the street to a house, to a garage etc.

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

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

 
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

 
run errands - (něco si) zařídit, udělat pochůzky, mít zařizování
BrE
/ˌrʌn 'erəndz/
AmE
/ˌrʌn 'erəndz/

verb - to do things you need to do (especially involving buying things, picking things up etc.)

 
lobby - lobbovat
BrE
/'lɒbi/
AmE
/'lɑ:bi/

verb - to try to persuade powerful people that a particular thing should or should not happen

 
belch - říhat, krkat, říhnout si, krknout si
BrE
/'beltʃ/
AmE
/'beltʃ/

verb - to allow air to come out of your stomach with a noise in your throat

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

 
squeeze in - vmáčknout, vtlačit (časově), udělat si čas (na někoho)
BrE
/'skwi:z ɪn/
AmE
/'skwi:z ɪn/

verb - to give someone your time or to meet with someone although you are very busy

repent
repent - kát se, litovat (čeho)
BrE
/rɪ'pent/
AmE
/rɪ'pent/

verb, formal - to feel sorry that you've done something wrong and try not to do it again

concert hall
concert hall - koncertní síň
BrE
/'kɒnsət hɔ:l/
AmE
/'kɑ:nsərt hɔ:l/

noun - a place where you can go to listen to a concert, usually of classical music