change
change - vyměnit
BrE
/'tʃeɪndʒ/
AmE
/'tʃeɪndʒ/

verb - to replace something with something else

swear by
swear by - nedat dopustit na (něco)
BrE
/'sweə baɪ/
AmE
/'swer baɪ/

verb, informal - to believe that something is effective

 
foster - podporovat
BrE
/'fɒstə/
AmE
/'fɑ:stər/

verb - to encourage the development of something

 
hardy - odolný, otužilý
BrE
/'hɑ:di/
AmE
/'hɑ:rdi/

adjective - strong enough to bear difficult situations

 
biodegradable - biologicky rozložitelný
BrE
/ˌbaɪəʊdɪ'greɪdəbl/
AmE
/ˌbaɪoʊdɪ'greɪdəbl/

adjective - able to decompose without causing pollution

 
enfold - obklopit, zabalit
BrE
/ɪn'fəʊld/
AmE
/ɪn'fəʊld/

verb, literary - to cover someone or something completely

 
dietary - stravovací
BrE
/'daɪətri/
AmE
/'daɪəteri/

adjective - related to the food you eat

 
beat about the bush - chodit kolem (okolo) horké kaše
BrE
/ˌbi:t ə'baʊt ðə 'bʊʃ/
AmE
/ˌbi:t ə'baʊt ðə 'bʊʃ/

verb, British English - to avoid talking about something important

 
disoriented - dezorientovaný
BrE
/dɪ'sɔ:rɪəntɪd/
AmE
/dɪ'sɔ:rɪənt̬ɪd/

adjective, American English - confused and unable to think clearly

 
incur - utrpět, být vystaven (něčemu)
BrE
/ɪn'kɜ:/
AmE
/ɪn'kɜ:r/

verb, formal - to experience something unpleasant or undesirable

 
have a crush on - být zakoukaný do, být zabouchlý do (koho)
BrE
/ˌhæv ə 'krʌʃ ɒn/
AmE
/ˌhæv ə 'krʌʃ ɑ:n/

verb, informal - to have romantic feelings for someone

 
cognitive - kognitivní
BrE
/'kɒgnɪtɪv/
AmE
/'kɑ:gnɪtɪv/

adjective - connected to knowledge, learning and understanding

 
mau mau - prší (karetní hra)
BrE
/'maʊ maʊ/
AmE
/'maʊ maʊ/

noun - a card game similar to Uno

 
sensibility - citlivost
BrE
/ˌsensə'bɪləti/
AmE
/ˌsensə'bɪlət̬i/

noun - the ability to feel deeper emotions

 
envelop - obklopit, zahalit, obalit
BrE
/ɪn'veləp/
AmE
/ɪn'veləp/

verb - to surround or cover something completely