hold-up
hold-up - zdržení
BrE
/'həʊldˌʌp/
AmE
/'hoʊldˌʌp/

noun - a delay, the state of being prevented from happening (esp. for a short time)

 
graft - roub, řízek (rostliny, stromu)
BrE
/'grɑ:ft/
AmE
/'græft/

noun, technical - a piece of a plant or tree that can be attached to another plant or tree

 
graft - roubovat, naroubovat (strom, rostlinu)
BrE
/'grɑ:ft/
AmE
/'græft/

verb, technical - to attach a piece of a plant to the bottom of a different plant

 
neat - super, parádní, bezva
BrE
/'ni:t/
AmE
/'ni:t/

adjective, American English, informal - very good, excellent

 
neat - šikovný, chytrý (např. řešení)
BrE
/'ni:t/
AmE
/'ni:t/

adjective - simple, yet clever and effective

 
neat - pořádkumilovný, pořádný
BrE
/'ni:t/
AmE
/'ni:t/

adjective - liking things tidy and arranged

sliding door
sliding door - posuvné dveře
BrE
/'slaɪdɪŋˌdɔ:/
AmE
/'slaɪdɪŋˌdɔ:r/

noun - a type of door that opens and closes by sliding horizontally along a track or set of tracks

 
swivel - otočit, otáčet, pootočit (kolem osy)
BrE
/'swɪvl/
AmE
/'swɪvl/

verb - to turn or make something turn around its central point

 
Narcissus - Narkissos, Narcis (z řecké mytologie)
BrE
/nɑ:'sɪsəs/
AmE
/nɑ:r'sɪsəs/

noun - a very handsome young man from Greek mythology who fell in love with his own reflection in water

narcissistic
narcissistic - narcistický
BrE
/ˌnɑ:sə'sɪstɪk/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:rsə'sɪstɪk/

adjective - convinced of your importance, admiring yourself very much

narcissism
narcissism - narcismus, narcisismus
BrE
/'nɑ:sɪsɪzm/
AmE
/'nɑ:rsɪsɪzm/

noun - the habit of admiring yourself very much without thinking about other people's feelings

narcissist
narcissist - narcista, narcis (člověk)
BrE
/'nɑ:sɪsɪst/
AmE
/'nɑ:rsɪsɪst/

noun - a person who is convinced of his or her importance and always wants people to pay attention to him or her

narcissus
narcissus - narcis
BrE
/nɑ:'sɪsəs/
AmE
/nɑ:r'sɪsəs/

noun - a yellow, white, pink or orange spring flower

 
grease sb's palm - podmáznout, podplatit
BrE
/ˌgri:s sʌmbɒdiz'pɑ:m/
AmE
/ˌgri:s sʌmbɑ:diz'pɑ:m/

verb, informal - to give someone money so they so something dishonest

 
have sb in the palm of your hand - mít někoho v hrsti (ovládat někoho)
BrE
/həv sʌmbɒdi ɪnðəˌpɑ:m əvjə'hænd/
AmE
/həv sʌmbʌdi ɪnðəˌpɑ:m əvjə'hænd/

verb - to have complete control or strong influence over somebody