yawn
yawn - zívat
BrE
/'jɔ:n/
AmE
/'jɑ:n/

verb - to open the mouth widely and breathe in deeply, esp. when you are sleepy

grocery
grocery - samoobsluha, obchod s potravinami, koloniál
BrE
/'grəʊsəri/
AmE
/'groʊsəri/

noun - a small shop selling a variety of goods (esp. food and small household items)

 
adage - rčení, přísloví
BrE
/'ædɪdʒ/
AmE
/'ædɪdʒ/

noun - a proverb, a wise and memorable saying that expresses some general knowlegde or advice

 
shorthand - zjednodušená forma, zkrácená forma, jednoduše řečeno
BrE
/'ʃɔ:thænd/
AmE
/'ʃɔ:rthænd/

noun - a simple phrase or word used instead of a longer and more complicated one

take-off
take-off - vzlétnutí, vzlet
BrE
/'teɪkˌɒf/
AmE
/'teɪkˌɑ:f/

noun - (of airplanes etc.) the act of leaving the ground and getting into the air

 
home economics - rodinná výchova (školní předmět), rodinka (školní předmět)
BrE
/'həʊmˌi:kə'nɒmɪks/
AmE
/'hoʊmˌi:kə'nɑ:mɪks/

noun - the school subject in which you learn how to cook and manage a household

 
home ec - rodinná výchova (školní předmět), rodinka (školní předmět)
BrE
/'həʊmˌek/
AmE
/'hoʊmˌek/

noun - the school subject in which you learn how to cook and manage a household

 
sward - trávník
BrE
/'swɔ:d/
AmE
/'swɔ:rd/

noun - the top layer of soil where grass grows (and where the grass roots are)

 
eagerness - horlivost, nadšení, dychtivost
BrE
/'i:gənəs/
AmE
/'i:gərnəs/

noun - the feeling of wanting to do something very much and as soon as possible

 
anyway - vůbec, vlastně (v otázkách)
BrE
/'eniˌweɪ/
AmE
/'eniˌweɪ/

adverb - an adverb used in questions to change the subject and stress the thought expressed

checkout
checkout - odhlášení, odepsání (se) (např. z hotelu)
BrE
/'tʃekaʊt/
AmE
/'tʃekaʊt/

noun - the act of leaving a place (e.g. a hotel) and paying for services etc.

 
criminal - zločinný, trestný, kriminální
BrE
/'krɪmɪnl/
AmE
/'krɪmɪnl/

adjective - connected with acts that are against the law and can be punished by law

 
hold your horses - zadrž, neukvapuj(te) se, tak počkat, ne tak zhurta
BrE
/ˌhəʊld jɔ: 'hɔ:sɪz/
AmE
/ˌhoʊld jʊər 'hɔ:rsɪz/

phrase, informal - used to tell someone to stop for a moment and consider carefully their decision

aground
aground - na mělčině, na zemi
BrE
/ə'graʊnd/
AmE
/ə'graʊnd/

adverb - (of ships) on the ground or in shallow water and therefore unable to move

Hoover
Hoover - vysavač
BrE
/'hu:və/
AmE
/'hu:vər/

noun, British English - (trademark) a machine that you use to clean the carpet of dust and dirt