take against - obrátit se proti, znepřátelit si
BrE
/ˌteɪkə'genst/
AmE
/ˌteɪkə'genst/

verb, British English - to start to dislike someone for no reason

 
retort - odseknout, ostře odpovědět
BrE
/rɪ'tɔ:t/
AmE
/rɪ'tɔ:rt/

verb - to answer quickly in an angry, offended or humorous way

 
loophole - skulina, mezera (v zákonu)
BrE
/'lu:phəʊl/
AmE
/'lu:phəʊl/

noun - a small mistake in the way a law or a contract has been written that gives someone the chance to avoid having to do something

 
half hour - půlhodina
BrE
/ˌhɑ:f 'aʊə/
AmE
/ˌhæf 'aʊər/

noun - a period of thirty minutes

 
efficacy - účinnost, efektivnost
BrE
/'efɪkəsi/
AmE
/'efɪkəsi/

noun, formal - the ability of something to do what it is supposed to do

cottage pie
cottage pie - pastýřský koláč, mleté maso zapečené s bramborovou kaší
BrE
/ˌkɒtɪdʒ 'paɪ/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:tɪdʒ 'paɪ/

noun - a dish of small pieces of meat covered with a layer of mashed potato

 
pleasantry - zdvořilostní fráze, zdvořilost
BrE
/'plezntri/
AmE
/'plezntri/

noun - a polite remark or comment

 
pleasantness - příjemnost
BrE
/'plezntnes/
AmE
/'plezntnes/

noun - the state of being nice and enjoyable

 
imminence - bezprostřednost, blízkost
BrE
/'ɪmɪnəns/
AmE
/'ɪmɪnəns/

noun - the state of something going to happen very soon (especially when talking about something unpleasant or undesirable)

 
imminently - bezprostředně, brzy
BrE
/'ɪmɪnəntli/
AmE
/'ɪmɪnənt̬li/

adverb - very soon (especially when talking about something unpleasant or undesirable)

 
period drama - dobové drama
BrE
/'pɪəriəd ˌdrɑ:mə/
AmE
/'pɪriəd ˌdræmə/

noun - a movie or a series set in a period in the past

 
councillor - radní, člen městské rady
BrE
/'kaʊnsələ/
AmE
/'kaʊnsələr/

noun - an elected member of a city or country council

 
obliterate - vymazat, vymýtit, vyhladit, zahladit, odstranit
BrE
/ə'blɪtəreɪt/
AmE
/ə'blɪtəreɪt/

verb, formal - to remove all signs of something or someone

 
relentless - neúnavný, vytrvalý
BrE
/rɪ'lentləs/
AmE
/rɪ'lentləs/

adjective - never stopping; not getting less strong

 
feasibility - proveditelnost
BrE
/ˌfi:zə'bɪləti/
AmE
/ˌfi:zə'bɪləti/

noun - the possibility that something can be achieved