go astray - ztratit se, sejít z cesty, pokazit se
BrE
/'gəʊ ə'streɪ/
AmE
/'goʊ ə'streɪ/

verb - to lose the right direction, to get lost or stolen, to go wrong

 
chain - uvázat na řetěz
BrE
/'tʃeɪn/
AmE
/'tʃeɪn/

verb - to tie or fasten something using a long line of metal rings connected to each other

 
usurious - lichvářský
BrE
/ju:'ʒʊəriəs/
AmE
/ju:'ʒʊriəs/

adjective, formal - loaned with very high rates of interest

 
usury - lichva
BrE
/'ju:ʒəri/
AmE
/'ju:ʒəri/

noun, dated - the practice of lending money at very high rates of interest

 
usurer - lichvář
BrE
/'ju:ʒərə/
AmE
/'ju:ʒərər/

noun, dated - a person who you can lend money but with a very high interest

loan shark
loan shark - lichvář
BrE
/'ləʊnˌʃɑ:k/
AmE
/'loʊnˌʃɑ:rk/

noun - a person who you can lend money but with a very high interest

 
slam-dunk - smečovat, zasměčovat (v basketbalu)
BrE
/'slæmdʌŋk/
AmE
/'slæmdʌŋk/

verb - (in basketball) to jump up and throw the ball through the basket

 
dunk - smečovat, zasměčovat (v basketbalu)
BrE
/'dʌŋk/
AmE
/'dʌŋk/

verb - (in basketball) to jump up and throw the ball through the basket

 
dunk - ponořit (někoho) do vody
BrE
/'dʌŋk/
AmE
/'dʌŋk/

verb, American English, informal - to push someone under water, usually as a joke

dunk
dunk - namočit, namáčet, ponořit
BrE
/'dʌŋk/
AmE
/'dʌŋk/

verb - to put something, especially food, quickly into liquid and take it out

 
superfluousness - nadbytečnost
BrE
/su:'pɜ:fluəsnəs/
AmE
/su:'pɜ:rfluəsnəs/

noun, formal - the state of being unnecessary or no longer wanted

 
superfluously - nadbytečně
BrE
/su:'pɜ:fluəsli/
AmE
/su:'pɜ:rfluəsli/

adverb, formal - unnecessarily

 
coaster - pobřežní plavidlo
BrE
/'kəʊstə/
AmE
/'koʊstər/

noun - a ship that sails along the coast from port to port, not going further out to sea

 
reputable - uznávaný, s dobrou pověstí
BrE
/'repjətəbl/
AmE
/'repjətəbl/

adjective - having a good reputation

 
poverty-stricken - chudobný, chudobou postižený
BrE
/'pɒvətiˌstrɪkn/
AmE
/'pɑ:vərt̬iˌstrɪkn/

adjective - extremely poor