peekaboo - dělání 'kuk' (na dítě), kuk
BrE
/'pi:kəbu:/
AmE
/'pi:kəbu:/

noun - a simple game you play with babies and toddlers in which you cover your face with your hands and then show your face saying 'boo' or 'peekaboo'

 
confection - cukrovinka, sladkost
BrE
/kən'fekʃn/
AmE
/kən'fekʃn/

noun, formal - a cake or sweet food that easy attractive to look at (formal)

 
payday - den výplaty, výplatní den
BrE
/'peɪdeɪ/
AmE
/'peɪdeɪ/

noun - the day you receive money for the work you've done

 
pay cut - snížení platu, krácení platu
BrE
/'peɪˌkʌt/
AmE
/'peɪˌkʌt/

noun - a reduction in the money you earn for your work (especially done if a company wants to reduce lay-offs)

pay rise
pay rise - zvýšení platu
BrE
/'peɪˌraɪz/
AmE
/'peɪˌraɪz/

noun, British English - an increase in the money you get for your work

 
die-hard - skalní (věrný), věrný
BrE
/'daɪˌhɑ:d/
AmE
/'daɪˌhɑ:rd/

adjective - loyal, not likely to abandon something

white-collar
white-collar - úřednický, kancelářský
BrE
/ˌwaɪt'kɒlə/
AmE
/ˌwaɪt'kɑ:lər/

adjective - having jobs in offices, rather than working in factories

blue-collar
blue-collar - dělnický, manuální (pracovník)
BrE
/ˌblu:'kɒlə/
AmE
/ˌblu:'kɑ:lər/

adjective - doing physical work

commodious
commodious - prostorný (formální)
BrE
/kə'məʊdɪəs/
AmE
/kə'moʊdɪəs/

adjective, formal - having a lot of space (very formal)

roomy
roomy - prostorný
BrE
/'ru:mi/
AmE
/'ru:mi/

adjective - with a lot of space inside

airy
airy - vzdušný
BrE
/'eəri/
AmE
/'eri/

adjective - with a lot of light, space and fresh air

Smarties
Smarties - lentilky
BrE
/'smɑ:tiz/
AmE
/'smɑ:rtiz/

noun - small sweets with hard covering and chocolate inside which come in several different colours

 
contact lenses - kontaktní čočky
BrE
/'kɒntæktˌlenzɪz/
AmE
/'kɑ:ntæktˌlenzɪz/

noun - two pieces of very thin plastic that you put on your eyes to see better

 
same old - stále stejný, ohraný, stále dokola
BrE
/'seɪmˌəʊld/
AmE
/'seɪmˌoʊld/

, informal - not changing, always the same

 
compound - uzavřený areál, ohraničený pozemek
BrE
/'kɒmpaʊnd/
AmE
/'kɑ:mpaʊnd/

noun - a group of buildings surrounded by a wall or fence