acrobatic - akrobatický
BrE
/ˌækrə'bætɪk/
AmE
/ˌækrə'bæt̬ɪk/

adjective - involving difficult or dangerous acts performed in the air (like jumps etc.)

 
rockabilly - rokenrol, rock and roll
BrE
/'rɒkəbɪli/
AmE
/'rɑ:kəbɪli/

noun - the style of music that first appeared in the 50s in the USA, which was made famous especially by Elvis Presley, Bill Haley etc.

close
close - důkladný, řádný, podrobný
BrE
/'kləʊs/
AmE
/'kloʊs/

adjective - very careful and detailed

 
strangely - zvláštně, podivně
BrE
/'streɪndʒli/
AmE
/'streɪndʒli/

adverb - in an unusual or unexpected way

overdue
overdue - zpožděný, dosud nesplacený, po datu splatnosti
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'dju:/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'du:/

adjective - not done, not paid etc. by the time it was supposed to be done, paid etc.

 
pocket - kapesní
BrE
/'pɒkɪt/
AmE
/'pɑ:kɪt/

adjective - used to describe something small that can fit in your pocket

 
dab - šmouha, troška (něčeho na něčem)
BrE
/'dæb/
AmE
/'dæb/

noun - a bit of liquid (such as paint etc.) on the surface of something

rotary
rotary - kruhový objezd
BrE
/'rəʊtəri/
AmE
/'roʊt̬əri/

noun, American English - a round intersection of a few roads

driveway
driveway - vjezd, přístupová cesta, příjezdová cesta (ke garáži apod.)
BrE
/'draɪvweɪ/
AmE
/'draɪvweɪ/

noun - a short private road leading from the street to a house, to a garage etc.

plod
plod - vléct se (někam), táhnout se (někam)
BrE
/'plɒd/
AmE
/'plɑ:d/

verb - to walk with difficulty

 
quarterly - čtvrtletní
BrE
/'kwɔ:təli/
AmE
/'kwɔ:rt̬ərli/

adjective - happening four times a year every three months

 
on the tip of (one's) tongue - (mít) na jazyku
BrE
/ɒn ðə ˌtɪp əv 'tʌŋ/
AmE
/ɑ:n ðə ˌtɪp əv 'tʌŋ/

adverb - being sure you know something, but you cannot remember it

as soon as possible
as soon as possible - co nejdříve, co nejdříve to bude možné, co nejrychleji
BrE
/əzˌsu:n əz'pɒsəbl/
AmE
/əzˌsu:n əz'pɑ:səbl/

adverb - without delay, immediately

knackered
knackered - vyřízený, odrovnaný, uštvaný
BrE
/'nækəd/
AmE
/'nækərd/

adjective, British English, informal - extremely tired, exhausted

 
dead - mrtvý (vyčerpaný)
BrE
/'ded/
AmE
/'ded/

adjective - really tired