transitionally - přechodně
BrE
/træn'zɪʃənli/
AmE
/træn'zɪʃənli/

adverb - in a way that relates to a change from one form to another

foul
foul - faulovat
BrE
/'faʊl/
AmE
/'faʊl/

verb - (in sports) to do something to another player that is against the rules

 
income tax - daň z příjmů
BrE
/'ɪŋkʌmˌtæks/
AmE
/'ɪŋkʌmˌtæks/

noun - a part of your income that you have to pay to the government

 
sourdough - kvásek (chlebový)
BrE
/'saʊədəʊ/
AmE
/'saʊrdoʊ/

noun - dough that is left to ferment in order to make bread using it

 
hold out - vytrvat, vydržet
BrE
/'həʊld aʊt/
AmE
/'həʊld aʊt/

verb - to resist in a difficult or dangerous situation and refuse to give in

 
go over - přejít, překročit
BrE
/'gəʊ 'əʊvə/
AmE
/'gəʊ 'əʊvər/

verb - to move from one place to another, especially crossing a city, room, etc.

 
thinner - ředidlo
BrE
/'θɪnə/
AmE
/'θɪnər/

noun - a liquid that is added especially to paint to make it less thick

 
personalise - opatřit jménem vlastníka
BrE
/'pɜ:sənəlaɪz/
AmE
/'pɜ:rsənəlaɪz/

verb - to change something so that it is obvious that it belongs to you

 
rewrite - přepsat, předělat
BrE
/ˌri:'raɪt/
AmE
/ˌri:'raɪt/

verb - to write something again in a different way in order to improve it

 
industrial action - stávka, protest
BrE
/ɪnˌdʌstriəl 'ækʃn/
AmE
/ɪnˌdʌstriəl 'ækʃn/

noun, British English - an occasion when workers stop working to protest to their employers about something

 
elaborate - rozvést, rozpracovat
BrE
/ɪ'læbəreɪt/
AmE
/ɪ'læbəreɪt/

verb - to give more details about something, or to develop a plan or idea

 
persuasiveness - přesvědčivost
BrE
/pə'sweɪsɪvnəs/
AmE
/pər'sweɪdɪvnəs/

noun - the ability to make other people want or do what you want to

 
detach - oddělit, izolovat, vytvořit odstup
BrE
/dɪ'tætʃ/
AmE
/də'tætʃt/

verb - to move one thing further from another, to separate something from a group

lunch box
lunch box - krabička na svačinu (do školy apod.)
BrE
/'lʌntʃˌbɒks/
AmE
/'lʌntʃˌbɑ:ks/

noun - a container in which people carry some food (to school, to work etc.)

 
pluck up courage - sebrat odvahu
BrE
/ˌplʌk ʌp 'kʌrɪdʒ/
AmE
/ˌplʌk ʌp 'kɜ:rɪdʒ/

verb - to force yourself to do something even though you are afraid of it