gossip
gossip - drbat, pomlouvat, klevetit
BrE
/'gɒsɪp/
AmE
/'gɑ:sɪp/

verb - to spread information about other people's private lives and their behaviour, it doesn't always have to be true

remote
remote - dálkový ovladač, ovladač
BrE
/rɪ'məʊt/
AmE
/rɪ'moʊt/

noun, informal - a device that you can use to control your TV without having to get out of your armchair

 
audit - revidovat, (pře)kontrolovat, zkontrolovat
BrE
/'ɔ:dɪt/
AmE
/'ɑ:dɪt/

verb - to make an official examination of an organization's accounts to make sure that they have been done correctly

be on a diet
be on a diet - držet dietu
BrE
/'bi: ɒn ə 'daɪət/
AmE
/'bi: ənə'daɪət/

verb - to eat only certain kinds of food or stop eating very much in order to lose weight etc.

 
veto - vetovat
BrE
/'vi:təʊ/
AmE
/'vi:t̬oʊ/

verb - to refuse to accept a new act etc. when it has been approved of by the parliament etc.

 
tolerate - tolerovat
BrE
/'tɒləreɪt/
AmE
/'tɑ:ləreɪt/

verb - to accept something that you do not like or agree with; to put up with something or somebody

wrapping paper
wrapping paper - balicí papír
BrE
/'ræpɪŋˌpeɪpə/
AmE
/'ræpɪŋˌpeɪpər/

noun - a thing that we use to cover a present from all sides with to make it look nice

 
horoscope - horoskop
BrE
/'hɒrəskəʊp/
AmE
/'hɑ:rəskoʊp/

noun - a statement that says what is going to happen to you, it is usually made by astrologists etc.

throw up
throw up - zvracet
BrE
/ˌθrəʊ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌθroʊ'ʌp/

verb - to vomit; to let food come out of your stomach through your mouth, esp. when you feel sick

model
model - modelka, manekýnka, manekýn
BrE
/'mɒdl/
AmE
/'mɑ:dl/

noun - a person whose job is to show clothes at fashion shows, to pose for photographers and cameras etc.

staircase
staircase - schodiště
BrE
/'steəkeɪs/
AmE
/'sterkeɪs/

noun - a set of stairs inside a house, you can use it to get from one floor to another

remote control
remote control - dálkové ovládání, dálkový ovladač
BrE
/rɪˌməʊt kən'trəʊl/
AmE
/rɪˌməʊt kən'troʊl/

noun - a device that you can use to control your TV without having to get out of your armchair

address
address - adresovat
BrE
/ə'dres/
AmE
/ə'dres/

verb - to determine who a letter or parcel should be delivered to, esp. by writing an address on it

anger
anger - hněv, zlost, naštvanost
BrE
/'æŋgə/
AmE
/'æŋgər/

noun - a feeling of wanting to hurt or fight somebody, especially because they have done something bad to you

 
far-sighted - prozíravý, předvídavý
BrE
/ˌfɑ:'saɪtɪd/
AmE
/ˌfɑ:r'saɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - able to anticipate problems that may come in the future and do what is necessary to avoid them