action - žaloba, úkon
BrE
/'ækʃn/
AmE
/'ækʃn/

noun - a legal process that is brought to a law court

 
lounge - povalovat se, lenošit, posedávat, rozvalovat se
BrE
/'laʊndʒ/
AmE
/'laʊndʒ/

verb - to sit or lie in a lazy or relaxed way

 
squirrel away - škudlit (si něco)
BrE
/ˌskwɪrəl ə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌskwɜ:rəl ə'weɪ/

verb - to hide things away so you can use them later

procrastinator
procrastinator - prokrastinátor, kdo prokrastinuje, kdo odkládá věci na později
BrE
/prə'kræstɪneɪtə/
AmE
/prə'kræstɪneɪt̬ər/

noun - a person who tends to put things off until later

teethe
teethe - mít rostoucí zoubky (o dítěti)
BrE
/'ti:ð/
AmE
/'ti:ð/

verb - (of a baby) to have the first set teeth growing

 
dawdle - loudat se
BrE
/'dɔ:dl/
AmE
/'dɔ:dl/

verb - to do something slowly, spending more time than is necessary

cone off
cone off - uzavřít část silnice pomocí kuželů
BrE
/ˌkəʊn'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌkoʊn'ɑ:f/

verb, British English - to close a part of the road using traffic cones

 
fumble - těžko hledat slova, špatně se vyjadřovat
BrE
/'fʌmbl/
AmE
/'fʌmbl/

verb - to have difficulty speaking clearly or thinking of suitable words

 
editorial - redakční
BrE
/ˌedɪ'tɔ:riəl/
AmE
/ˌedɪ'tɔ:riəl/

adjective - related to preparing a book, magazine, or newspaper for publication

 
edit - úprava, oprava
BrE
/'edɪt/
AmE
/'edɪt/

noun - an act of making changes to texts, films, data etc.

 
correspondent - dopisovatel
BrE
/ˌkɒrə'spɒndənt/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:rə'spɑ:ndənt/

noun - a person who writes emails, letters, etc. to another person

 
quibble - hádat se, haštěřit se (kvůli maličkosti)
BrE
/'kwɪbl/
AmE
/'kwɪbl/

verb - to argue about a small matter that is not important

 
executive - výkonný, řídící
BrE
/ɪg'zekjətɪv/
AmE
/ɪg'zekjət̬ɪv/

adjective - relating to making plans and decisions, or managing a business

 
threateningly - hrozivě, výhružně
BrE
/'θretnɪŋli/
AmE
/'θretnɪŋli/

adverb - in a way that shows an intention to harm you

 
mysteriously - záhadně
BrE
/mɪ'stɪəriəsli/
AmE
/mɪ'stɪriəsli/

adverb - in a way that is difficult or impossible to explain