alleged - údajný, domnělý
BrE
/ə'ledʒd/
AmE
/ə'ledʒd/

adjective, formal - said or thought to be true, without having or giving proof

 
insistence - trvání (na něčem), naléhání
BrE
/ɪn'sɪstəns/
AmE
/ɪn'sɪstəns/

noun - an act of demanding something and refusing to accept any excuses

 
perishables - potraviny s krátkou trvanlivostí
BrE
/'perɪʃəblz/
AmE
/'perɪʃəblz/

noun - a type of food that is likely to go bad quickly

 
kleptomaniac - kleptoman
BrE
/kleptə'meɪniæk/
AmE
/kleptə'meɪniæk/

noun - a person who has a strong uncontrollable desire to steal things

 
sink in - vsáknout se, vsakovat se
BrE
/ˌsɪŋk'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌsɪŋk'ɪn/

verb - (usually of liquid) to pass into something solid through its surface

 
dress up - vyzdobit, zkrášlit, dekorovat
BrE
/ˌdres'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌdres'ʌp/

verb - to decorate something so that it looks more beautiful or elegant

leaf through
leaf through - prolistovat
BrE
/'li:f θru:/
AmE
/'li:f θru:/

verb - to turn the pages of a book quickly without reading it

stuffed
stuffed - přejedený, nacpaný, plný (najedený)
BrE
/'stʌft/
AmE
/'stʌft/

adjective - having eaten more than enough, not being able to eat more

hoard
hoard - hromadit, shromažďovat, schovávat, dělat si zásoby
BrE
/'hɔ:d/
AmE
/'hɔ:rd/

verb - to collect unnecessarily large amounts of things, especially food or money

 
clasp - sevřít, stisknout (v dlani)
BrE
/'klɑ:sp/
AmE
/'klæsp/

verb - to hold someone or something tightly in your hands or arms

care for
care for - starat se, pečovat (o někoho)
BrE
/'keə fɔ:/
AmE
/'ker fɔ:r/

verb - to look after someone who is very young, old, ill, etc.

 
quote - citovat
BrE
/'kwəʊt/
AmE
/'kwəʊt/

verb - to repeat an interesting sentence, phrase etc. from a book etc.

 
constipation - zácpa (střevní)
BrE
/ˌkɒnstə'peɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɒnstə'peɪʃn/

noun - having problem to get rid of solid waste in your body

chirrup
chirrup - švitořit, cvrlikat, štěbetat
BrE
/'tʃɪrəp/
AmE
/'tʃɪrəp/

verb - to make sharp high-pitched sounds, like small birds or insects

 
grate - vrzat
BrE
/'greɪt/
AmE
/'greɪt/

verb - to rub something against something else making a sharp, unpleasant sound