hapless - nešťastný, mající smůlu
BrE
/'hæpləs/
AmE
/'hæpləs/

adjective, formal - very unlucky

 
stubbly - neoholený, se strništěm
BrE
/'stʌbli/
AmE
/'stʌbli/

adjective - with short hairs on the face after not having not shaven recently

shaver
shaver - holicí strojek, elektrický holicí strojek
BrE
/'ʃeɪvə/
AmE
/'ʃeɪvər/

noun - an electric tool that is used for shaving

 
MIA - ztracený, pohřešovaný, zmizelý
BrE
/ˌemaɪ'eɪ/
AmE
/ˌemaɪ'eɪ/

adjective, informal - gone, lost, missing

 
MIA - pohřešován v boji
BrE
/ˌemaɪ'eɪ/
AmE
/ˌemaɪ'eɪ/

adjective - (abbreviation) missing in action

 
busy bee - pilná včelka, pracovitý člověk
BrE
/ˌbɪzi'bi:/
AmE
/ˌbɪzi'bi:/

noun - a person who manages to do a lot of things

toss and turn
toss and turn - nemoci spát, jen tak se převalovat v posteli
BrE
/ˌtɒsən'tɜ:n/
AmE
/ˌtɑ:sən'tɜ:rn/

verb - to be unable to fall asleep, for example if you're worried, stressed, sick etc.

 
outing - odhalení homosexuality
BrE
/'aʊtɪŋ/
AmE
/'aʊt̬ɪŋ/

noun - a situation in which it is made public that a person is gay when this information was supposed to be private

 
absorbing - poutavý, zajímavý
BrE
/əb'zɔ:bɪŋ/
AmE
/əb'zɔ:rbɪŋ/

adjective - very interesting; can hold your attention completely

 
motive - hybný, pohybový
BrE
/'məʊtɪv/
AmE
/'məʊtɪv/

adjective, technical - causing action or movement

 
impulse - impuls
BrE
/'ɪmpʌls/
AmE
/'ɪmpʌls/

noun, technical - a short signal that is sent along a nerve, wire or through the air and causes something else to react

 
impulse - nutkání, popud
BrE
/'ɪmpʌls/
AmE
/'ɪmpʌls/

noun - a sudden strong wish to do something

 
dedicated - jednoúčelový, specializovaný
BrE
/'dedɪkeɪtɪd/
AmE
/'dedɪkeɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - used for only one particular purpose

 
arbitrary - svévolný, libovolný
BrE
/'ɑ:bɪtrəri/
AmE
/'ɑ:rbɪtreri/

adjective - not based on any plan, system or principle

 
unsympathetically - nesoucitně
BrE
/ˌʌnˌsɪmpə'θetɪkli/
AmE
/ˌʌnˌsɪmpə'θetɪkli/

adverb - without showing any sympathy