foresee - předvídat, předpovídat
BrE
/ˌfɔ:'si:/
AmE
/ˌfɔ:r'si:/

verb - to see what will happen in the future

 
green light - zelená (na semaforu)
BrE
/ˌgri:n'laɪt/
AmE
/ˌgri:n'laɪt/

noun - the traffic light that tells drivers to go

 
red light - červená (na semaforu)
BrE
/ˌred'laɪt/
AmE
/ˌred'laɪt/

noun - the traffic light that tells drivers to stop

knock on wood
knock on wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat
BrE
/ˌnɒk ɒn'wʊd/
AmE
/ˌnɑ:k ɑ:n'wʊd/

phrase, American English - said to avoid bad luck in the future

touch wood
touch wood - abych to nezakřikl, musím to zaklepat
BrE
/ˌtʌtʃ 'wʊd/
AmE
/ˌtʌtʃ 'wʊd/

phrase, British English - said to avoid bad luck in the future

 
tum - bříško (hlavně dětské)
BrE
/'tʌm/
AmE
/'tʌm/

noun, British English, informal - the belly, stomach (especially when talking to children)

 
threshold - hranice, prahová hodnota
BrE
/'θreʃhəʊld/
AmE
/'θreʃhəʊld/

noun - the level at which something starts to happen

 
lustre - lesk, třpyt
BrE
/'lʌstə/
AmE
/'lʌstər/

noun - light being reflected on the surface of something

 
withdrawal - odchod, stažení se
BrE
/wɪð'drɔ:əl/
AmE
/wɪð'drɔ:əl/

noun - the act of moving or taking something back

 
conservatism - konzervatismus
BrE
/kən'sɜ:vətɪzəm/
AmE
/kən'sɜ:rvətɪzəm/

noun - the unwillingness to accept changes, especially in politics

 
underpaid - nedostatečně placený, podhodnocený
BrE
/ˌʌndə'peɪd/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'peɪd/

adjective - paid too little for the work you do

 
underpayment - nedoplatek
BrE
/ˌʌndə'peɪmənt/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'peɪmənt/

noun - the fact of paying someone too little money

 
publication - zveřejnění
BrE
/ˌpʌblɪ'keɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌpʌblɪ'keɪʃn/

noun - the act of making information available to people

congestion
congestion - zácpy (na silnici), hustý provoz, ucpané silnice, zácpa
BrE
/kən'dʒestʃən/
AmE
/kən'dʒestʃən/

noun - heavy traffic, the state of being very crowded

 
underway - probíhající, v procesu, v plném proudu
BrE
/ˌʌndə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'weɪ/

adjective - in progress, happening at the moment, having started