politic - rozumný, moudrý, prozíravý
BrE
/'pɒlətɪk/
AmE
/'pɑ:lətɪk/

adjective, formal - wise, sensible

give sth a miss
give sth a miss - nechat si něco ujít (úmyslně)
BrE
/ˌgɪv sʌmθɪŋə'mɪs/
AmE
/ˌgɪv sʌmθɪŋə'mɪs/

verb, British English - to decide not to do something

 
in the picture - ve hře
BrE
/ˌɪnðə'pɪktʃə/
AmE
/ˌɪnðə'pɪktʃər/

adverb - involved in a situation

 
biting - kousavý, jízlivý, uštěpačný
BrE
/'baɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'baɪt̬ɪŋ/

adjective - unkind, critical or sarcastic in an indirect way

 
snideness - jízlivost, uštěpačnost
BrE
/'snaɪdnəs/
AmE
/'snaɪdnəs/

noun - the quality of being unkind, critical or sarcastic in an indirect way

 
snidely - jízlivě, uštěpačně
BrE
/'snaɪdli/
AmE
/'snaɪdli/

adverb - unkindly, critically or sarcastically in an indirect way

 
snide - jízlivý, uštěpačný
BrE
/'snaɪd/
AmE
/'snaɪd/

adjective - unkind, critical or sarcastic in an indirect way

 
freshly - čerstvě
BrE
/'freʃli/
AmE
/'freʃli/

adverb - newly, made recently

snow angel
snow angel - andílek (obtisk ve sněhu)
BrE
/'snəʊˌeɪndʒl/
AmE
/'snoʊˌeɪndʒl/

noun - an imprint in snow made by falling backwards on the ground and moving your arms and legs up and down

 
thank God - díky bože, díky bohu
BrE
/ˌθæŋk 'gɒd/
AmE
/ˌθæŋk 'gɑ:d/

phrase - a phrase used to show relief

 
be on strike - stávkovat, být ve stávce
BrE
/bi: ɒn 'straɪk/
AmE
/bi: ɑ:n 'straɪk/

verb - not to work and protest against something you do not agree with at work

 
letter carrier - pošťák
BrE
/'letəˌkærɪə/
AmE
/'let̬rˌkerɪər/

noun, American English - a person who delivers letters or packages

shortbread
shortbread - máslová sušenka
BrE
/'ʃɔ:tbred/
AmE
/'ʃɔ:rtbred/

noun - a butter biscuit

 
wafer-thin - tenoulinký, tenoučký
BrE
/ˌweɪfə'θɪn/
AmE
/ˌweɪfər'θɪn/

adjective - very thin

 
have a bite of - kousnout si, ukousnout si
BrE
/ˌhæv ə 'baɪt ɒf/
AmE
/ˌhæv ə 'baɪt ɑ:f/

verb - to bite off something