realistic - realistický, reálný
BrE
/ˌrɪə'lɪstɪk/
AmE
/ˌrɪə'lɪstɪk/

adjective - showing something as it really is; assuming things to be as they really are

 
post box - poštovní schránka
BrE
/'pəʊstˌbɒks/
AmE
/'poʊstˌbɑ:ks/

noun - a box where letters etc. are put in order to be sent by post

 
pick - krumpáč
BrE
/'pɪk/
AmE
/'pɪk/

noun - a large tool that can be used for digging holes, especially in hard ground

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.

 
perfect - zdokonalit, zlepšit
BrE
/pə'fekt/
AmE
/pər'fekt/

verb - to improve something so that it becomes as good as it can possibly be

 
threat - výhrůžka, hrozba
BrE
/'θret/
AmE
/'θret/

noun - a warning that somebody should do something if they don't want to be harmed

 
variable - proměnná
BrE
/'veəriəbl/
AmE
/'væriəbl/

noun - (math) a symbol (such as x) that represents a quantity that can be changed

pickax
pickax - krumpáč
BrE
/'pɪkæks/
AmE
/'pɪkæks/

noun - a large tool that can be used for digging holes, especially in hard ground

wasteland
wasteland - pustina
BrE
/'weɪstˌlænd/
AmE
/'weɪstˌlænd/

noun - an empty piece of land that can be used for neither building nor farming

 
play it cool - nedat na sobě nic znát
BrE
/ˌpleɪ ɪt'ku:l/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ ɪt'ku:l/

verb, informal - to pretend not to be affected by something, not to show how you feel

 
go AWOL - zdejchnout se, být v trapu
BrE
/ˌgəʊ'eɪwɒl/
AmE
/ˌgoʊ'eɪwɒl/

verb, informal - to disappear without telling people where you're going, how long you'll be gone etc.

 
disable - porouchat, vyřadit, zablokovat
BrE
/dɪs'eɪbl/
AmE
/dɪs'eɪbl/

verb - to prevent something from functioning properly, to damage something so it cannot be used

 
washable - možný prát, pratelný
BrE
/'wɒʃəbl/
AmE
/'wɑ:ʃəbl/

adjective - that can be washed in a washing machine with no risk of damaging it

 
in a mood - ve špatné náladě, nabroušený
BrE
/ɪn ə 'mu:d/
AmE
/ɪn ə 'mu:d/

adverb, informal - to be feeling angry or mad and therefore not being friendly to other people

cane
cane - stéblo, výhon, prut, třtina, dutý stonek, rákosí
BrE
/'keɪn/
AmE
/'keɪn/

noun - a long hollow part of some plants that can be used for making furniture