short-change
short-change - ošidit, špatně vrátit (peníze při placení)
BrE
/ˌʃɔ:t'tʃeɪndʒ/
AmE
/ˌʃɔ:rt'tʃeɪndʒ/

verb - to give someone back less money than the correct amount when they are paying

egoistic
egoistic - egoistický, sobecký
BrE
/ˌi:gəʊ'ɪstɪk/
AmE
/ˌi:goʊ'ɪstɪk/

adjective - thinking only about yourself, thinking that what you want is the most important thing

 
egocentric - egocentrický, sebestředný
BrE
/ˌi:gəʊ'sentrɪk/
AmE
/ˌi:goʊ'sentrɪk/

adjective - thinking only about yourself, thinking that what you want is the most important thing

hardening
hardening - otužování
BrE
/'hɑ:dnɪŋ/
AmE
/'hɑ:rdənɪŋ/

noun - the process of becoming resistant to cold weather, imrpoving one's fitness and immunity etc.

 
family tree - rodokmen
BrE
/ˌfæməli 'tri:/
AmE
/ˌfæməli 'tri:/

noun - a chart that shows the relationship between members of a family over many generations

 
fluency - plynulost
BrE
/'flu:ənsi/
AmE
/'flu:ənsi/

noun - the ability to do something smoothly and in a way that shows great skill

 
commercially - komerčně, obchodně
BrE
/kə'mɜ:ʃəli/
AmE
/kə'mɜ:rʃeli/

adverb - in a way that relates to the buying and selling of goods and services

thinking
thinking - myšlení
BrE
/'θɪŋkɪŋ/
AmE
/'θɪŋkɪŋ/

noun - the process of using your mind to consider a problem or create an idea

 
probe - sonda
BrE
/'prəʊb/
AmE
/'prəʊb/

noun - a long metal tool that doctors use to examine the inside of someone's body

 
home - domů, doma
BrE
/'həʊm/
AmE
/'hoʊm/

adverb - in/to the place where people live and to which they are connected emotionally

 
ceramics - keramika
BrE
/sə'ræmɪks/
AmE
/sə'ræmɪks/

noun - pots etc. made from clay or the art of making pots etc. from clay

 
chessman - šachová figurka
BrE
/'tʃesˌmæn/
AmE
/'tʃesˌmæn/

noun - any of the 32 pieces that are used in playing chess (pawn, knight, bishop...)

watering can
watering can - konev (na zalévání)
BrE
/'wɔ:tərɪŋˌkæn/
AmE
/'wɔ:t̬ərɪŋˌkæn/

noun - a plastic or metal container used for watering plants or flowers in the garden

 
unearthly - nepřirozený, nemožný
BrE
/ʌn'ɜ:θli/
AmE
/ʌn'ɜ:rθli/

adjective - (usually about time) happening too early in the morning or too late at night

scrape
scrape - vyškrabat
BrE
/'skreɪp/
AmE
/'skreɪp/

verb - to use a flat hard object to remove something from the surface of something