pressure cooker - tlakový hrnec, papiňák, Papinův hrnec
BrE
/'preʃəˌkʊkə/
AmE
/'preʃərˌkʊkər/

noun - a pot with a sealed lid that cooks food quickly by using the pressure of steam

gauntlet
gauntlet - ochranná rukavice
BrE
/'gɔ:ntlət/
AmE
/'gɔ:ntlət/

noun - a long sturdy glove protecting the hand used for example in a factory or while driving

 
binge watching - sledování seriálů v kuse
BrE
/'bɪndʒˌwɒtʃɪŋ/
AmE
/'bɪndʒˌwɑ:tʃɪŋ/

noun, informal - the act of watching many episodes of a TV show in a short period of time

 
leverage - pákový efekt
BrE
/'li:vərɪdʒ/
AmE
/'levərɪdʒ/

noun, technical - the use of a lever and a small amount of force to lift a heavy object

 
destabilisation - narušení (řádu ap.)
BrE
/'ˌdi:ˌsteɪbəlaɪˌzeɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌdi:ˌsteɪbələ'zeɪʃn/

noun, British English - the act of to making a country, system, etc. less powerful or established, by causing problems

 
maturation - zrání, dozrávání
BrE
/ˌmætʃu'reɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌmætʃu'reɪʃn/

noun, formal - the process of leaving something, such as wine or cheese, for some time to become tastier

 
outspokenness - otevřenost, upřímnost
BrE
/aʊt'spəʊkənnəs/
AmE
/aʊt'spəʊkənnəs/

noun - the quality of saying your opinions openly and honestly, even if they shock or offend people

 
reprint - dotisk (dalších výtisků)
BrE
/'ri:prɪnt/
AmE
/'ri:prɪnt/

noun - an act of printing new copies of a book because all the others have been sold

 
phrasing - frázování (v hudbě)
BrE
/'freɪzɪŋ/
AmE
/'freɪzɪŋ/

noun, technical - the way in which a musician or singer divides a piece of music into separate parts

 
first thing - hned ráno, jako první věc
BrE
/ˌfɜ:st'θɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌfɜ:rst'θɪŋ/

adverb - as soon as you get up, or as soon as you start work in the morning

 
vertigo - závrať
BrE
/'vɜ:tɪgəʊ/
AmE
/'vɜ:rt̬ɪgoʊ/

noun - the feeling of dizziness or sickness when you are looking down from a very high place

 
favouritism - protekce, nadržování
BrE
/'feɪvərɪtɪzəm/
AmE
/'feɪvərɪtɪzəm/

noun - the act of treating one person or one group better than others in an unfair way

 
IOU - dlužní úpis
BrE
/ˌaɪ əʊ 'ju:/
AmE
/ˌaɪ oʊ 'ju:/

noun, informal - a note or document that acknowledges the existence of a debt (abbreviation for 'I owe you')

 
tut - zamlaskat (nesouhlasně)
BrE
/'tʌt/
AmE
/'tʌt/

verb - to make a sound of disapproval by touching the top of your mouth with your tongue

 
abstract - shrnutí, výtah
BrE
/'æbstrækt/
AmE
/'æbstrækt/

noun - a short piece of an article, a book, etc. that gives only the most important facts