acknowledgement
acknowledgement - potvrzení, stvrzení
BrE
/ək'nɒlɪdʒmənt/
AmE
/ək'nɑ:lɪdʒmənt/

noun - a document, letter etc. which admits that something is true, that something has been done, received, noticed etc.

 
acquit - zprostit viny, osvobodit
BrE
/ə'kwɪt/
AmE
/ə'kwɪt/

verb - to make a formal statement that someone is not guilty of something which he has been accused of

 
gold rush - zlatá horečka
BrE
/'gəʊldˌrʌʃ/
AmE
/'goʊldˌrʌʃ/

noun - a sudden movement of many people to an area because they've heard that gold has been found there

 
biased judgement - předpojatý rozsudek
BrE
/'baɪəst dʒʌdʒmənt/
AmE
/'baɪəst dʒʌdʒmənt/

noun - a decision of a judge that has been based on unfair favouring of a group of particular people

 
audit - revidovat, (pře)kontrolovat, zkontrolovat
BrE
/'ɔ:dɪt/
AmE
/'ɑ:dɪt/

verb - to make an official examination of an organization's accounts to make sure that they have been done correctly

 
in the first place - v prvé řadě, především, vůbec
BrE
/ɪn ðə 'fɜ:st ˌpleɪs/
AmE
/ɪn ðə 'fɜ:rst ˌpleɪs/

phrase - to begin with, a phrase used to refer to something that should have been said at the beginning

swelling
swelling - otok, oteklina, zduřenina, boule
BrE
/'swelɪŋ/
AmE
/'swelɪŋ/

noun - a place on the body or skin which becomes bigger because it has been hurt, hit, injured etc.

 
so - tedy, takže
BrE
/'səʊ/
AmE
/'soʊ/

adverb - an adverb used at the beginning of a sentence to connect it with what has been said before

 
veto - vetovat
BrE
/'vi:təʊ/
AmE
/'vi:t̬oʊ/

verb - to refuse to accept a new act etc. when it has been approved of by the parliament etc.

 
bereft - zbavený (něčeho), ochuzený, připravený (o něco)
BrE
/bə'reft/
AmE
/bə'reft/

adjective, formal - feeling very sad and lonely because something important has been taken away, or lacking something you need or expect

 
thankfully - naštěstí, díkybohu, bohudík
BrE
/'θæŋkfəli/
AmE
/'θæŋkfəli/

adverb - used to express relief or gratitude that something good has happened or that a bad situation has been avoided

 
reworking - předělání, přepracování
BrE
/ˌri:'wɜ:kɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌri:'wɜ:rkɪŋ/

noun - the process of improving a speech, piece of writing, etc., or something that has been changed in this way

 
ozone hole - ozonová díra
BrE
/'əʊzəʊnˌhəʊl/
AmE
/'oʊzoʊnˌhoʊl/

noun - an area of the atmosphere where the amount of ozone has been reduced, harmful radiation can pass through it

stock
stock - balík karet (ve hře)
BrE
/'stɒk/
AmE
/'stɑ:k/

noun - a pile of cards on the table that you use in a game, especially those that haven't been dealt

 
odd - navíc, nadbytečný
BrE
/'ɒd/
AmE
/'ɑ:d/

adjective - not matching, not part of a set or pair, what is left over when everything else has been used