vocal cords - hlasivky
BrE
/'vəʊklˌkɔ:dz/
AmE
/'voʊklˌkɔ:rdz/

noun - membranes in the larynx that humans use to produce sounds (speak etc.)

 
toy - pohrávat si
BrE
/'tɔɪ/
AmE
/'tɔɪ/

verb - to think about an idea, but not too seriously

chocolate
chocolate - čokoládový bonbon
BrE
/'tʃɒklɪt/
AmE
/'tʃɑ:klɪt/

noun - a piece of candy made of chocolate

 
Epiphany - Tři králové, Zjevení páně
BrE
/ɪ'pɪfəni/
AmE
/ɪ'pɪfəni/

noun - a Christan celebration of the day that Jesus Christ was visited by the three magi

 
epiphany - uvědomění, prozření, zjevení
BrE
/ɪ'pɪfəni/
AmE
/ɪ'pɪfəni/

noun - a sudden feeling of understanding something, realizing something, seeing something clearly

 
talk out of - rozmluvit, vymluvit
BrE
/ˌtɔ:k'aʊtəv/
AmE
/ˌtɑ:k'aʊtəv/

verb - to persuade someone not to do something

 
talk into - přemluvit, ukecat
BrE
/ˌtɔ:k'ɪntə/
AmE
/ˌtɑ:k'ɪntə/

verb - to persuade someone to do something

 
no problem - bez starostí, žádné strachy, bez problému, žádný problém
BrE
/ˌnəʊ'prɒbləm/
AmE
/ˌnoʊ'prɑ:bləm/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use to say that something we are asked to do can be done easily, or that we are willing to do that

 
cornflake - kukuřičný lupínek
BrE
/'kɔ:nfleɪk/
AmE
/'kɔ:rnfleɪk/

noun - a small piece of crushed corn, usually eaten at breakfast with milk (used in plural)

snug as a bug in a rug
snug as a bug in a rug - jako v bavlnce, pohodlně zachumlaný, zasyslený (někde)
BrE
/'snʌg æz ə 'bʌg ɪn ə ˌrʌg/
AmE
/'snʌg æz ə 'bʌg ɪn ə ˌrʌg/

adjective, informal - (feeling) very comfortable and relaxed

 
poor as a church mouse - chudý jak kostelní myš
BrE
/'pɔ:r æz ə 'tʃɜ:tʃ ˌmaʊs/
AmE
/'pʊr æz ə 'tʃɜ:rtʃ ˌmaʊs/

adjective, dated - really poor

 
busy as a bee - pilný jako včelka, zaměstnaný, zaneprázdněný
BrE
/'bɪzi æz ə ˌbi:/
AmE
/'bɪzi æz ə ˌbi:/

adjective - doing a lot of things and having no time to spare

 
lead the way - vést (někoho někam), ukázat cestu
BrE
/'li:d ðə ˌweɪ/
AmE
/'li:d ðə ˌweɪ/

verb - to accompany someone by going first and showing them the right direction

 
clean as a whistle - čistý jako ze škatulky
BrE
/ˌkli:n əz ə 'wɪsl/
AmE
/ˌkli:n əz ə 'wɪsl/

adjective, informal - remarkably clean

 
as old as the hills - starý jako Metuzalém, starý jako lidstvo samo
BrE
/æz ˌəʊld æz ðə 'hɪlz/
AmE
/æz ˌoʊld æz ðə 'hɪlz/

phrase - extremely old