grid
grid - mřížka
BrE
/'grɪd/
AmE
/'grɪd/

noun - a pattern made from horizontal and vertical lines crossing each other, forming squares

 
unimaginative - bez fantazie, nenápaditý
BrE
/ˌʌnɪ'mædʒɪnətɪv/
AmE
/ˌʌnɪ'mædʒɪnətɪv/

adjective - not having any new, clever or original ideas

 
undermine - podkopat
BrE
/ˌʌndə'maɪn/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'maɪn/

verb - to dig beneath

 
undermine - oslabit, rozložit, podkopávat, podkopat, podrývat
BrE
/ˌʌndə'maɪn/
AmE
/ˌʌndər'maɪn/

verb - to make something less effective or to make someone's authority or confidence gradually weaker

cuddle
cuddle - přitulení, objetí
BrE
/'kʌdl/
AmE
/'kʌdl/

noun - the act of keeping very close to somebody in a loving way

 
cuddle up - přitulit se (k někomu)
BrE
/ˌkʌdl'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌkʌdl'ʌp/

verb - to move so that you sit or lie very close to somebody

slow dance
slow dance - ploužák
BrE
/'sləʊˌdɑ:ns/
AmE
/'sloʊˌdæns/

noun - a type of dance in which two people are close together, swaying to the music

slow dance
slow dance - tančit ploužák
BrE
/'sləʊˌdɑ:ns/
AmE
/'sloʊˌdæns/

verb - to dance in a slow way, standing close to each other, just swaying to the music

 
possess - posednout, uchvátit, zmocnit se
BrE
/pə'zes/
AmE
/pə'zes/

verb - (of a strong power, spirit, demon etc.) to enter someone and control them

hamlet
hamlet - vesnička, víska
BrE
/'hæmlət/
AmE
/'hæmlət/

noun - a small village

 
lighten - zlehčit, ulehčit
BrE
/'laɪtn/
AmE
/'laɪt̬n/

verb - to make something less heavy, difficult, serious, sad etc.

 
as such - jako takový
BrE
/æz'sʌtʃ/
AmE
/æz'sʌtʃ/

adverb - by itself, in the exact meaning of the word

 
per se - jako takový, sám o sobě
BrE
/ˌpɜ:'seɪ/
AmE
/ˌpɜ:r'seɪ/

adverb - by itself, in itself

 
hooked - zahnutý
BrE
/'hʊkt/
AmE
/'hʊkt/

adjective - shaped like a hook

 
faux pas - faux pas, společenská chyba, trapná chyba
BrE
/ˌfəʊ 'pɑ:/
AmE
/ˌfoʊ 'pɑ:/

noun - an embarrassing mistake that you make in public or a social situation